[maker-devel] Installation in a custom directory

[Sebastien Moretti]

OK, just need to move the maker/bin folder.

Thanks

> MAKER will by default put executables in …/maker/bin. You should put …/maker/bin into your PATH. The maker Build.PL is configured to install things in a set directory configuration to properly locate perl libraries, C shared objects, and data files.
> 
> —Carson
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 12, 2016, at 2:35 AM, Sebastien Moretti <sebastien.moretti at unil.ch> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I try to install maker in a custom directory following regular Perl
>> commands with Build.PL.
>>
>> Unfortunately if I use
>>    perl Build.PL --installdirs=<my_path>
>> then
>>    ./Build install --destdir=<my_root_path>
>> build install fails with the error:
>>    Can't use an undefined value as a HASH reference at
>> .../Module/Build/Base.pm line 3038.
>>
>> It does not happen if I don't use --installdirs
>>
>>
>> Is there an "official" way to install maker in a custom directory?
>>
>>
>> Also I found typos in the description of maker at
>> http://www.yandell-lab.org/software/maker.html
>> ouputs        should be    outputs
>> seusequent    should be    ???
>>
>>
>> maker 2.31.8, Linux x86_64 2.6.32, Perl 5.18.2
>>
>> Regards

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