perl xml::parser dirhandle problem
 

I want to install a program to use my dell Dj, to do that I need XML:: parser, apparently. When I follow the installation instructions for xmlparser I get this:

Checking if your kit is complete...
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Can't locate object method "new" via package "DirHandle" (perhaps you forgot to load "DirHandle"?) at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm line 2236.
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this is after I downloaded the package that had DirHandle.pm.
Must I install this package (Net-ftpserver) because it seems like a major hassle.
If I need to load dirhandle (as the error message suggests) how do I do this? otherwise what can I do?

if this is a stupid question sorry, I'm new to linux
thanks in advance