in reply to CPAN Bundles and Module Dependencies

Would you mind installing ANDK/CPAN-1.88_78.tar.gz so we do not chase a bug that probably is fixed already? I'd appreciate if you could. Offhand I cannot see where it might go wrong, seems to be a really subtle problem. I'll stare a bit longer into the code and try to reproduce what you have.
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Re^2: CPAN Bundles and Module Dependencies
by brainsick (Sexton) on Mar 08, 2007 at 17:16 UTC
    Still having the issue. 
    [me@unixbox1:/home/me]> cat ~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm

$CPAN::Config = {
  'auto_commit' => q[0],
  'build_cache' => q[10],
  'build_dir' => q[/home/me/.cpan/build],
  'cache_metadata' => q[1],
  'commandnumber_in_prompt' => q[1],
  'cpan_home' => q[/home/me/.cpan],
  'ftp' => q[/usr/bin/ftp],
  'ftp_passive' => q[1],
  'ftp_proxy' => q[],
  'getcwd' => q[cwd],
  'gpg' => q[],
  'gzip' => q[/usr/bin/gzip],
  'histfile' => q[/home/me/.cpan/histfile],
  'histsize' => q[100],
  'http_proxy' => q[],
  'inactivity_timeout' => q[0],
  'index_expire' => q[1],
  'inhibit_startup_message' => q[0],
  'keep_source_where' => q[/home/me/.cpan/sources],
  'lynx' => q[],
  'make' => q[/usr/local/bin/make],
  'make_arg' => q[],
  'make_install_arg' => q[DESTDIR=/home/me/build/cpantest/inst],
  'make_install_make_command' => q[/usr/local/bin/make],
  'makepl_arg' => q[],
  'mbuild_arg' => q[],
  'mbuild_install_arg' => q[--destdir /home/me/build/cpantest/inst],
  'mbuild_install_build_command' => q[./Build],
  'mbuildpl_arg' => q[],
  'ncftp' => q[],
  'ncftpget' => q[],
  'no_proxy' => q[],
  'pager' => q[/usr/bin/less],
  'prerequisites_policy' => q[ask],
  'scan_cache' => q[atstart],
  'shell' => q[/usr/bin/tcsh],
  'tar' => q[/usr/local/bin/tar],
  'term_is_latin' => q[1],
  'term_ornaments' => q[1],
  'unzip' => q[/usr/bin/unzip],
  'urllist' => [q[ftp://cpan.llarian.net/pub/CPAN/], q[ftp://ftp.cise.
+ufl.edu/pub/mirrors/CPAN/], q[ftp://mirror.candidhosting.com/pub/CPAN
+], q[ftp://perl.secsup.org/pub/perl/], q[http://cpan.mirrors.hoobly.c
+om/]],
  'use_sqlite' => q[0],
  'wget' => q[/usr/local/bin/wget],
};
1;
__END__

[me@unixbox1:/home/me]> perl -MCPAN -e 'print "$CPAN::VERSION\n"'
1.8878

[me@unixbox1:/home/me]> echo $PERL5LIB
/home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5:/home/me/build/cpante
+st/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl

[me@unixbox1:/home/me]> perl -MCPAN -e 'shell'
Terminal does not support AddHistory.

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.8878)
ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN')

cpan[1]> install Params::Validate
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.15)
Going to read /home/me/.cpan/Metadata
  Database was generated on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:08:29 GMT
Running install for module 'Params::Validate'
Running make for D/DR/DROLSKY/Params-Validate-0.88.tar.gz
  LWP not available
CPAN: Net::FTP loaded ok (v2.75)
Fetching with Net::FTP:
  ftp://cpan.llarian.net/pub/CPAN/authors/id/D/DR/DROLSKY/Params-Valid
+ate-0.88.tar.gz

  CPAN: checksum security checks disabled because Digest::SHA not inst
+alled.
  Please consider installing the Digest::SHA module.

Scanning cache /home/me/.cpan/build for sizes
......................................................................
+......DONE
Params-Validate-0.88/
Params-Validate-0.88/t/
Params-Validate-0.88/t/24-tied.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/13-taint.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/18-depends.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/with.pl
Params-Validate-0.88/t/08-noop_with.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/22-overload-can-bug.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/10-noop_regex.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/03-attribute.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/defaults.pl
Params-Validate-0.88/t/callbacks.pl
Params-Validate-0.88/t/07-with.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/16-normalize.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/27-string-as-type.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/regex.pl
Params-Validate-0.88/t/23-readonly.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/tests.pl
Params-Validate-0.88/t/26-isa.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/12-noop_cb.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/05-noop_default.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/21-can.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/04-defaults.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/19-untaint.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/02-noop.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/25-undef-regex.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/01-validate.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/11-cb.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/15-case.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/17-callbacks.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/14-no_validate.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/06-options.t
Params-Validate-0.88/t/09-regex.t
Params-Validate-0.88/Changes
Params-Validate-0.88/lib/
Params-Validate-0.88/lib/Params/
Params-Validate-0.88/lib/Params/ValidateXS.pm
Params-Validate-0.88/lib/Params/ValidatePP.pm
Params-Validate-0.88/lib/Params/Validate.pm
Params-Validate-0.88/lib/Attribute/
Params-Validate-0.88/lib/Attribute/Params/
Params-Validate-0.88/lib/Attribute/Params/Validate.pm
Params-Validate-0.88/MANIFEST
Params-Validate-0.88/TODO
Params-Validate-0.88/META.yml
Params-Validate-0.88/ppport.h
Params-Validate-0.88/Validate.xs
Params-Validate-0.88/LICENSE
Params-Validate-0.88/Makefile.PL
Params-Validate-0.88/README
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.16)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build D/DR/DROLSKY/Params-Validate-0.88.tar.gz

Testing if you have a C compiler
ld: fatal: file test.o: unknown file type
ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to test.o

 I cannot determine if you have a C compiler
 so I will install a perl-only implementation

 You can force installation of the XS version with

    perl Makefile.PL --xs

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Params::Validate
Could not read '/home/me/.cpan/build/Params-Validate-0.88-gbowGo/META.
+yml'. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisites
cp lib/Params/ValidatePP.pm blib/lib/Params/ValidatePP.pm
cp lib/Attribute/Params/Validate.pm blib/lib/Attribute/Params/Validate
+.pm
cp lib/Params/Validate.pm blib/lib/Params/Validate.pm
cp lib/Params/ValidateXS.pm blib/lib/Params/ValidateXS.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Attribute::Params::Validate.3
Manifying blib/man3/Params::ValidatePP.3
Manifying blib/man3/Params::Validate.3
Manifying blib/man3/Params::ValidateXS.3
  DROLSKY/Params-Validate-0.88.tar.gz
  /usr/local/bin/make -- OK
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent state
Running make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/local/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "
+test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01-validate............ok
t/02-noop................ok
t/03-attribute...........ok
t/04-defaults............ok
t/05-noop_default........ok
t/06-options.............ok
t/07-with................ok
t/08-noop_with...........ok
t/09-regex...............ok
t/10-noop_regex..........ok
t/11-cb..................ok
t/12-noop_cb.............ok
t/13-taint...............ok
t/14-no_validate.........ok
t/15-case................ok
t/16-normalize...........ok
t/17-callbacks...........ok
t/18-depends.............ok
t/19-untaint.............skipped
        all skipped: These tests require Test::Taint 0.02+ to run
t/21-can.................ok
t/22-overload-can-bug....ok
t/23-readonly............skipped
        all skipped: Need Readonly::XS and Readonly for this test
t/24-tied................ok
        4/6 skipped: various reasons
t/25-undef-regex.........ok
t/26-isa.................ok
t/27-string-as-type......ok
All tests successful, 2 tests and 4 subtests skipped.
Files=26, Tests=504, 15 wallclock secs ( 6.76 cusr +  2.80 csys =  9.5
+6 CPU)
  DROLSKY/Params-Validate-0.88.tar.gz
  /usr/local/bin/make test -- OK
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent state
Running make install
Installing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/
+5.8.8/Params/ValidatePP.pm
Installing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/
+5.8.8/Params/Validate.pm
Installing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/
+5.8.8/Params/ValidateXS.pm
Installing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/
+5.8.8/Attribute/Params/Validate.pm
Installing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/share/man/man3/Attri
+bute::Params::Validate.3
Installing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/share/man/man3/Param
+s::ValidatePP.3
Installing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/share/man/man3/Param
+s::Validate.3
Installing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/share/man/man3/Param
+s::ValidateXS.3
Writing /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8
+.8/sun4-solaris/auto/Params/Validate/.packlist
Appending installation info to /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/
+lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris/perllocal.pod
  DROLSKY/Params-Validate-0.88.tar.gz
  /usr/local/bin/make install DESTDIR=/home/me/build/cpantest/inst -- 
+OK
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent state

cpan[2]> ! use Params::Validate; print "$Params::Validate::VERSION\n"
Can't locate Params/Validate.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /home/me/build
+/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris /home/me/build/
+cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/
+usr/local/lib/perl5 /home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/
+site_perl /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris /usr/local/lib/perl
+5/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/sun4-solaris /usr/local/
+lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl /home/me) at
+ (eval 25) line 1, <FIN> line 2.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 25) line 1, <FIN> line 2.

cpan[2]> ! print "$ENV{PERL5LIB}\n"
/home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5:/home/me/build/cpante
+st/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl

cpan[2]> ! print join "\n", @INC
/home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris
/home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8
/home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5
/home/me/build/cpantest/inst/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/sun4-solaris
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/sun4-solaris
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl
/home/me

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[d/l]
      Thanks brainsick,

      I've now posted to perl5-porters for advice. I found a smaller demonstration case that does not need CPAN.pm to illustrate the border case. Please read the posting with the title "Composing @INC from PERL5LIB". Sorry, I have no link yet but I suppose the article will appear on google groups in less than an hour.

      I'll keep you posted once a consensus has been reached over there.

      For now the workaround for you would be to create the installation directory before starting the CPAN shell. Then perl will compute @INC as desired.

      Thanks for your excellent bugreport!
[reply]
        I opted to explicitly defining each of the computed @INC paths in my PERL5LIB for my temporary directories as a work around. I ended up with a couple duplicate definitions in @INC, but duplicates are better than missing in this case. Thanks to both you and xdg for helping me diagnose and understand this problem.

        I'm interested in the final resolution so please keep me in the loop.
[reply]
        The thread can be found here for anyone following along.
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