1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass b/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
index 4f648a60cf..365374894f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_CPAN_BUILD_FLAGS ?= ""
 # Env var which tells perl if it should use host (no) or target (yes) settings
 export PERLCONFIGTARGET = "${@is_target(d)}"
 export PERL_ARCHLIB = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}${PERL_OWN_DIR}/perl/${@get_perl_version(d)}"
+export PERLHOSTLIB = "${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl/${@get_perl_version(d)}/"
 export LD = "${CCLD}"
 
 cpan_build_do_configure () {
@@ -24,14 +25,22 @@ cpan_build_do_configure () {
                                 --install_path bindoc=${mandir}/man1 \
                                 --install_path libdoc=${mandir}/man3 \
                                 ${EXTRA_CPAN_BUILD_FLAGS}
+
+        # Build.PLs can exit with success without generating a
+        # Build, e.g. in cases of missing configure time
+        # dependencies. This is considered a best practice by
+        # cpantesters.org. See:
+        #  * http://wiki.cpantesters.org/wiki/CPANAuthorNotes
+        #  * http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.qa/2008/08/msg11236.html
+        [ -e Build ] || bbfatal "No Build was generated by Build.PL"
 }
 
 cpan_build_do_compile () {
-        perl Build
+        perl Build verbose=1
 }
 
 cpan_build_do_install () {
-        perl Build install
+        perl Build install --destdir ${D}
 }
 
 EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_configure do_compile do_install