mlinks@gene.pbi.nrc.ca
March 18,2002

Instructions for installing Genquire (client)
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Win32
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1.  Get Perl
	- obtain and install Activestate Perl (http://www.activestate.com/)

2.  Create directory for installation

3.  Get CVS 
	- obtain cvs for windows from http://www.cvshome.org/downloads.html
	- place the cvs.exe program in the directory created in step 2

4.  Get the Genquire Installer
	- obtain the Installer package from http://bioinformatics.org/project/?group_id=99
	- there should be three files (Genquire_Splash.jpg, install.pl, and modules.conf)
	- place the three files in the directory created in step 2.

5.  Install Genquire
	- double click the install.pl 

6.  Setup any of the access files you wish to use.  See the actual Genquire docs for help.

Linux
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1.  Check that the following are working:  Perl, CPAN ("perl -MCPAN -eshell"), and CVS.

2.  Get the Genquire Installer
	- obtain the Installer package from http://bioinformatics.org/project/?group_id=99
	- there should be three files (Genquire_Splash.jpg, install.pl, and modules.conf)

3.  Install Genquire
	- switch to the directory which contains install.pl
	- run the install.pl script ("perl ./install.pl")

4.  Setup any of the access files you wish to use.  See the actual Genquire docs for help.


Known problems
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Win32

1.  Tk::JPEG

	Activestate has had a couple of problems keeping their version of Tk::JPEG up to 
date with their version of Tk.  This problem will cause the installer to be unable to 
properly install the Tk::JPEG module.  If the Installer ceases the installation process prior
fetching any files via cvs check to see if Tk and Tk:JPEG are successfully installed on your 
system.  If you cannot get Tk::JPEG to install but Tk is installed ok then try sending an email
to Activestate.com (they have been fairly quick to fix the problem in the past), or the Genquire
email list / support.  
