Thanks for the reply proceng. I'm thinking about a different direction now. Perhaps I'll use backpan along with my list of tarballs to install just what I want.

That, along with using Module::Dependency::Info could ensure that any prereq mods i need are first culled from my list before either wwarning me or automatically grabbing the latest cpan mod for that dependency. I'm liking this I think. It sounds reasonably simple and straightforward (though I might be missing something yet)...

Thanks again,

bruce