[Gmod-help] problems setting up gbrowse

[Scott Cain]

No, because the script first checks if nmake "exists", and clearly, it
doesn't think it does.  If that's the case, the installer will just
fail at the next step anyway.  With nmake in the perl bin directory,
what happens on the command line if you type "nmake"?  I'm guessing
you didn't have the activestate installer add C:\perl\bin to your
path.

Scott

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Maely Gauthier <maelygauthier at gmail.com> wrote:
> No, it still gets stuck at the same location. Should I delete the
> prompts to look for it on the Microsoft website, etc....
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Scott Cain <scott at scottcain.net> wrote:
>> Try putting nmake in C:\perl\bin and running the installer again.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Maely Gauthier <maelygauthier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> No, I just tried to download it on my desktop to check that there was
>>> no firewall blocking as you asked me to. I had not downloaded it
>>> before that.
>>> M
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Scott Cain <scott at scottcain.net> wrote:
>>>> Hi Maely,
>>>>
>>>> Please keep the help list cc'ed so we can archive the (eventual) solution.
>>>>
>>>> Is nmake in your search path?  That is, what happens on the command
>>>> line when you type "nmake"?  If you put nmake in the same directory as
>>>> the gbrowse_netinstall script hoping that it would make use of it
>>>> since they are in the same directory, that won't work, as it gets
>>>> called from a variety of temp directories during the installation.  It
>>>> needs to be in a system directory to work.
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Maely Gauthier <maelygauthier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I am using XP. I can download the nmake file directly from Microsoft
>>>>> and it works so I don't think it is a firewall problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Scott Cain <scott at scottcain.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello Maely,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What version of Windows are you using?  The step that is failing is
>>>>>> somewhat fundamental; without it, installing GBrowse, while not
>>>>>> impossible, would probably take days.  It is trying to download an
>>>>>> installation tool (nmake) from Microsoft.  Could a firewall or other
>>>>>> security software be preventing that from happening?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Maely Gauthier <maelygauthier at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Dear help desk.
>>>>>>> I am trying to install Gbrowse on Windows and followed the steps you
>>>>>>> suggest on your website, however I get an error message:
>>>>>>> Couldn't install nmake.exe: No such file or directory at
>>>>>>> C:\Perl\gbrowse_netinstall.pl line 150
>>>>>>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\Perl\gbrowse_netinstall.pl line 158
>>>>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>> Maely Gauthier
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Scott Cain, Ph. D.                                   scott at scottcain dot net
>>>>>> GMOD Coordinator (http://gmod.org/)                     216-392-3087
>>>>>> Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Zoological Museum
>>>>> University of Zürich
>>>>> Winterthurerstrasse 190
>>>>> 8057, Zürich
>>>>> Switzerland
>>>>> Tel: +41 (0)44 63 54911
>>>>> Fax: +41 (0)44 63 54780
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Scott Cain, Ph. D.                                   scott at scottcain dot net
>>>> GMOD Coordinator (http://gmod.org/)                     216-392-3087
>>>> Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zoological Museum
>>> University of Zürich
>>> Winterthurerstrasse 190
>>> 8057, Zürich
>>> Switzerland
>>> Tel: +41 (0)44 63 54911
>>> Fax: +41 (0)44 63 54780
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Scott Cain, Ph. D.                                   scott at scottcain dot net
>> GMOD Coordinator (http://gmod.org/)                     216-392-3087
>> Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Zoological Museum
> University of Zürich
> Winterthurerstrasse 190
> 8057, Zürich
> Switzerland
> Tel: +41 (0)44 63 54911
> Fax: +41 (0)44 63 54780
>



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Scott Cain, Ph. D.                                   scott at scottcain dot net
GMOD Coordinator (http://gmod.org/)                     216-392-3087
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research