Installation Issues

I'm a perl newbie (non-bie actually) and I'm having troubles getting VCP 
to install using the CPAN method/mechanism.

The Pod::HTML_Elements kit seems to be broken, I get the following 
errors during a 'install VCP' session:

>   CPAN.pm: Going to build N/NI/NI-S/PodToHTML-0.04.tar.gz
> 
> Checking if your kit is complete...
> Looks good
> Writing Makefile for PodToHTML
> cp Pod/Links.pm blib/lib/Pod/Links.pm
> cp Pod/Find.pm blib/lib/Pod/Find.pm
> cp Pod/HTML_Elements.pm blib/lib/Pod/HTML_Elements.pm
> cp podtohtml blib/script/podtohtml
> /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::MY" -e "MY->fixin(shift)" blib/script/podtohtml
> Manifying blib/man1/podtohtml.1
> Manifying blib/man3/Pod::HTML_Elements.3pm
>   /usr/bin/make  -- OK
> Running make test
> PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0,
> 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
> t/postscript....Can't locate HTML/Element.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /home/rich_
> ireland/.cpan/build/PodToHTML-0.04/blib/lib /home/rich_ireland/.cpan/build/PodTo
> HTML-0.04/blib/arch /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/
> 5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.
> 0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
>  /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread
> -multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/ve
> ndor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-li
> nux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8
> .0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendo
> r_perl . /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 /usr/
> lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0
>  /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-mul
> ti /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at /home/rich_
> ireland/.cpan/build/PodToHTML-0.04/blib/lib/Pod/HTML_Elements.pm line 5.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/rich_ireland/.cpan/build/PodToHTML-0.
> 04/blib/lib/Pod/HTML_Elements.pm line 5.
> Compilation failed in require at t/postscript.t line 6.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/postscript.t line 6.
> t/postscript....dubious
>         Test returned status 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
> DIED. FAILED tests 1-2
>         Failed 2/2 tests, 0.00% okay
> t/script........Can't locate HTML/Element.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /home/rich_
> ireland/.cpan/build/PodToHTML-0.04/blib/arch /home/rich_ireland/.cpan/build/PodT
> oHTML-0.04/blib/lib /home/rich_ireland/.cpan/build/PodToHTML-0.04/blib/lib /home
> /rich_ireland/.cpan/build/PodToHTML-0.04/blib/arch /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-lin
> ux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.
> 0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_per
> l/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/si
> te_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/pe
> rl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/
> perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0
>  /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_
> perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl . /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-m
> ulti /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
>  /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_p
> erl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl
> 5/vendor_perl .) at /home/rich_ireland/.cpan/build/PodToHTML-0.04/blib/lib/Pod/H
> TML_Elements.pm line 5.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/rich_ireland/.cpan/build/PodToHTML-0.
> 04/blib/lib/Pod/HTML_Elements.pm line 5.
> Compilation failed in require at podtohtml line 7.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at podtohtml line 7.
> # Test 1 got: '512' (t/script.t at line 8)
> #   Expected: '0' (Error from script)
> t/script........FAILED test 1
>         Failed 1/1 tests, 0.00% okay
> Failed Test    Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> t/postscript.t    2   512     2    2 100.00%  1-2
> t/script.t                    1    1 100.00%  1
> Failed 2/2 test scripts, 0.00% okay. 3/3 subtests failed, 0.00% okay.
> make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 29
>   /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK

How do I go about fixing or working around this?

-- 
Rich Ireland
Firmware Engineer
Idaho Technology, Inc.
http://www.idahotech.com/
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