I read and implemented the suggestions in this node wrt a non-privileged user.

This hasn't helped me much with Compress::Zlib, which contains an auto directory. Despite my efforts to the contrary, CPAN.pm insists on trying to mkdir /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd/auto/Compress in a directory where I the lowly non-priv cannot.

I have makepl_arg set to PREFIX=/usr/home/broadsof/site_perl in conf, and I wonder if make_arg and make_install_arg can or should be "coached" in the same (or similar) way.

Other "pure perl" modules I have installed this way seem to work out fine, just ones with auto dependencies are problematic.

Any tips appreciated. {::} =D------an (sometimes the cord just doesn't quite reach)

In reply to Installing modules with 'auto' dependencies as non-privileged user by dan2bit

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