install cpanplus module fails with macports perl5.8.9

[Shawn Protsman]

cpanp-5.10 (cpanplus) installs with perl5.10 and I like it a lot.  
Because of dependencies with some macports pkgs I also have perl5.8.9  
installed. So, I've been attempting to get the CPANPLUS module  
installed with perl5.8.9. To my despair it will not install. Module  
prerequisite after module prerequisite fails.

I then did an 'su' to another user that has no macports path  
information set up. Ran Apple's cpan (perl5.8.8) and installed  
CPANPLUS without any errors.

Am I alone in this endeavor? I'm about to give up on this but now that  
I've been sucked in I want to get it resolved. I have the output of  
both in text files if anyone wants to see the diff.

--Shawn