[Bioperl-l] failed install Bioperl on linux

[Chris Fields]

> Hello, manager,

Why do I feel like I work at MacDonald's?

> I install bioperl from internet by using CPAN or download
> Bioperl-run-1.5.1.tar.gz into my local pc, however, all these methods
> falied.

Bioperl == Core package

http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Core_package

Bioperl != Run package (aka bioperl-run)

http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Run_package

Very different packages!

> It seems that the seem error occured. How can I deal with it?
> 
> (1) Local machine, I use 'root' to install
> RH9 make: Nothing to be done for `Makefile.PL'.
> 
> (2) Network
> Checking if your kit is complete...
> Looks good
> Writing Makefile for Bio
> make: *** No rule to make target `perl1'.  Stop.
>   /usr/bin/make perl1 -- NOT OK
> Running make test
>   Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
>   make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> Zhuocheng

Sendu covers this one.  

Good luck!

Christopher Fields
Postdoctoral Researcher - Switzer Lab
Dept. of Biochemistry
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign