in reply to perl module installs getting really mesed up

When I run "cpan X" it downloads the X tar file, generates an empty Makefile.PL and then complains that everything is missing.

What did you expect to happen? Are you sure you weren't thinking of cpanp x (aka cpanp -x)? Which version of cpan?

However I have deeper problems. When I tried to install DBD::SQLite it ran out of memory during compilation.

Were you trying to install with cpan? Try from the shell CPAN>look DBD::SQLite or cpanp z ADAMK/DBD-SQLite-1.26_03.tar.gz

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Re^2: perl module installs getting really mesed up
by SilasTheMonk (Chaplain) on Sep 10, 2009 at 11:04 UTC 
    cpan[2]> install CPAN::SQLite
Running install for module 'CPAN::SQLite'
Running make for R/RK/RKOBES/CPAN-SQLite-0.197.tar.gz
Unwrapping had some problem, won't try again without force
  Had problems unarchiving. Please build manually
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install

cpan[3]> look DBD::SQLite
Running look for module 'DBD::SQLite'

Trying to open a subshell in the build directory...
Working directory is /root/.cpan/build/DBD-SQLite-1.25-9OFGQP

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    I also have no "cpanp" in my path.
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      Why did you stop there?
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