I'm trying to use cpan to install XML::LibXM, which in turn tries to install Alien::Libxml2. But the Alien::Libxml2 installation keeps failing with this message:

"The installed system version of libxml2 2.9.4 is not compatible with 
+XML::LibXML (and probably buggy)!"
...
# Failed test 'xs'
# at t/alien_libxml2.t line 10.
#   ExtUtils::CBuilder->compile failed
#     error building testalienjPkRO/test.o from 'testalienjPkRO/test.c
+' at /Users/psharman/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.30.0/lib/5.30.0/ExtU
+tils/CBuilder/Base.pm line 185.
#     cc -I/Users/psharman/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.30.0/lib/5.30.0
+/darwin-2level/CORE -I/usr/include/libxml2 -c -fno-common -DPERL_DARW
+IN -mmacosx-version-min=10.14 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-prot
+ector-strong -I/usr/local/include -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV -O3 -o testa
+lienjPkRO/test.o testalienjPkRO/test.c
#     testalienjPkRO/test.xs:5:10: fatal error: 'libxml/parser.h' file
+ not found
#     #include <libxml/parser.h>
#              ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>

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I used Homebrew to install a more up to date copy of libxml2 and I've put that copy early in the path. So if I do xml2-config --version I get 2.9.9. But Alien::Libxml2 keeps reporting that it finds the old version, 2.9.4. What am I doing wrong?

I tried to install Alien::Libxml2 manually and add some paths to the makefile. EG: perl Makefile.PL INC="-I/usr/local/Cellar/libxml2/2.9.9_2/include/libxml2/libxml"  LIBS="-L/usr/local/Cellar/libxml2/2.9.9_2/bin" but nothing seems to help. I'm not sure what paths to use there, so I've tried every permutation and combination I can think of.

I also tried to use the makepl_arg configuration option to add those paths to cpan, but that didn't help either.

This is using OS X. I've tried with both Perl 5.28.2 and 5.30.0.

Any advice would be most appreciated. Thanks!

In reply to Alien::Libxml2 cannot find the latest libxml2 by PhilipS

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