Spread*** IO::Scalar v. PerlIO::Scalar confusion



I'm trying to install Spread***-ParseExcel-0.32 from CPAN. It claims
to require IO::Scalar, but when I make it, it says (reasonably):

$Config{useperlio} is defined, removing requirement of IO::Scalar

But then immediately:

Warning: prerequisite IO::Scalar 0 not found.
Writing Makefile for Spread***::ParseExcel

And when I make test I get:

t/basic....ok
4/8 skipped: various reasons
t/parse....ok 1/37Can't locate IO/Scalar.pm in @INC (@INC
contains: ...)

I looked for IO::Scalar, but it appears to be superseded (or
something) by PerlIO::Scalar.

Confusion reigns!

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