[Bioperl-l] bioperl-live install issue on unix

[Sendu Bala]

Sean O'Keeffe wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've just downloaded bioperl-live with svn. All fine.
> Tried doing a local install in a personal module area like so:
> 
> 'cd /home/okeeffe/bioperl-live; perl Build.PL --install_base
> /home/okeeffe/bioperl; ./Build install'
> 
> and got the following error at the install stage:
> ...
> Manifying /home/okeeffe/bioperl/lib/perl5/Bio/WebAgent.pm
> Unlinking /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/Bio/WebAgent.pm (shadowing?)
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> WARNING: WARNING: Failed chmod(438,
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/Bio/WebAgent.pm): Operation not
> permitted
> 
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> ERROR: Cannot unlink
> '/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/Bio/WebAgent.pm': Permission
> denied
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> 
> What is shadowing? Why is it trying to unlink a system-wide perl module?
> Perl is v5.8.7

You have your CPAN configured to uninstall old modules before installing 
new ones. Try:

 > cpan
cpan> o conf mbuild_install_arg ""
cpan> o conf commit