Bug #67567 for Perl-Dist-Strawberry: cpan client always uses c:\strawberry

Mon Apr 18 18:02:56 2011 ronw.mrmx [...] gmail.com - Ticket created

Subject:	cpan client always uses c:\strawberry
Date:	Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:02:48 -0400
To:	bug-Perl-Dist-Strawberry [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Ron Wilson <ronw.mrmx [...] gmail.com>

I am using Strawberry Perl 5.12.2.0 on Windows 7 Enterprise. During installation, I choose to install it in c:\perl When I attempted to use the cpan client to install a module, I noticed that it was referencing c:\strawberry, rather than c:\perl I then uninstalled and reinstalled in the default, c:\strawberry When I retried, it appeared to work correctly. FYI, the command I used was: install PAR::Packer

Tue Apr 19 04:14:16 2011 kmx [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Mon Apr 18 18:02:56 2011, ronw.mrmx@gmail.com wrote:
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> I am using Strawberry Perl 5.12.2.0 on Windows 7 Enterprise. During
> installation, I choose to install it in c:\perl
>
> When I attempted to use the cpan client to install a module, I noticed
> that it was referencing c:\strawberry, rather than c:\perl
>
> I then uninstalled and reinstalled in the default, c:\strawberry
>
> When I retried, it appeared to work correctly.
>
> FYI, the command I used was: install PAR::Packer

This is unfortunately a (known) bug in 5.12.2.0 MSI installer which in not able to install strawberry perl correctly to other than default location (c:\strawberry).

The workaround - after installation to alternative location (e.g. c:\perl) run relocation script: c:\perl\relocation.pl.bat

Note for Curtis+Adam - we really need to fix this.

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kmx

Tue Apr 19 04:14:17 2011 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Sun Feb 26 12:09:07 2012 kmx [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

fixed in 5.14.2.1

Sun Feb 26 12:09:08 2012 kmx [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'