How can I install a CPAN module into a local directory?

Question

I\'m using a hosted Linux machine so I don\'t have permissions to write into the /usr/lib directory.

When I try to install a CPAN module by doing the us

Answer 1

For Makefile.PL-based distributions, use the INSTALL_BASE option when generating Makefiles:

perl Makefile.PL INSTALL_BASE=/mydir/perl