Can't locate Module/Build.pm in @INC perl build

Question

I am trying to run build a Perl project. When I try perl Build.PL, I get an error:

Can't locate Module/Build.pm in @INC

I installed CPAN and tried cpan Module::Build. However when I do that I get an error: Can't locate Module/Metadata.pm in @INC

I tried installing metadata but tests are failing. Is there a way to install Build.pm and all its dependencies at one go

Your question of how to install dependencies is already extensively answered here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/898782/how-do-i-tell-cpan-to-install-all-dependencies Another possibility mentioned in one of the answers there is to use `cpanm`. — nlu, Jun 19 '17 at 07:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 19 '17 at 07:03

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If you want to install a module with dependencies you need to set the following in cpan:

cpan> o conf prerequisites_policy 'follow'
cpan> o conf build_requires_install_policy yes
cpan> o conf commit

answered Jun 19 '17 at 07:03

Note that those are the default values for those settings. – ikegami Jun 19 '17 at 08:26

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