hello again all,

I'm in the process of installing XML::LibXML. The gnome libxml library installed without a hitch. But when I go to run Makefile.PL for the module, it says it can't find the xml2 library:

]$ perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/big/dom/xclickautomation/bin/perl         
+                   running xml2-config... ok
looking for -lxml2... no
libxml2 not found
Try setting LIBS and INC values on the command line
Or get libxml2 from
  http://www.libxml.org/
If you install via RPMs, make sure you also install the -devel
RPMs, as this is where the headers (.h files) are.

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Of course it can't find it. Neither can I.

I've searched through all avaialable directories for xml2* with no luck. Does anyone here have any insight as to why I might be missing this library and what I can do to correct my situation?

In reply to XML::LibXML installation woes (or, whence that library file?) by AidanLee

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