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in reply to Re: My Favorite Module: CPAN
in thread New Module Area?

Try creating a file ~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm that overrides likely-looking values in CPAN::Config. (eg where you build stuff, where you install it, etc). That should let you use CPAN to install anything you want into a directory tree of your choice. You can then use lib as you do now.