With the following patches, Module::Build is now passing the tests on VMS in blead. Invalid index and missing .packlist: http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=41389 _detildify on VMS has unexpected trailing '/': http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=41364 compat.t doing case sensitive filename compare on VMS: http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=41332 VMS/MMS realclean unlink line created wrong: http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=41331 Not addressed at this time is the issue where the test is expecting that the DCL command "PERL" exists and will know to run the correct perl needed for the test, and the extra output on some of the tests that causes the test harness to report failures. http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=41391 -John wb8tyw@qsl.net Personal Opinion Only