CPAN::Nox(3pm) Perl Programmers Reference Guide CPAN::Nox(3pm)

# [NAME](#NAME)

CPAN::Nox - Wrapper around CPAN.pm without using any XS module

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

Interactive mode:

```
  perl -MCPAN::Nox -e shell;
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This package has the same functionality as CPAN.pm, but tries to prevent the usage of compiled extensions during its own execution. Its primary purpose is a rescue in case you upgraded perl and broke binary compatibility somehow.

# [LICENSE](#LICENSE)

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

CPAN

2026-08-31 perl v5.44.0

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Document: CPAN::Nox(3pm) from perl 5.44.0-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/Perl/perl5.git