personal cpan install config

Dave Howorth has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I normally use the cpan shell as root. I now want to use it as myself, to install some modules into my home directory. I'm having trouble configuring it and my googling has failed me :(

Can anybody point me to a comprehensive tutorial?

My current issue is that an install fails with:

Running make install
Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.6/i586-linux-thread-
+multi/perllocal.pod
/bin/sh: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.6/i586-linux-thread-multi/perllocal.pod: P
+ermission denied
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but I haven't found any info on how to use a personal location and/or not record the info.

Thanks, Dave

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Re: personal cpan install config by almut (Canon) on Oct 02, 2008 at 14:30 UTC
It's not all that comprehensive, but maybe CPAN FAQ entry 5 ("I am not root, how can I install a module in a personal directory?") helps.	[reply]
Re^2: personal cpan install config by Dave Howorth (Scribe) on Oct 02, 2008 at 14:47 UTC
Yes, that's the kind of thing but I've already been there, done that! And I've added settings for INSTALLARCHLIB, INSTALLSITEARCH and friends to the o conf makepl_arg it suggests, just in case. So something like that, but more comprehensive :) Thanks, Dave	[reply]
Re^3: personal cpan install config by almut (Canon) on Oct 02, 2008 at 15:56 UTC
Hm. So have the `"makepl_arg"` (or `"mbuildpl_arg"`) options you specified in fact been stored persistently in your personal config file `~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm`? Do they actually appear in the `"perl Makefile.PL ..."` (or `"perl Build.PL ..."`) command line that's being issued by CPAN.pm? Are you using `LIB=...` or `PREFIX=...`, or which other config setting? Does the installation only fail for `perllocal.pod`, or is nothing at all being installed?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: personal cpan install config by Dave Howorth (Scribe) on Oct 03, 2008 at 10:39 UTC
Re: personal cpan install config by Corion (Patriarch) on Oct 02, 2008 at 13:28 UTC
You mean, info like Yes, even you can use CPAN?	[reply]
Re^2: personal cpan install config by Dave Howorth (Scribe) on Oct 02, 2008 at 13:56 UTC
I don't think so. That seems to be about different problems, not about configuring the cpan shell. In particular I can't see anything about the perllocal.pod issue. Did I miss something there? Cheers, Dave	[reply]