It seems you already have Font::TFM installed -- you might want to keep the old value of TEXFONTSDIR. Where should I search for tfm files (value of $Font::TFM::TEXFONTSDIR) [.] . Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Writing Makefile for Font::TFM /Users/cpanrun/pristine/5.8.7/bin/perl "-Iblib/arch" "-Iblib/lib" TFM.pm.PL TFM.pm Extracting TFM.pm (setting $TEXFONTSDIR to `.') cp TFM.pm blib/lib/Font/TFM.pm Manifying blib/man3/Font::TFM.3 PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /Users/cpanrun/pristine/5.8.7/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t t/tfm....ok All tests successful. Files=1, Tests=12, 0 wallclock secs ( 0.04 cusr + 0.02 csys = 0.06 CPU) Manifying blib/man3/Font::TFM.3 Installing /Users/cpanrun/pristine/5.8.7/man/man3/Font::TFM.3 Appending installation info to /Users/cpanrun/pristine/5.8.7/lib/5.8.7/darwin-thread-multi-2level/perllocal.pod /bin/sh -c true