OK, here's the output, ikegami:

$CPAN::Config options from C:/Users/somia/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm:
    commit             [Commit changes to disk]
    defaults           [Reload defaults from disk]
    help               [Short help about 'o conf' usage]
    init               [Interactive setting of all options]

    allow_installing_module_downgrades [ask/no]
    allow_installing_outdated_dists [ask/no]
    applypatch         []
    auto_commit        [0]
    build_cache        [1822]
    build_dir          [/cygdrive/C/Users/somia/cygwin-perl-cpan/build
+]
    build_dir_reuse    [1]
    build_requires_install_policy [ask/yes]
    bzip2              [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/bzip2.exe]
    cache_metadata     [0]
    check_sigs         [0]
    cleanup_after_install [0]
    colorize_debug     [bold magenta on_black]
    colorize_output    [1]
    colorize_print     [bold magenta]
    colorize_warn      [bold red on_black]
    commandnumber_in_prompt [0]
    commands_quote     undef
    connect_to_internet_ok [1]
    cpan_home          [C:/Users/somia/build/strawberry-perl]
    curl               undef
    dontload_hash      undef
    dontload_list      undef
    ftp                undef
    ftp_passive        [1]
    ftp_proxy          []
    ftpstats_period    undef
    ftpstats_size      undef
    getcwd             [getcwd]
    gpg                [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/gpg.exe]
    gzip               [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/gzip.exe]
    halt_on_failure    [1]
    histfile           []
    histsize           [699]
    http_proxy         []
    inactivity_timeout [0]
    index_expire       [.25]
    inhibit_startup_message [1]
    keep_source_where  [C:/Users/somia/AppData/strawberry-perl-sourcec
+ache]
    load_module_verbosity [v]
    lynx               undef
    make               [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/make]
    make_arg           []
    make_install_arg   [UNINST=1]
    make_install_make_command [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/make.exe]
    makepl_arg         []
    mbuild_arg         []
    mbuild_install_arg []
    mbuild_install_build_command [./Build]
    mbuildpl_arg       []
    ncftp              undef
    ncftpget           undef
    no_proxy           []
    pager              [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/less.exe]
    password           undef
    patch              [C:/ix/cygwin/usr/local/bin/patch.exe]
    patches_dir        [C:/Users/somia/Documents/Patches/Distroprefs]
    perl5lib_verbosity [v]
    plugin_list       
    prefer_external_tar [0]
    prefer_installer   [EUMM]
    prefs_dir          [C:/Users/somia/.cpan/distroprefs_dir]
    prerequisites_policy [ask]
    proxy_pass         undef
    proxy_user         undef
    pushy_https        [1]
    randomize_urllist  undef
    recommends_policy  [1]
    scan_cache         [atexit]
    shell              [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/bash.exe]
    show_unparsable_versions [0]
    show_upload_date   [1]
    show_zero_versions [1]
    suggests_policy    [1]
    tar                [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/tar.exe --force-local]
    tar_verbosity      [v]
    term_is_latin      [0]
    term_ornaments     [1]
    test_report        [1]
    trust_test_report_history [1]
    unzip              [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/unzip.exe]
    urllist           
    0 [http://192.168.1.7/minicpan]
    1 [https://www.cpan.org/]
    2 [https://cpan.metacpan.org/]
    urllist_ping_external undef
    urllist_ping_verbose undef
    use_prompt_default [0]
    use_sqlite         [0]
    username           undef
    version_timeout    [6]
    wait_list          undef
    wget               [C:/ix/cygwin/bin/wget.exe]
    yaml_load_code     [1]
    yaml_module        [YAML::XS]

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I had to clean up the ANSI escape sequences in that output, which led me to discover ansi2txt, although certainly TIMTOWTDI with this.

Thanks!

    – Soren
Feb 28, 2026 at 22:54 UTC

In reply to Re^2: What is cpan (the installer) doing prepending all these directories to the PERL5LIB path? by Intrepid
in thread What is cpan (the installer) doing prepending all these directories to the PERL5LIB path? by Intrepid

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