[Bioperl-l] bioperl1.5 and GD2.35

[Kevin Brown]

Not really a Bioperl issue per se, but sounds like when you had Gentoo
emerge GD it didn't include libpng and so didn't build the needed parts
to create PNG type graphics. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bioperl-l-bounces at lists.open-bio.org 
> [mailto:bioperl-l-bounces at lists.open-bio.org] On Behalf Of Huang Yi
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:46 PM
> To: bioperl-l at lists.open-bio.org
> Subject: [Bioperl-l] bioperl1.5 and GD2.35
> 
> Hi,
> 
>  
> 
> I just installed bioperl 1.4 from CPAN to my Gentoo linux 
> computer. But the
> installation was failed. I had to install by force.
> 
>  
> 
> However, the GD module couldn't be installed for some unknown reasons.
> 
>  
> 
> I therefore use "emerge" tool of Gentoo to get bioperl and GD 
> again. They
> are fine. The version of bioperl became upgrade to1.5 and GD was 2.35.
> 
>  
> 
> However, when I tested it by using the program in HOWTO wiki page
> (http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/HOWTO:Graphics), it always told me:
> 
>  
> 
> Can't locate object method "png" via package "GD::Image" at
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Bio/Graphics/Panel.pm line 
> 799, <> line 9.
> 
>  
> 
> In my other computer, bioperl1.4 and GD2.34 work fine. I 
> therefore want to
> remove the CPAN bioperl from the system and re-install it, 
> but it seems to
> be impossible.
> 
>  
> 
> Would you please give me some advices on how to let my GD and 
> bioperl work. 
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Huang Yi
> 
>  
> 
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