XML::RSS - XML::Expat errors

From: Sergei Shelukhin (raven_at_at_home.domonet.ru)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:42:20 +0400

Hi.

I have dled XML::RSS, and now I a trying to make use of it.
When I first launched Makefile.PL, it refused to make due to lack of
XML::Parser, Test::Manifest and Test::More modules.
I dled those (all three are available as single .pm files on CPAN) and
copied them to appropriate dirs - install procceeded as it should.

After that, I tried to run the example from examples/1.0 directory of
XML::RSS dir.
It said it wants XML::Parser::Expat. Off to CPAN I go, dl that module too
and copy it to the appropriate dir too.
Then, I try to run XML::RSS example again.
Here's what I get:

[root@localhost 1.0]# ./create_rss_1.0.pl
Global symbol "$ret" requires explicit package name at
/usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 368.
syntax error at /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 368, near
"'=' my "
BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted at
/usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 448.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/XML/Parser.pm
line 18.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/XML/RSS.pm line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./create_rss_1.0.pl line 9.
[root@localhost 1.0]#

perldoc Expat also shows some errors about unmatched ==back statements.
Does cpan have broken version of the module or am I doing something wrong?