Re: Mistaken local::lib Module Installation

[syphilis]

•Would it be safe to simply delete the directory /root/perl5?

Not if it's being used by the operating system. (Is it ?)

Cheers,
Rob

[Likeless]

How would I know?

/root/perl5 was created by CPAN when I ran it with local::lib by accident, as described. It didn't exist before. There are other modules installed through the OS package manager (yum) and they are installed in other locations.

[Anonymous Monk]

if cpan/local::lib created that directory, it is safe to delete it :)

If you type perl -V and you'll see a bunch of stuff that ends like

  %ENV:
    PERL5LIB="/root/perl5/lib/perl5"
  @INC:
    /root/perl5/lib/perl5
    /usr/local/lib64/perl5
    /usr/local/share/perl5
    /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl
    /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl
    /usr/lib64/perl5
    /usr/share/perl5
    .

local::lib overrides comes from %ENV vars like PERL5LIB , all the other ones come from Config or are compiled in, to get a list run <c> perl "-V:install.*" </c.

Stuff from %ENV , once removed from %ENV, its as if it doesn't exist, so you can delete those dirs if you want

[syphilis]

It didn't exist before

Then it's safe to remove.

Sorry - in your original post I missed the implication that the directory did not previously exist.
(I still don't see it there, though Anonymous apparently worked it out ;-)

Cheers,
Rob