Add --cpan-metacpan-api-url flag for custom MetaCPAN instances#2146
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This PR adds a new flag
--cpan-metacpan-api-url, which can be used to point fpm to a custom MetaCPAN instance. Currently we already have a flag--cpan-mirrorfor pointing fpm to a custom CPAN mirror instead of the official CPAN. However, in the case that somebody both has a custom CPAN mirror and they are serving a custom MetaCPAN instance on top of that mirror, they need a way to point fpm at both. Without this flag, fpm will query the official MetaCPAN to resolve module metadata, but then attempt to fetch the tarball from the custom CPAN mirror. If the mirror contains modules or versions that aren't indexed by the official MetaCPAN, those lookups will fail.