> > do a > > > > cd ~/.cpan/build/XML-LibXML-???(version)/ > > > > and check out the source that cpan pulled down. there should be a > > README with more info and usually a Makefile.PL that you may need to > > tweak so it finds your proper libxml info.
> sure what to change (I am afraid to break something). If I do find out, > should I then just run "sudo make install" in that directory? you'll probably do a: perl Makefile.PL make sudo make install > should I then do the same in the other directories that cpan downloaded, > like "XML-LibXML-Common-0.13/", "XML-NamespaceSupport-1.08/", > "XML-SAX-0.12/"? usually the requirements for the others will be that XML::LibXML is built. once it is, the others *should* install from within the cpan shell. - brian -- -- brian pink http://www.thisisugly.com/