I'm trying to install Net::Daemon. It requires JSON 2.5 As you can see below JSON 2.90 is installed (should be compatible with 2.5). Did you encounter this issue and solved it somehow? I'm using ActiveState perl 5.18.2

cpan> install Net::Daemon
Running install for module 'Net::Daemon'
Running make for M/MN/MNOONING/Net-Daemon-0.48.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\Software\Perl5.18\cpan\sources\authors\id\M\MN\MNOONIN
+G\Net-Daemon-0.48.tar.gz ok
Net-Daemon-0.48/
Net-Daemon-0.48/ChangeLog
Net-Daemon-0.48/lib/
Net-Daemon-0.48/lib/Net/
Net-Daemon-0.48/lib/Net/Daemon/
Net-Daemon-0.48/lib/Net/Daemon/Log.pm
Net-Daemon-0.48/lib/Net/Daemon/Test.pm
Net-Daemon-0.48/lib/Net/Daemon.pm
Net-Daemon-0.48/Makefile.PL
Net-Daemon-0.48/MANIFEST
Net-Daemon-0.48/MANIFEST.SKIP
Net-Daemon-0.48/META.yml
Net-Daemon-0.48/README
Net-Daemon-0.48/regexp-threads
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/base.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/config.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/fork.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/forkm.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/ithread.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/ithreadm.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/loop-child.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/loop.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/server
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/single.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/thread.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/threadm.t
Net-Daemon-0.48/t/unix.t

  CPAN.pm: Building M/MN/MNOONING/Net-Daemon-0.48.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
JSON 2.5 is required for $ENV{PERL_JSON_BACKEND} = 'JSON::XS'
 at c:/Software/Perl5.18/lib/CPAN/Meta/Converter.pm line 23.
 at c:/Software/Perl5.18/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Any.pm line 884.
JSON 2.5 is required for $ENV{PERL_JSON_BACKEND} = 'JSON::XS'
 at c:/Software/Perl5.18/lib/CPAN/Meta/Converter.pm line 23.
Warning: No success on command[c:\Software\Perl5.18\bin\perl.exe Makef
+ile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site]
  MNOONING/Net-Daemon-0.48.tar.gz
  c:\Software\Perl5.18\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- NO
+T OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Failed during this command:
 MNOONING/Net-Daemon-0.48.tar.gz              : writemakefile NO 'c:\S
+oftware\Perl5.18\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site' returned 
+status 512

cpan> install JSON
JSON is up to date (2.90).

cpan>
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