in reply to best way to report cpan errors?

You could post the output of your installation attempt here, if anyone can help you I am sure they will. Each module has a 'Report a bug' link on its CPAN page which you could use to report a bug (if indeed it is a problem with the module) for HTML::WikiConverter::Markdown. For further information see How do I report/fix a bug in a module/script? from the CPAN FAQ.

Hope this helps

Martin