My installation of RedHat Linux server 5.3 came with PERL 5.8. I updated my version of PERL to 5.12, and my copy of PERL resides at /root/localperl/bin/perl

I've attempted to install DBD, DBI and Net::MySQL and all failed. It is possible that the reason why the installs are failing is common to all three so I am asking you to look over and respond as to what I may be doing wrong in the installation of Net::MySQL.

I'm following the instructions that come with Net::MySQL - Pure Perl MySQL network protocol interface. Any attempts to use perl without the full path to /root fails because the initial installation was written over by an incorrect installation of version 5.12 on /usr/bin/perl

[root@localhost localperl]# /root/localperl/bin/perl -v
This is perl 5, version 12, subversion 2 (v5.12.2) built for x86_64-li
+nux

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[root@localhost bin]# pwd
/root/localperl/bin
[root@localhost bin]# cd ..
[root@localhost localperl]# ls
bin  lib  man
[root@localhost localperl]# ls
bin  lib  man  Net-MySQL-0.09
[root@localhost localperl]# cd Net-MySQL-0.09/
[root@localhost Net-MySQL-0.09]# ls
Changes  Makefile.PL  MANIFEST  META.yml  MySQL.pm  README  script  t
[root@localhost Net-MySQL-0.09]# root/localperl/bin/perl Makefile.PL P
+REFIX=/root/localperl/bin/perl/lib
bash: root/localperl/bin/perl: No such file or directory
[root@localhost Net-MySQL-0.09]# root/localperl/bin/perl Makefile.PL P
+REFIX=/root/localperl
bash: root/localperl/bin/perl: No such file or directory
[root@localhost Net-MySQL-0.09]# /root/localperl/bin/perl Makefile.PL 
+PREFIX=/root/localperl
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Net::MySQL
[root@localhost Net-MySQL-0.09]# make
cp MySQL.pm blib/lib/Net/MySQL.pm
Manifying blib/man3/Net::MySQL.3
[root@localhost Net-MySQL-0.09]# make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /root/localperl/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "
+-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/0.load.t ........ Can't locate Digest/SHA1.pm in @INC (@INC contains
+: /root/localperl/Net-MySQL-0.09/blib/lib /root/localperl/Net-MySQL-0
+.09/blib/arch /root/localperl/lib/site_perl/5.12.2/x86_64-linux /root
+/localperl/lib/site_perl/5.12.2 /root/localperl/lib/5.12.2/x86_64-lin
+ux /root/localperl/lib/5.12.2 .) at /root/localperl/Net-MySQL-0.09/bl
+ib/lib/Net/MySQL.pm line 681.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /root/localperl/Net-MySQL-0.09/bl
+ib/lib/Net/MySQL.pm line 681.
Compilation failed in require at t/0.load.t line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/0.load.t line 3.
t/0.load.t ........ Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 2/2 subtests
t/1.password32.t .. Can't locate Digest/SHA1.pm in @INC (@INC contains
+: /root/localperl/Net-MySQL-0.09/blib/lib /root/localperl/Net-MySQL-0
+.09/blib/arch /root/localperl/lib/site_perl/5.12.2/x86_64-linux /root
+/localperl/lib/site_perl/5.12.2 /root/localperl/lib/5.12.2/x86_64-lin
+ux /root/localperl/lib/5.12.2 .) at /root/localperl/Net-MySQL-0.09/bl
+ib/lib/Net/MySQL.pm line 681.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /root/localperl/Net-MySQL-0.09/bl
+ib/lib/Net/MySQL.pm line 681.
Compilation failed in require at t/1.password32.t line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/1.password32.t line 3.
t/1.password32.t .. Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 4/4 subtests

Test Summary Report
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t/0.load.t      (Wstat: 512 Tests: 0 Failed: 0)
  Non-zero exit status: 2
  Parse errors: Bad plan.  You planned 2 tests but ran 0.
t/1.password32.t (Wstat: 512 Tests: 0 Failed: 0)
  Non-zero exit status: 2
  Parse errors: Bad plan.  You planned 4 tests but ran 0.
Files=2, Tests=0,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.01 usr  0.00 sys +  0.03 cusr 
+ 0.00 csys =  0.04 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 2/2 test programs. 0/0 subtests failed.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 2
[root@localhost Net-MySQL-0.09]#
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