Re: XML-LibXML-1.87 README instructions incorrect?

Shlomi Fish <[email protected]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:25:46 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.perl.xml
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Peter,

On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:47:45 -0400
Peter Farr <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am trying to install XML-LibXML on an isolated Windoze XP machine following the instructions in the README. In the "Notes for Microsoft Windows" section the instructions say:
> Get the latest version of XML-LibXML from CPAN. Extract them.
> 
> Issue these commands in the XML-LibXML-Common-VERSION directory:
> 
> >   perl Makefile.PL INC=-Ic:\Prog\LibXML\include LIBS=-Lc:\Prog\LibXML\lib
> >   nmake
> >   copy c:\Prog\LibXML\bin\*.dll blib\arch\auto\XML\LibXML
> >   nmake test
> >   nmake install
> but there is no XML-LibXML-Common* subdirectory in the XML-LibXML-1.87 archive downloaded from CPAN. Not sure how to proceed.

I think these instructions are out-of-date and were probably derived from those
of XML-LibXML-Common which was merged into the core XML-LibXML distribution.
So just issue the commands where you find the "Makefile.PL" file, namely
XML-LibXML-1.87 .

I'll correct it. Thanks for your report.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish


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