[Bioperl-l] Installing Bioperl on Windows 98

[Elizabeth Bowen]

Thank you very much for the discussion regarding the install of bioperl on Windows 2000.  It has been helpful in my own attempts to get Bioperl up and running on my computer.

However, I too have run into some difficulties.  I am trying to install Bioperl on Windows 98.  I have already installed the latest versions of ActiveState Perl, File::Temp, 
IO::String, IO::stringy, XML::Writer, AcePerl, and XML::Node.  These seemed to install correctly (fingers crossed).

Unfortunately, whenever I try to run Makefile.pl for XML::LibXML, I get the following message:

running xml2-config... XML::LibXML needs libxml2 version 2.4.8 or higher
failed

I downloaded the latest version of XML::LibXML from CPAN, so I don't understand why I am having this problem.

Any help you might be able to provide would be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Bowen


> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 07:51:29 -0800 (PST)
> From: Viren Konde <virenbio@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bioperl-l] Re::installing bioperl on Windows 2000 (help)
> To: Bill Zhuang <jiapiao_z@yahoo.com>
> Cc: bioperl-l@bioperl.org
> 
> Bill--I think you are missing something here..Please
> follow as given below to install BioPerl..
> 
> Keep the extracted (BioPerl-0.7.2) folder in your
> C:\perl\lib directory so it will look like
> >>C:\perl\lib\BioPerl-0.7.2 and then ...
> 
> copy the three files to the BioPerl-0.7.2 folder
> >>C:\perl\lib\BioPerl-0.7.2\three files..
> 
> and then issue the commands from the same 
> BioPerl-0.7.2 folder..
> 
> 1)Perl Makefile.pl
> 2)Nmake
> 3)Nmake test (optional)
> 4)Nmake install
> 
> I think it is going to be fine now..
> If not !! Please do not hesitate to ask me ..
>  
> Best Wishes,
> Viren
> 
> 
> 
> --- Bill Zhuang <jiapiao_z@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi Viren,
> > 
> > Thank you very much for replying.
> > Yes, I copied all three files to C:\perl\bin and it
> > is in the
> > path.
> > I am now considering two possible reasons:
> > 1. I don't have a Visual C++ compiler in my system
> > and some
> > article mentioned that nmake works under Visual C++.
> > 2. I am not sure if my environment variables have
> > been set
> > correctly.
> > Could you please tell me whether there was a Visual
> > C++
> > compiler in your system when you used nmake? If not,
> > please
> > copy the environment variables(path and lib)
> > settings for me.
> > 
> > Thank you for your help.
> > 
> > Bill
> > --- Viren Konde <virenbio@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Bill:
> > > 
> > > I'm Windows Me user and have installed Bioperl and
> > few
> > > ext modules..I just wanted to make sure that...
> > > after you have downloaded the Nmake.exe
> > >
> >
> http://download.microsoft.com/download/vc15/Patch/1.52/W95/EN-US/Nmake15.exe)
> > > Executing this self-extracting program generates
> > the
> > > files readme.txt , nmake.err and nmake.exe. 
> > > 
> > > Have you copied ALL THESE THREE FILES (readme.txt
> > ,
> > > nmake.err and nmake.exe) to a directory on your
> > > path..??
> > > 
> > > If yes !!..then just give it ...one more try as
> > below:
> > > 
> > > 1)Perl Makefile.pl
> > > 2)Nmake
> > > 3)Nmake test (optional)
> > > 4)Nmake install
> > > 
> > > Hope this helps...and works..
> > > 
> > > Best wishes,
> > > Viren
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > =====
> > > Viren Konde
> > > CNRS-Marseille 
> > > FRANCE

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