# get the location of CPAN::FirstTime.pm
export PREFIX=`perl -V:privlib`
${PREFIX##"privlib="}

# force CPAN::FirstTime to not default to manual
# setup, since initial CPAN setup needs to be automated
perl -pi -e'$. == 73 and s/yes/no/' $PREFIX/CPAN/FirstTime.pm

# make CPAN set itself up with defaults and no intervention
perl -MCPAN -MCPAN::Config -MCPAN::FirstTime -e'CPAN::FirstTime::init'

# undo the change
perl -pi -e'$. == 73 and s/no/yes/' $PREFIX/CPAN/FirstTime.pm