yes, i know it didn't install. however when i run my nifty script to see what modules are installed (like i said before it's based on File::Find) it looks like it is installed:
what_perl_modules |grep -i date
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.1/CPANPLUS/Selfupdate.pm
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/PA-RISC2.0/Attribute/Params/Vali
+date.pm
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/PA-RISC2.0/Params/ValidatePP.pm
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/PA-RISC2.0/Params/Validate.pm
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/PA-RISC2.0/Params/ValidateXS.pm
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/PA-RISC2.0/Params/Validate/XS.pm
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/PA-RISC2.0/Params/Validate/PP.pm
<<snip>>
is it enough to just purge files?