Ich kann nur einen Test mit Win7 32Bit Strawberry 5.10.1 anbieten, da scheint es zu laufen. Vielleicht hilft das.
PPM> install File::HomeDir
Install package 'File-HomeDir?' (y/N): y
Installing package 'File-HomeDir'...
Bytes transferred: 12753
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\Darwin.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\Driver.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\FreeDesktop.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\MacOS9.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\Test.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\Unix.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\Windows.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\Darwin\Carbon.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\File\HomeDir\Darwin\Cocoa.pm
10 print "Hallo"
20 goto 10