how install multiple perl modules in a non-standard place is the main problem. if possible, in a way, dependencies are handle the right way.

thanks

The easiest way to solve this problem is to create a CPAN::MyConfig file which has all the makepl_arg value set and also a ~/.modulebuildrc file.

~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm

~/.modulebuildrc

--installpath lib=/home/.../.perl/lib
--installpath arch=/home/.../.perl/lib
--installpath bin=/home/.../bin
--installpath bindoc=/home/.../.perl/man/man1
--installpath libdoc=/home/.../.perl/man/man3
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ok for .modulebuildrc, i missed this config file.

works ok for direct install. fail if deps :(

perl -MCPAN -e "install DateTime::TimeZone"
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why do we need to put all env/prefix ? with command line, 1 argument (PREFIX) is sufficient ... strange. can i use env variable or perl var to avoid repeating same path ? seems not:


my $local_prefix = '/home/touche/.cpan/local';
       
$CPAN::Config->{makepl_arg} = q[INSTALLARCHLIB=$local_prefix/lib INSTA
+LLBIN=$loc
al_prefix/bin INSTALLMAN1DIR=$local_prefix/man/man1 INSTALLMAN3DIR=$lo
+cal_prefix
/man/man3 INSTALLPRIVLIB=$local_prefix/lib INSTALLSCRIPT=$local_prefix
+/bin INSTA
LLSITEARCH=$local_prefix/lib INSTALLSITEBIN=$local_prefix/bin INSTALLS
+ITELIB=$lo
cal_prefix/lib INSTALLSITEMAN1DIR=$local_prefix/man/man1 INSTALLSITEMA
+N3DIR=$loc
al_prefix/man/man3 INSTALLVENDORARCH=$local_prefix/lib INSTALLVENDORBI
+N=$local_p
refix/bin INSTALLVENDORLIB=$local_prefix/lib INSTALLVENDORMAN1DIR=$loc
+al_prefix/
man/man1 INSTALLVENDORMAN3DIR=$local_prefix/man/man3];
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failed

else do you know a way to launch install like 'perl -MCPAN -e "install xxx" -f MyConfig.pm -f modulebuildrc' ? or to force to accept/refuse deps (to be non-interactive) ? disable "make test" ? force install without dependancies check ?

anyway thanks a lot :)

in make_arg or make_install_arg (with tee), it is expanded.
i also test without env var and that's the same, it tries to install in default prefix.