So I installed MinGW and MSYS in my PC with Windows XP 2002 system, and used MSYS to install io_lib_1.8.12.

I've just built io_lib-1.11.6.1 in the MSYS shell using MinGW. It was straightforward, and all tests passed. I ran:

./configure CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib

The inclusion of the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS arguments enables libz to be found and used (since I had previously installed libz). Then I ran 'make', followed by 'make check', followed by 'make install'. I didn't make any alterations to the io_lib source at all.

Seems they must have fixed the problem with the configure script for 1.8.12. I suggest you give 1.11.6.1 a try if you want to build it yourself.

Cheers,
Rob

In reply to Re: Bioperl-ext problem: Can't install staden io_lib on windows XP by syphilis
in thread Bioperl-ext problem: Can't install staden io_lib on windows XP by bilogical

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