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diff --git a/content/posts/2019-3-11-cpanm-module-error.md b/content/posts/2019-3-11-cpanm-module-error.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..698ba71 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2019-3-11-cpanm-module-error.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: cpanm error "No such file or directory opening compressed index" +category: Perl +tags: + - cpan +--- + +If you ever get this error while installing a module `cpanm`: + +``` +! Finding install on cpanmetadb failed. +! cannot open file '/root/.cpanm/sources/http%www.cpan.org/02packages.details.txt.gz': No such file or directory opening compressed index +! Couldn't find module or a distribution install +``` + +The problem is caused by not having the `LWP::Protocol::https` module +installed, and the solution is to run `cpanm` with the `--no-lwp` option or +installing `LWP::Protocol::https`. |