curl -kL http://install.perlbrew.pl | bash I only used this command since it would be enough i figured, it is installed in /Users/bert/perl5/perlbrew it then has directories bin build dist etc perl5 I cant see a cpan file in it, i only used the above command.

CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.18) Going to read /Users/robertweijerman/.cpan/Metadata Database was generated on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:35:04 GMT Running install for module 'App::cpanminus' CPAN: Data::Dumper loaded ok (v2.121_14) 'YAML' not installed, falling back to Data::Dumper and Storable to read prefs '/Users/robertweijerman/.cpan/prefs' Running make for M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.5015.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.45) CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.008) Checksum for /Users/robertweijerman/.cpan/sources/authors/id/M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.5015.tar.gz ok x App-cpanminus-1.5015/ x App-cpanminus-1.5015/bin/ x App-cpanminus-1.5015/Changes x App-cpanminus-1.5015/lib/ x App-cpanminus-1.5015/Makefile.PL x App-cpanminus-1.5015/MANIFEST x App-cpanminus-1.5015/META.json x App-cpanminus-1.5015/META.yml x App-cpanminus-1.5015/README x App-cpanminus-1.5015/t/ x App-cpanminus-1.5015/t/happy_cpantesters.t x App-cpanminus-1.5015/lib/App/ x App-cpanminus-1.5015/lib/App/cpanminus.pm x App-cpanminus-1.5015/bin/cpanm CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.18) Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persistent state CPAN.pm: Going to build M/MI/MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.5015.tar.gz Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Warning: prerequisite Module::Build 0.36 not found. We have 0.280801. Writing Makefile for App::cpanminus Could not read '/Users/robertweijerman/.cpan/build/App-cpanminus-1.5015-GupXg9/META.yml'. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisites ---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ---- ---- MIYAGAWA/App-cpanminus-1.5015.tar.gz ----

then it tries to install 5 dependencies all unsuccesfully since i had just uninstalled macports, in which i sudo port installed perl5, that did succesfully install App::cpanminus but then it still could not recognize the cpanm command, I can reinstall macports and reinstall perl through that maybe? I am pretty sure my mac perl files are all screwed up and i would like to have this clean install, i already tried macports but that did not work too well, and i have no idea how to use perlbrew

then it tries to install 5 dependencies all unsuccesfully

If you can get that 5th dependency to install, then the other modules (that depend upon it) might then install.

What happens if you try to 'cpan install' that 5th dependency ?
Are you familiar with the manual installation process - where, instead of running 'cpan install' you download and unpack the source tarball, cd to its top-level folder and run 'perl Makefile.PL', 'make test' and 'make install' ?

(I'm not a macs user, btw. The above approach merely outlines the way *I* would go about trying to understand and solve the problem)

Cheers,
Rob

thank you so much for your help:) I magaged to solve this, I looked into perlbrew deeper installed a new perl 5.14.0 and installed cpan there and cpanm, I only have to include a library in perlscripts, but the install works without any problems now:) The 5th dependency would fail on make install and then quit it,I am not but now that is not necessary anymore. again thanks so much:) I mean it did figure it out but having backup from you guys made me confident enough to go with perlbrew