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CPAN fix "Do not have write permissions on '/usr/bin'" OSX El Capitan problem
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CPAN log

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ERROR: Can't create '/usr/bin'
Do not have write permissions on '/usr/bin'
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Solution: http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=1144321

Aperently in this OSX version, applications can not whrite on /usr with temporary sudoer rights.

Start CPAN interactive shell

$ cpan

Change CPAN configuration

cpan> o conf makepl_arg "INSTALLBIN=/usr/local/bin INSTALLSCRIPT=/usr/local/bin"

Save changes

cpan> o conf commit

Quit CPAN interactive shell

cpan> quit
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