Aren't 1.5.2_100 and 1.0050021 supposed to be equivalent in in this weird
version-string-translation way that makes 5.5 and 5.005 equivalent also?

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:31:50 -0500 cain.cshl@gmail.com wrote:
> I really don't think the BioPerl version detection is wrong.	I actually
> don't check Bio::Root::Version::VERSION in Makefile.PL, I check
> Bio::Graphics::Panel->api_version.  When it doesn't find the correct
> api_version, it gives a warning the BioPerl 1.5.2 is not installed.  I
> have seen this happen when more than one BioPerl instance is installed
> and `perl Makefile.PL` finds the wrong one first.  My suggestion is to
> try reinstalling BioPerl and providing the --uninst 1 argument to remove
> older versions of BioPerl:
> 
>   sudo ./Build install --uninst 1
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 15:12 +0000, Sendu Bala wrote:
> > Stephan Roessner wrote:
> > > Dear support team,
> > > 
> > > I installed bioperl 1.5.2_100 on a ferdora machine to be able to use
> > > gbrowse.
> > > The installation seems to work (except of the test failures) but the
> > > gbrowse installation tells me that BIO::pERL 1.0050021 is
> installed, but
> > > of course it requires 1.52.
> > > 
> > > Is there a chance to find out what went wrong?
> > 
> > Nothing went wrong with the Bioperl installation (well, expect there 
> > shouldn't have been any test failures - can you post those please?). 
> > gbrowse simply defined its Bioperl requirement incorrectly. If you tell 
> > me exactly where you downloaded gbrowse from and how you went about 
> > installing it, and provide the exact, complete error message you got 
> > from it, I might be able help the authors fix the problem.
> > 
> > Or I'm pretty sure they can figure it our for themselves :)
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