On Linux, you can overwrite in-use .so's, but on HP-UX (and others) you can't
This leaves you in an awkward position, because it is used to install itself:
a5:/pro/3gl/CPAN/PathTools-3.04 104 > make install UNINST=1
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec::OS2.3
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec::Mac.3
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec::VMS.3
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec::Functions.3
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec::Epoc.3
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec::Cygwin.3
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec.3
Manifying blib/man3/Cwd.3
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec::Unix.3
Manifying blib/man3/File::Spec::Win32.3
Cannot forceunlink /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/PA-RISC2.0/auto/Cwd/Cwd.sl: Text file
busy at /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/File/Find.pm line 874 make: ***
[pure_perl_install] Error 255 Exit 2
a5:/pro/3gl/CPAN/PathTools-3.04 105 > mv
/pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/PA-RISC2.0/auto/Cwd{,.old}
a5:/pro/3gl/CPAN/PathTools-3.04 106 > make install UNINST=1 Can't locate
loadable object for module Cwd in @INC (@INC contains:
/pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/PA-RISC2.0 /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5
/pro/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/PA-RISC2.0 /pro/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5
/pro/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/ExtUtils/Install.pm line
86 Compilation failed in require at /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/ExtUtils/Install.pm
line 86. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 86. Compilation failed in
require. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
make: *** [pure_perl_install] Error 255
Exit 2
a5:/pro/3gl/CPAN/PathTools-3.04 107 > make install UNINST=1
a5:/pro/3gl/CPAN/PathTools-3.04 107 > cpdir
/pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/PA-RISC2.0/auto/Cwd{.old,} ; make install UNINST=1 82
blocks Can't load '/pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/PA-RISC2.0/auto/Cwd/Cwd.sl' for module
Cwd: Permission denied at /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/PA-RISC2.0/XSLoader.pm line 68.
at /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/PA-RISC2.0/Cwd.pm line 205 Compilation failed in
require at /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/ExtUtils/Install.pm line 86. BEGIN
failed--compilation aborted at /pro/lib/perl5/5.8.5/ExtUtils/Install.pm line
86. Compilation failed in require.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
make: *** [pure_perl_install] Error 255
Exit 2
a5:/pro/3gl/CPAN/PathTools-3.04 108 >
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