Based on example supplied by Moritz Onken.
Fetching distribution in a specific time range that are still on CPAN (and not only on Backpan)
The idea was to fetch old distributions and check if they can still compile and work on a modern version of Perl? It is especially interesting if the module have new versions as well - if a module is maintained.
To install MetaCPAN::Clients, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm MetaCPAN::Clients
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install MetaCPAN::Clients
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.