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You might find CPANPLUS (that will eventually replace CPAN) easier to install modules.
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The error being encountered is nothing to do with how he is trying to install the modules...its not going to go away using CPANPLUS
Anyway CPANPLUS itself requires compilation.
http://cpanplus.sourceforge.net/
If in doubt, you can't beat manual installs.
You might find CPANPLUS (that will eventually replace CPAN) easier to install modules.
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The error being encountered is nothing to do with how he is trying to install the modules...its not going to go away using CPANPLUS
Anyway CPANPLUS itself requires compilation.
http://cpanplus.sourceforge.net/
If in doubt, you can't beat manual installs.