Strawberry Portable 5.40.0.1 installs xs modules in C:\strawberry regardless of where perl is installed

[halak77]

It is required that multiple version of perl exist on our developemtn systems.
We use a scheme like: C:\out-perl\Perl64-5.40.0.1<portable strawberry installation>\

When I install a cpan module : cpan Archive::Zip it is installed in : C:\strawberry\site ....

I have tried searching for this issue, and I am too dense to find answer. Please help!

[sisyphus]

Sounds like the cpan command is finding and using a different cpan.bat than the one you intend.
Check that you're actually running the perl that you think you're running. - perl -V will tell you.
You could also try specifying the full path to the cpan you want, and see what difference that makes. Something like:

C:\out-perl\Perl64-5.40.0.1\perl\bin\cpan Archive Zip

I think you will eventually find that your setting for the PATH environment variable needs adjusting.

[shawnlaffan]

Sessions using portable shells are usually started by calling the portableshell.bat in the top level of each portable distribution. That sets the various environment variables that are needed.

It might also be worth looking at berrybrew as a tool to manage portable distributions.

@halak77 - can you please advise if it is a path issue? Also, do you have an MSI version installed to C:\strawberry?