PERL INSTALLATION error: Can't call method "can" w

can anybody help me out with this:
I'm using CentOS and following the SCRATCH install.... under INSTALLING PERL MODULES i followed all the way to install Bundle::CPAN and after i reload cpan i get this:
cpan[7]> install DBI
Running install for module DBI
Running make for T/TI/TIMB/DBI-1.53.tar.gz
Can't call method "can" without a package or object reference at (eval 211) line 2904.
cpan[8]> force install DBD::mysql
Running install for module DBD::mysql
Running make for C/CA/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.00.tar.gz
Can't call method "can" without a package or object reference at (eval 211) line 2904.
and it goes to all the installs....
please advice....
thanks in advance...
I'm using CentOS and following the SCRATCH install.... under INSTALLING PERL MODULES i followed all the way to install Bundle::CPAN and after i reload cpan i get this:
cpan[7]> install DBI
Running install for module DBI
Running make for T/TI/TIMB/DBI-1.53.tar.gz
Can't call method "can" without a package or object reference at (eval 211) line 2904.
cpan[8]> force install DBD::mysql
Running install for module DBD::mysql
Running make for C/CA/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.00.tar.gz
Can't call method "can" without a package or object reference at (eval 211) line 2904.
and it goes to all the installs....
please advice....
thanks in advance...
