perlbrew: installing a perl module locally

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I've got perlbrew installed on OS X fine, and can install Perl modules from CPAN, using 'cpanm' no problem.

But, now I'm attempting to install a Perl module provided from a software vendor, and that PM is not on CPAN - you download it from their application and install it "locally".

I'm not sure how to accomplish this with perlbrew ?

The documentation states to do a direct install, download the tar.gz file, extract it, then:

cd Infoblox-xxxxxxx/
 perl Makefile.PL
 make
 make install

But if I do this, I guess it will install it for the OS Perl version, not my perlbrew install.

The other option mentioned is to create a local CPAN site and add the appliance URL (to grab the Perl module) to the list of sites. Is this possible with perlbrew ?

Thanks !

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cd Infoblox-xxxxxxx/
perl Makefile.PL
make
make install

But if I do this, I guess it will install it for the OS Perl version, not my perlbrew install.

If you are using perlbrew to select your perl, it should install in the appropriate location for the perl you selected.

which perl will tell you which perl you are using.

If you want to use a specific perl without leaving things to perlbrew, you can always invoke the specific perl you want using its full path:

 cd Infoblox-xxxxxxx/
 ~/perl5/.../bin/perl Makefile.PL
 make
 make install