3 bioperl-db INSTALLATION
5 INSTALL THE RIGHT BIOPERL
7 You need at least the corresponding version of Bioperl. Since this
8 is bioperl-db 1.5.2, you will need bioperl 1.5.2.
13 The bioperl-db package is designed to work with the BioSQL database.
14 Install the BioSQL package by following the instructions in its
15 INSTALL file. You can obtain the BioSQL package at www.open-bio.org.
16 BioSQL requires a relational database, either Mysql, Oracle, or
22 To install using CPAN you will need a recent version (v1.8802 has
23 been tested) of it and your prefer_installer conf set to 'MB':
26 cpan> o conf init prefer_installer
31 Ensure that you have installed BioSQL properly prior to attempting
32 an installation. You will also probably need root privileges.
33 Find the name of the bioperl-db version you want:
37 Database was generated on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:24:36 GMT
38 Distribution S/SE/SENDU/bioperl-db-1.5.2_100.tar.gz
42 cpan>install S/SE/SENDU/bioperl-db-1.5.2_100.tar.gz
44 If you've installed everything perfectly then you may pass all the tests
45 run in the './Build test' phase.
46 It's also possible that you may fail some tests. Possible explanations:
47 problems with local Perl installation, previously undetected bug in
48 Bioperl, flawed test script and so on. A few failed tests may not affect
49 your usage of bioperl-db.
51 If you decide that the failed tests will not affect how you intend to use
52 bioperl-db and you'd like to install anyway do:
54 cpan>force install S/SE/SENDU/bioperl-db-1.5.2_100.tar.gz
56 This is what most experienced Bioperl users would do. However, if you're
57 concerned about a failed test and need assistance or advice then contact
58 bioperl-l@bioperl.org.
63 Download the bioperl-db archive, then extract its contents. Example:
65 >gunzip bioperl-db-<release-version>.tar.gz
66 >tar xvf bioperl-db-<release-version>.tar
69 where <release-version> is the current release.
71 Copy or rename t/DBHarness.conf.example to t/DBHarness.biosql.conf
72 and edit the file as needed. Then issue the following command from
77 You can run regression tests and install bioperl-db using the
83 NOTE: bioperl-db tests require that the BioSQL database in
84 DBHarness.biosql.conf does NOT have NCBI taxonomy loaded. Also,
85 the './Build install' step may require that you have root privileges.
88 INSTALLING bioperl-db ON WINDOWS
90 The following page on the BioPerl website has up-to-date
91 instructions on how to install bioperl-db on Windows:
93 http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Installing_Bioperl_on_Windows
96 LOAD THE NCBI TAXONOMY
98 You should pre-load the NCBI taxonomy database using the
99 scripts/load_ncbi_taxonomy.pl script in the BioSQL package.
100 Otherwise you will see errors from mis-parsed organisms when you
101 attempt to load sequences.
106 Most people will want to load sequence data into their BioSQL
107 databases. Use scripts/biosql/load_seqdatabase.pl in the bioperl-db
108 package to load sequences from sequence files. Do:
110 >perldoc scripts/biosql/load_seqdatabase.pl
114 >scripts/biosql/load_seqdatabase.pl --help
116 for more information.
118 This script has many options to flexibly deal with various update
119 scenarios. Do read the POD before running an update.
124 Use scripts/biosql/load_ontology.pl in the bioperl-db
125 package to load ontologies from flat files. Do:
127 >perldoc scripts/biosql/load_ontology.pl
131 >scripts/biosql/load_ontology.pl --help
133 for more information.
135 This script has many options to flexibly deal with various update
136 scenarios. Do read the POD before running an update. Also, some
137 ontologies maintain obsoleted terms, for instance the Gene
138 Ontology. Read the POD for possible options to deal with obsoleted
139 terms; this is relevant even when you load the ontology the first
140 time, as you may choose to keep obsoleted terms out of the database
146 Write down any problems or praise and send them to
147 bioperl-l@bioperl.org ;-)