[Bioperl-l] Error message installing BioPerl on Windows x86 with ActivePerl 5.12.4

[Chris Fields]

We *really* need to switch to AnyDBM_File, it would solve a lot of headaches for win users.

chris

On Jul 18, 2011, at 11:25 PM, Scott Cain wrote:

> Hi Vicky,
> 
> Annoyingly, ActiveState doesn't include DB_file with their build of
> Perl anymore, even though it is a core perl module.  I believe you can
> get it for perl 5.10 via a different repo.  Try this on the command
> line:
> 
>  ppm rep add trouchelle.com http://trouchelle.com/ppm10/
> 
> and then install DB_file with ppm.  Please let us know if that works
> so we can update the wiki.
> 
> Good luck,
> Scott
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Vicky Hollenbeck
> <hollenbv at onid.orst.edu> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I am getting two error messages after following the instructions for
>> installing BioPerl from command line according to
>> http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Installing_Bioperl_on_Windows.  I have all the
>> repositories listed in the table under 'Perl 5.10':
>> 
>> *Can't find any package that provides Convert::Binary::C for Bundle-BioPerl
>> Core
>> *Can't find any package that provides DB_file:: for Bundle-BioPerl Core
>> 
>> I originally was doing installation via the GUI, but when I got a few error
>> messages, went on to the command line version.  I was able to fix the SOAP
>> error message by following the instuctions there, but can't seem to fix the
>> other two listed above.
>> 
>> Thank you in advance.
>> 
>> Vicky Hollenbeck
>> USDA Agricultural Research Service
>> Corvallis, OR
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