In reply to Mitch Kutzko <mitch@ncsa.uiuc.edu> :
> > - It might be nice if the install process used the normal /usr/lib/perl5
> > for a root install, as do most CPAN modules, or otherwise avoided having
> > to edit the "use lib" lines (unless you fear a conflict with CPAN or
> > vendor modules)
> > Incidentally, there is a documented way to install CPAN stuff
> > non-root:
> > - in .cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm, include
> > 'makepl_arg' => q[LIB=~/perl/lib],
> > - in the script, include
> > use lib "$ENV{HOME}/perl/lib"
> > so that subsequent "install Pkg::Module" commands magically work :-)
>
> Already changed the install root from /usr/local to just /usr to help with
> this. Working on implementing the rest of your idea here to make things
> even more painless.
Note that under FreeBSD, /usr/local is the right thing to do, since
all non-base perl is installed in /usr/local (anything from ports,
which is the only way you'll get perl 5.6 or greater on a "standard"
FreeBSD box).
--eli
>
> Thanks for the feedback!
>
> Mitch
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