perl-cpan-ecosystem
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Oct 3, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPERSISTENCE
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- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill references the official
cpanmin.usdomain to fetch the bootstrapping script forcpanm. This is the standard, well-known distribution method for this tool in the Perl community. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Contains instructions to pipe the script from
https://cpanmin.usdirectly into the Perl interpreter. While this pattern is often flagged, in this context, it is the documented and accepted installation method for the canonical Perl package manager. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Provides commands for installing system-level dependencies using
sudo aptandbrew. These are legitimate administrative actions required for setting up a Perl development environment. - [PERSISTENCE]: Includes a guide for configuring
local::libby appending environment variable initialization (eval $(perl -Mlocal::lib)) to the user's shell profile (~/.bashrc). This is a standard and necessary practice for managing Perl modules in a local user directory without requiring root access for every installation.
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