#766767 cpan: Use of uninitialized value $what in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl/5.20/App/Cpan.pm

Package:
perl
Source:
perl
Description:
Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
Submitter:
Jakub Wilk
Date:
2014-10-25 16:27:06 UTC
Severity:
minor
#766767#3
Date:
2014-10-25 16:25:57 UTC
From:
To:
I get this warning when using cpan for the first time:

$ cpan

CPAN.pm requires configuration, but most of it can be done automatically.
If you answer 'no' below, you will enter an interactive dialog for each
configuration option instead.

Would you like to configure as much as possible automatically? [yes]

Use of uninitialized value $what in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl/5.20/App/Cpan.pm line 554, <STDIN> line 1.
 <install_help>

Warning: You do not have write permission for Perl library directories.
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