1 bioperl-run INSTALLATION
3 INSTALL THE RIGHT BIOPERL
5 You need at least the corresponding version of Bioperl. Since this
6 is BioPerl-run 1.6.9, you should use BioPerl 1.6.9.
11 Installation instructions at the following address apply here:
12 http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Installing_Bioperl_for_Unix
13 The next 2 sections summarize the essential points from there.
18 To install using CPAN you will need a recent version (v1.8802 has
19 been tested) of it and your prefer_installer conf set to 'MB':
22 cpan>o conf prefer_installer MB
26 Find the name of the bioperl-run version you want:
30 Database was generated on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:24:36 GMT
31 Distribution C/CJ/CJFIELDS/BioPerl-run-1.6.9.tar.gz
35 cpan>install C/CJ/CJFIELDS/BioPerl-run-1.6.9.tar.gz
37 If you've installed everything perfectly then you may pass all the tests
38 run in the './Build test' phase.
40 It's also possible that you may fail some tests. Possible explanations:
41 problems with local Perl installation, previously undetected bug in
42 Bioperl, flawed test script and so on. A few failed tests may not affect
43 your usage of bioperl-run.
45 If you decide that the failed tests will not affect how you intend to use
46 bioperl-run and you'd like to install anyway do:
48 cpan>force install C/CJ/CJFIELDS/BioPerl-run-1.6.9.tar.gz
50 This is what most experienced Bioperl users would do. However, if you're
51 concerned about a failed test and need assistance or advice then contact
52 bioperl-l@bioperl.org.
56 Download the bioperl-run archive, then extract its contents. Example:
58 >gunzip bioperl-run-<release-version>.tar.gz
59 >tar xvf bioperl-run-<release-version>.tar
62 where <release-version> is the current release.
64 Issue the following command from within bioperl-run/:
68 You can run regression tests and install bioperl-run using the
74 NOTE: many tests will be skipped without the necessary environment
75 variables set to tell Bioperl where your programs are installed.
77 INSTALLING bioperl-run ON WINDOWS
79 The following page on the BioPerl website has up-to-date
80 instructions on how to install bioperl-run on Windows:
82 http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Installing_Bioperl_on_Windows
84 (the instructions are aimed at bioperl-core, but apply
85 equally to bioperl-run)
90 Some important environment variables you need to be aware of.
92 Variable Values Comment
93 --------------------------------------------------------------------
94 PHYLIPVERSION 3.5, 3.6 If you want to run Phylip3.6 you
95 need to set this env variable to 3.6
97 BLASTDIR DIR PATH Point to the directory where BLAST
100 GENSCAN_DIR DIR PATH Point to the directory where
101 HumanIso.smat file is installed
103 EPONINEDIR DIR PATH Point to the directory where
104 eponine_scan.jar is installed
106 PAMLDIR DIR PATH Point to directory where PAML is
109 Generally the all-caps program name concatenated to 'DIR' patten for
110 environment variable names is followed for most programs. However
111 there are some exceptions (some require an underscore between the
112 program name and 'DIR'), so check the documentation for the module
113 you're interested in using.
115 Note that for some programs, having the executables in your path is
116 not enough - the correct environment variable still needs to be set,
117 and sometimes it shouldn't point to the executable location, but
118 somewhere else - again, check the documentation.