in reply to Installing Perl modules automatically

Are you sure CPAN is reading the right config file? If you have multiple users installed on your machine, each may have its own MyConfig.pm which will override the system wide Config.pm and if you install as a different user, you may very well get different results.

CountZero

A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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