G'day Wooden Shoe,

Welcome to the Monastery.

"-bash: /.../installperl: ./perl: bad interpreter: No such file or directory"

I'm reasonably certain that the problem is in the shebang line of installperl. I can reproduce it like so: 

$ cat pm_1179751_shebang_error.pl
#!./perl

1;

$ pm_1179751_shebang_error.pl
-bash: ./pm_1179751_shebang_error.pl: ./perl: bad interpreter: No such
+ file or directory

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I'm unfamiliar with the "NCBI" you mention. As already pointed out, you've provided little information about this or what installation instructions you have (or have not) followed. Given the relative path to perl in the shebang line, you probably have to cd to some directory before running installperl. That's very much a guess! Read, and follow, whatever installation instructions "NCBI" provides you with.

I'm also running Mac OS X. I use Perlbrew to install new versions of Perl. I have used that tool to successfully install these versions:

— Ken

In reply to Re: Installing Perl v24 does not work! by kcott
in thread Installing Perl v24 does not work! by Wooden Shoe

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