[CentOS] CPAN issues

Hello List,

Running CentOS Linux release 7.0.1406 (Core), and trying to update CPAN from version 1.98 to version 2.10, but it fails.


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t/97-process_setup_options.t .. ok
t/97-return_values.t .......... 6/10
#   Failed test 'blib/script/cpan -j t/97-lib_cpan1/CPAN/Config.pm Local::Prereq::Fails'
#   at t/97-return_values.t line 49.
#          got: '2'
#     expected: '1'

#   Failed test 'blib/script/cpan -j t/97-lib_cpan1/CPAN/Config.pm Local::Make::Fails'
#   at t/97-return_values.t line 49.
#          got: '2'
#     expected: '1'
t/97-return_values.t .......... 8/10
#   Failed test 'blib/script/cpan -j t/97-lib_cpan1/CPAN/Config.pm Local::Test::Fails'
#   at t/97-return_values.t line 49.
#          got: '2'
#     expected: '1'
t/97-return_values.t .......... 9/10
#   Failed test 'blib/script/cpan -j t/97-lib_cpan1/CPAN/Config.pm Local::Unsupported::OS'
#   at t/97-return_values.t line 49.
#          got: '2'
#     expected: '1'
t/97-return_values.t .......... 10/10
#   Failed test 'blib/script/cpan -j t/97-lib_cpan1/CPAN/Config.pm Local::Works::Fine'
#   at t/97-return_values.t line 49.
#          got: '2'
#     expected: '0'
# Looks like you failed 5 tests of 10.
t/97-return_values.t .......... Dubious, test returned 5 (wstat 1280, 0x500)
Failed 5/10 subtests

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/30shell.t                 (Wstat: 65280 Tests: 150 Failed: 0)
  Non-zero exit status: 255
  Parse errors: Bad plan.  You planned 223 tests but ran 150.
t/41distribution.t          (Wstat: 1024 Tests: 19 Failed: 4)
  Failed tests:  14, 16-17, 19
  Non-zero exit status: 4
t/97-return_values.t        (Wstat: 1280 Tests: 10 Failed: 5)
  Failed tests:  6-10
  Non-zero exit status: 5
Files=30, Tests=595, 259 wallclock secs ( 0.27 usr  0.02 sys + 14.40 cusr  1.11 csys = 15.80 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 3/30 test programs. 9/595 subtests failed.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 5
  ANDK/CPAN-2.10.tar.gz
one dependency not OK (CPAN::Meta::Requirements); additionally test harness failed
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, try:
  reports ANDK/CPAN-2.10.tar.gz
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Failed during this command:
 ANDK/CPAN-2.10.tar.gz                        : make_test NO one dependency not OK (CPAN::Meta::Requirements); additionally test harness failed
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Any ideas how I can resolve this?

Thank you,

James