Re^2: Re-Test a CPAN module

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
[download]

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
[download]

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

finally:

install module.
[download]

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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Re^3: Re-Test a CPAN module by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 12, 2011 at 10:24 UTC
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`.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Re-Test a CPAN module by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 12, 2011 at 13:24 UTC
ok, thank you!	[reply]
Re^4: Re-Test a CPAN module by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 14, 2011 at 09:06 UTC
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` [download] 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	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Re-Test a CPAN module by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 14, 2011 at 09:11 UTC
Use the appropriate `perl` to call `Makefile.PL`. If you execute `Makefile.PL` with the system Perl, it will install the module into the system Perl directory. If you execute `Makefile.PL` with your own Perl, it will install the module into your own Perl directory.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: Re-Test a CPAN module by saintex (Scribe) on Mar 14, 2011 at 09:32 UTC