XML-LibXML-2.0129 installation issues

Brat has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I installed the latest libxml perl library XML-LibXML-2.0129 after downloading it from cpan. my installation did not seem to have gone fine.

perl Makefile.PL FORCE=1 PREFIX=/app/localapps/perl/lib 
LIB=/app/localapps/perl/lib
enable native perl UTF8
running xml2-config...failed
The installed version of libxml2 FORCED 2.9.4
is not compatible with XML::LibXML (and probably buggy)!

You may continue at your own risk using 'perl Makefile.PL FORCE=1', bu
+t:

- don't expect XML::LibXML to build or work correctly!
- don't report errors!
- don't send patches!

Check the README file for more information on versionsthat are tested 
+with XML::LibXML

Checking for ability to link against xml2...yes
Generating a Unix-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for XML::LibXML
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
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The issue with the installation is that I cannot find Node.pm. Not sure How I can fix this. Please help. what am I missing?

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Re: XML-LibXML-2.0129 installation issues by marto (Cardinal) on May 24, 2017 at 15:08 UTC
`The installed version of libxml2 FORCED 2.9.4 is not compatible with XML::LibXML (and probably buggy)! You may continue at your own risk using 'perl Makefile.PL FORCE=1', bu +t: - don't expect XML::LibXML to build or work correctly! - don't report errors! - don't send patches! Check the README file for more information on versionsthat are tested with XML::LibXML` [download] I think the message above is pretty clear. If you want to use this module satisfy it's dependencies.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: XML-LibXML-2.0129 installation issues by Brat (Initiate) on May 25, 2017 at 07:22 UTC
yes, a little confused on that. the latest version of libxml2 seems to be libxml2-2.9.4 what other dependencies do I need to resolve? am I approaching this the wrong way? please advise.	[reply]
Re^3: XML-LibXML-2.0129 installation issues by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 25, 2017 at 08:45 UTC
what other dependencies do I need to resolve? Did you run `make test` after the `perl Makefile.PL FORCE=1 PREFIX=/app/localapps/perl/lib` step finished ? You'll need to do that, and then run `make install`. If you've done all of that and there were problems, then I'd be looking to make that failing 'xml2-config' command work. Where is 'xml2-config' located ? Is it in '/app/localapps/perl/bin' ? Could you post the output of `perl -V` (that's an uppercase 'V'). Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: XML-LibXML-2.0129 installation issues by Anonymous Monk on May 25, 2017 at 08:45 UTC
yes, a little confused on that. the latest version of libxml2 seems to be libxml2-2.9.4 what other dependencies do I need to resolve? am I approaching this the wrong way? please advise. Hi, Are the directions really that confusing? That version is known to be buggy Your options are, install it anyway (force), or download an older version (like 2.9.3 ".0" or 2.7.8.1) or a newer version (like snapshot)	[reply]
Re^4: XML-LibXML-2.0129 installation issues by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 25, 2017 at 09:25 UTC
Re^5: XML-LibXML-2.0129 installation issues by Anonymous Monk on May 25, 2017 at 19:40 UTC
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Re: XML-LibXML-2.0129 installation issues by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 25, 2017 at 00:13 UTC
The issue with the installation is that I cannot find Node.pm AFAICT there isn't any 'Node.pm'. There's a 'package XML::LibXML::Node' as part of LibXML.pm - and I would think that package gets loaded with `use XML::LibXML;` not with `use XML::LibXML::Node;`. Update: The first line of the "SYNOPSIS" section in `perldoc XML::LibXML::Node` specifies that you `use XML::LibXML;`. Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l] [select]