[Module-build-general] Re: how to install Module::Build to nonstandard directory

[Ken W. <ke...@ma...>]

On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 01:13  AM, Jonathan Swartz wrote:

> I tried, it still doesn't work with 0.19_04.
>
> swartz> pwd
> /home/swartz/.cpan/build/Module-Build-0.18_04
> swartz> ./Build install install_base=/home/mhq
> Warning: You do not have permissions to install into
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1 at 
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/Install.pm
> line 84.
> mkdir /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Module: Permission denied at
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 136
>
> I also tried setting install_base during the initial "perl Build.PL", 
> same
> thing. Does install_base have any effect at all?

Argh, argh, argh!  You're right - the 'install_base' was missing from 
the [ill-conceived] %valid_properties list, so it wasn't being 
respected properly.

I've added a regression test in t/install.t for this too.  Looks like 
it's time for at least a new beta.

  -Ken