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Do the build manually then:

cpan> look JavaScript
> perl Makefile.PL
> make test
> make install # well, only if "make test" was to your satisfaction

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Re^2: Re-Test a CPAN module
by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 12, 2011 at 10:16 UTC
    thank you for your answer.
    I will try in this way on Monday.
    Please, let me understand how CPAN extactly works.
    If I try: 
    get Module

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    My module is downloaded in some directory.
    where?
    In my case is: /home/myUser/.cpan/build

    Is there any way to download the module in a different directory? Then: 
    test module

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    It do the tests.
    Where are located the test?
    I think in the directory .cpan/build/module/t


    finally: 
    install module.

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    The module is installed in Perl directory, which maybe different from CPAN downloaded module.

    Also here: is there any way to install in a different directory?

    Is it correct?

    Finally: if I want to do some changes to Makefile.PL, in order to pass the tests suite,
    is there some way to do it in a "clean" mode?

    Please, if you have that possibility, can you go into these aspects thoroughly?

    Thank you very much for your answer.
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      If you don't want to use CPAN, you can just download the packages from CPAN. Then unpack the packages, do your modifications and tests, and make install.

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        ok,
        thank you!
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        Hello, it works, but I have two different installations of Perl (the first one is the system built, the second one is a particular version of Perl in my personal directory).

        How can I install with the target of my personal installation, not the system default?

        In fact I have: 
        !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!!
ERROR: Can't create '/usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1'
Do not have write permissions on '/usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1'
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!!
 at -e line 1
make: *** [pure_site_install] Errore 13

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        It is the default system installation,
        but I would like to install with target in:
        /usr/local/perls/perl5.12
        Please, any idea?
        Thank you for anwser
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