Peter Farr wrote: >Everything else has a >Makefile.PL that produces a Makefile, but DateTime only has a Build.PL.
This is a new (well, new*er*) installation protocol. With a Makefile.PL you're accustomed to the sequence perl Makefile.PL make make test make install With a Build.PL you instead to perl Build.PL ./Build ./Build test ./Build install The advantage of the new protocol, where Build.PL creates a Perl script named "Build", is that the process no longer relies on make(1), the availability and behaviour of which is highly variable. -zefram