A buildout to build a perl interpreter with modules installed with CPAN

buildout.cfg

[buildout]
parts = 
    perl
    perl-modules-install


[perl]
recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
url = http://www.cpan.org/src/perl-5.12.3.tar.gz
configure-command =
    sh Configure \
        -Dprefix=${buildout:directory}/parts/${:_buildout_section_name_} \
        -Dlibs='-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt' \
        -des
interpreter = ${buildout:directory}/parts/${:_buildout_section_name_}/bin/perl


[perl-modules-install-gen]
recipe = mr.scripty

# Python list of modules to install
MODULES = ["Date::Format", "Text::CSV_XS" ]

install_cmds =
    ...
    ... # Construct CPAN install command for each module
    ... commands = ["${perl:interpreter} -MCPAN -e \"install %s\";\n" % m for m in ${:MODULES}]
    ...
    ... # Auto answer the first 21 questions given by CPAN installer
    ... commands = ["echo \"" + ('\n'*21) + "\" + | " + c for c in commands]
    ...
    ... return ''.join (commands)


[perl-modules-install]
recipe = iw.recipe.cmd
on_install = True
on_update = False
cmds = ${perl-modules-install-gen:install_cmds}