Looks like this is a known bug in MakeMaker:
#28632: MakeMaker does not set Makefile variables recursively
http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=28632
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Matisse Enzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.matisse.net/ - http://www.eigenstate.
# from Eric Wilhelm
# on Thursday 18 October 2007 16:32:
># from Michael:
>>The install step is configurable and I don't think there's anything
>>stopping you from saying... "make install DESTDIR=/usr/local/stow &&
>>stow ..."
>
>And `sudo stow` (or xstow) might actually be safe.
Yay, I now hav