Why won't local::lib tell me what to put in .bashrc?

DarkMorford has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Greetings, wise ones!

I'm a non-privileged user on a development machine at work, and I'd like to install some modules for use in dev before asking the admin to install them system-wide. The machine is running Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (uname -a returns Linux dev-server 3.2.0-58-generic #88-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 3 17:37:58 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) and the system-installed Perl is v5.14.2. The local::lib module does not appear to be installed at the system level.

I launched cpan, allowed it to auto-configure itself, and chose local::lib for the install method. After auto-selecting its preferred mirrors, CPAN went ahead and bootstrapped itself, including building local::lib. However, at the end of the process, it prompts me with this:

local::lib is installed. You must now add the following environment va
+riables
to your shell configuration files (or registry, if you are on Windows)
+ and
then restart your command line shell and CPAN before installing module
+s:

Would you like me to append that to /home/shawmo03/.bashrc now? [yes]
[download]

Regardless of whether I choose yes or no here, the next time I launch CPAN and try to install a module, it fails as such:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!!
ERROR: Can't create '/usr/local/man/man3'
mkdir /usr/local/man/man3: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl/5.14/E
+xtUtils/Install.pm line 494

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+!!
[download]

I've tried this a couple of times now, making sure to delete my ~/.cpan and ~/perl5 directories before configuring CPAN, but it steadfastly refuses to output the environment variables I need to set. Pray tell, O monks, what must I do to appease it?

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Re: Why won't local::lib tell me what to put in .bashrc? by marto (Cardinal) on Feb 11, 2014 at 17:20 UTC
Have you tried running .bashrc: `. .bashrc` [download] or logging out then back in? Update: Consult the local::lib documentation regarding what exactly you should check for in .bashrc.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Why won't local::lib tell me what to put in .bashrc? by DarkMorford (Novice) on Feb 11, 2014 at 21:11 UTC
I have logged out and back in, and it hasn't changed anything. For whatever reason, the local::lib bootstrap process is falsely determining that nothing needs to be added to .bashrc to set up the environment. While I have the monks for guidance, other users might not be so lucky and wind up confused when CPAN claims it's set up correctly but fails to install anything.	[reply]
Re^3: Why won't local::lib tell me what to put in .bashrc? by marto (Cardinal) on Feb 11, 2014 at 21:22 UTC
So did you add anything to .bashrc and get this working? If we can first of all resolve your issues, we can then investigate problems with local::lib and provide a patch if required so that others get the benifit.	[reply]
Re^4: Why won't local::lib tell me what to put in .bashrc? by DarkMorford (Novice) on Feb 13, 2014 at 04:10 UTC
Re^5: Why won't local::lib tell me what to put in .bashrc? by marto (Cardinal) on Feb 13, 2014 at 10:36 UTC
Some notes below your chosen depth have not been shown here
Re: Why won't local::lib tell me what to put in .bashrc? by wjw (Priest) on Feb 11, 2014 at 17:29 UTC
Try using Perlbrew. Might solve a lot of those problems. It is very simple to use and relieves both you and your admin of some of the sticky issues. I am guessing your admin would be for it too. ...the majority is always wrong, and always the last to know about it... Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.	[reply]

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