The XML::LibXML module provides an XS wrapper around the libxml2 library so if you're building from source then a compiler is required. But building from source is not usually required. A PPM for ActivePerl on Windows is available as documented in the Perl XML FAQ. For Linux, simply install the appropriate package from your distribution (eg: 'apt-get install libxml-libxml-perl' on Debian) and dependencies will be resolved automatically.

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