[Bioperl-l] release status

Kris Boulez kris.boulez@algonomics.com
Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:58:14 +0200


Quoting Allen Smith (easmith@beatrice.rutgers.edu):
> On Jul 15,  4:03am, Kris Boulez wrote:
> > Quoting Jason Stajich (jason@cgt.mc.duke.edu):
> > > 
> > > I have checked this on an IRIX machine and seems to actually run okay with
> > > ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.00.  Serge's program reports ARG_MAX = 20480 which I
> > > think is the standard install on those boxes.  Those of you with IRIX
> > > boxes please give it a shot.  If it is the case I'll add some notes in
> > > the INSTALL and PLATFORM files before the release.
> > > 
> > 
> > Great, using MakeMaker 6.03 this bioperl-1.02 does 'make' and 'make
> > test' fine on an Irix 6.5.6m
> 
> ? My experience differs radically. Same error, MakeMaker 6.03, ncargs was
> the standard install one as per the above. Were these with most of the
> optional modules getting installed? Serge's program was what? I'm currently
> seeing if an increased ncargs will work... yep, works. 65000 did the
> trick. Sigh... means I'll have to go to each of our machines and tinker with
> the kernel - at least it doesn't require a reboot.
> 
This was without any of the external modules.

Kris,