Installation: libxml2 and Perl bindings (LibXML)

Follow the steps below to download and install the required softwares. Create a local install directory 'xmllibs'
(or any other convenient name) in your home directory or anywhere.We will use '$HOME/xmllibs' as an example here for local install.
All of the following installations will be done in the same base local directory i.e $HOME/xmllibs.

1. Libxml2:
   

Libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit. It is free software available under the ​MIT License. For more information visit ​http://xmlsoft.org/

1. Download libxml2 version 2.6.28: ​libxml2-2.6.28

2. Unzip and untar the file to a tmp directory.

3. Run configure as shown below. Specify the local install directory as $HOME/xmllibs

   $ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/xmllibs
   

4. Run

   $ make
   

5. Run make install. This will install the required libs and executables into $HOME/xmllibs.

   $ make install
   

6. Add '$HOME/xmllibs/bin' to the system PATH.

   export PATH=$HOME/xmllibs/bin:$PATH
   or
   setenv PATH $HOME/xmllibs/bin:$PATH
   

2. XML::LibXML::Common-0.13:

1. Download XML-LibXML-Common version 0.13: ​XML::LibXML::Common-0.13

2. Unzip and untar the file to a tmp directory.

3. Generate Makefile as shown below. Specify the local install directory as $HOME/xmllibs

   $ perl Makefile.PL INSTALLSITEARCH=$HOME/xmllibs
   

4. Run

   $ make
   

5. Run make test. This will test the install.

   $ make test
   

6. Run make install. This will install the required libs and executables into $HOME/xmllibs.

   $ make install
   

3. XML::LibXML: 1.65:

1. Download XML-LibXML version 1.65: ​XML::LibXML-1.65

2. Unzip and untar the file to a tmp directory.

3. Generate Makefile as shown below. Specify the local install directory as $HOME/xmllibs

   $ perl Makefile.PL INSTALLSITEARCH=$HOME/xmllibs
   

4. Run

   $ make
   

5. Run make test. This will test the install.

   $ make test
   

6. Run make install. This will install the required libs and executables into $HOME/xmllibs.

   $ make install
   

4. Install XML libs in regression test package directory:
   

Follow the steps below to install the above compiled libraries from '$HOME/xmllibs' into regression test package directory.

1. Go to the directory where you have checked out the beta version of the regression package.
2. Here you will find 'installXML' script. Run the script as shown below. Make sure you specify the same local install directory as in steps A,B or C.

   $ installXML  -xmllib  $HOME/xmllibs
   

3. You are all set with required XML lib installation. Go back to the main Documentation page to complete the rest of the installation.
   
   

-Any questions? Send email to Sachin Bhate (skbhate@…)