Re: CPAN won't install into personal directory; probably an o conf problem

What am I doing wrong?

You are not using local::lib :-) It's as easy as this:

How to use the local::lib module:

Use the --bootstrap method to install local::lib according to its inst
+allation instructions and then

echo 'eval $(perl -I$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5 -Mlocal::lib)' >>~/.bashrc

then run cpan shell this way

perl -MCPAN -Mlocal::lib -e shell

you may need to
cpan> reload cpan
cpan> o conf init connect_to_internet_ok urllist

cpan> install Crypt::Rijndael  # for example
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Re^2: CPAN won't install into personal directory; probably an o conf problem by throop (Chaplain) on Apr 25, 2012 at 20:22 UTC
Thanks! that worked wonderfully. BTW, something I found only through trial and error: I downloaded and untarred local::lib, and connected to the directory it created ( local-lib-1.008004). I created the makefile: `perl Makefile.PL --bootstrap=/home/dthroop` [download] and followed the directions. When all was said and done, this resulted in `$ cpan > install Data::Table` [download] placing its code in `/home/dthroop/perl5/lib/perl5/Data/Table.pm` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: CPAN won't install into personal directory; probably an o conf problem
by throop (Chaplain) on Apr 25, 2012 at 20:22 UTC

BTW, something I found only through trial and error: I downloaded and untarred local::lib, and connected to the directory it created ( local-lib-1.008004). I created the makefile:

perl Makefile.PL --bootstrap=/home/dthroop
[download]

directions

When all was said and done, this resulted in

$ cpan
> install Data::Table
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/home/dthroop/perl5/lib/perl5/Data/Table.pm
[download]

[reply]
[d/l]
[select]