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Hi There. I'm not sure exactly what issue I'm hitting, but I think when I try to install XML::LibXML, it's not finding my install of LibXML2. This is what I've tried

I installed "LibXML2" with Homebrew

brew install libxml2
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/core).
==> Updated Formulae
Updated 19 formulae.

Warning: libxml2 2.9.10_2 is already installed and up-to-date
To reinstall 2.9.10_2, run `brew reinstall libxml2`
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I added a link to that in the .bash_profile

# PATH
PATH="/usr/local/Cellar/libxml2/2.9.10_2/bin:$PATH"
export PATH
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I then tried to install "XML::LibXML"

cpanm XML::LibXML
--> Working on XML::LibXML
Fetching http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/S/SH/SHLOMIF/XML-LibXML-2.0206
+.tar.gz ... OK
Configuring XML-LibXML-2.0206 ... OK
Building and testing XML-LibXML-2.0206 ... FAIL
! Installing XML::LibXML failed. See /Users/root/.cpanm/work/160710875
+5.33137/build.log for details. Retry with --force to force install it
+.
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I did try to force the install, and it installed, but the perl script I'm trying to run still came up with the same error, so I don't think it was successful

I checked the error log

Can't load '/Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206
+/blib/arch/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle' for module XML::LibXML: dlo
+pen(/Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206/blib/a
+rch/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle, 2): Symbol not found: _xmlFree
  Referenced from: /Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML
+-2.0206/blib/arch/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle
  Expected in: flat namespace
 in /Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206/blib/ar
+ch/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle at /Users/root/perl5/perlbrew/perls/
+perl-5.28.2/lib/5.28.2/darwin-2level/DynaLoader.pm line 197.
&#65533; at /Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206
+/blib/lib/XML/LibXML.pm line 156.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Users/root/.cpanm/work/160710875
+5.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206/blib/lib/XML/LibXML.pm line 156.
Compilation failed in require at t/01basic.t line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/01basic.t line 6.
# Looks like your test exited with 2 before it could output anything.
t/01basic.t ........................................ 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 3/3 subtests 
Can't load '/Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206
+/blib/arch/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle' for module XML::LibXML: dlo
+pen(/Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206/blib/a
+rch/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle, 2): Symbol not found: _xmlFree
  Referenced from: /Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML
+-2.0206/blib/arch/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle
  Expected in: flat namespace
 in /Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206/blib/ar
+ch/auto/XML/LibXML/LibXML.bundle at /Users/root/perl5/perlbrew/perls/
+perl-5.28.2/lib/5.28.2/darwin-2level/DynaLoader.pm line 197.
&#65533; at /Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206
+/blib/lib/XML/LibXML.pm line 156.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Users/root/.cpanm/work/160710875
+5.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206/blib/lib/XML/LibXML.pm line 156.
Compilation failed in require at /Users/root/.cpanm/work/1607108755.33
+137/XML-LibXML-2.0206/blib/lib/XML/LibXML/Common.pm line 29.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Users/root/.cpanm/work/160710875
+5.33137/XML-LibXML-2.0206/blib/lib/XML/LibXML/Common.pm line 29.
Compilation failed in require at t/02parse.t line 20.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/02parse.t line 20.
# Looks like your test exited with 2 before it could output anything.
t/02parse.t ........................................ 
Dubious, test returned 2 (wstat 512, 0x200)
Failed 533/533 subtests
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It goes on like this for about 3 miles

Has anyone seen this before, and have any thoughts and theories? Please let me know if you need more info. Thanks in advance, your help is much appreciated.

In reply to XML::LibXML fails install on macOS Big Sur by redsox43

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