Installing CPAN modules in a specific Perl installation

Question

I have installed Perl in directory "/srv/data203806/MUXmh-Migration/CPAN/localperl/". I have downloaded the tar file and unzipped it. Now how do I install CPAN modules manually to this Perl installation?

why do you have to do manual installation? Why can't you use the cpan or cpanm tools? How did you install that perl – the perlbrew script helps setting up your environment variables so that you can use multiple perls effectively. — amon
– amon, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 8:20
I don't have access to root directory to install perl. Can I install in any other directory? also CPAN modules? — Naghaveer R
– Naghaveer R, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 8:26

Peter Mortensen · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-16 19:51:50Z

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When you are installing a CPAN module as a non-root user then you should use the PREFIX option with Makefile.pl like this:

perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=<your directory>
make
make install

This will install the module in the directory you have specified with the PREFIX option.

Steps to install cpan module:

Download the .gz file from cpan website
Extract the .gz file
Go to the extracted directory

Run the following commands

perl Makefile.pl PREFIX=<local directory you need>
make
make install

edited Apr 16, 2015 at 19:51

Peter Mortensen

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answered Feb 25, 2014 at 9:31

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Naghaveer R Over a year ago

Thanks Raghu... Can I know how to install using CPAN to particular directory?

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