This page collects solutions to problems that people sometimes encounter when installing JBrowse.
JBrowse requires a few fundamental prerequisites that it cannot install itself: these are libpng, zlib, libgd, make, a C compiler, and a C++ compiler.
These commands, or similar, should install what you need:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libpng-dev zlib1g-dev libgd2-xpm-dev
These commands, or similar, should install what you need:
sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
sudo yum install libpng-devel gd-devel zlib-devel perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker
Use MacPorts, Fink, Homebrew, or another package manager to install a C++ compiler, libpng development headers, GD development headers, and Zlib development headers.
If nothing on this page helps you, try emailing the JBrowse mailing list.
The setup script creates a file called setup.log, contains detailed
information on your installation. Email
gmod-ajax@lists.sourceforge.net with a request for
support, and attach your setup.log file to the email. Please do not
put the setup.log file directly in the email body.
As more users try setup.sh and report problems to the mailing list,
this wiki will be updated with fixes for common problems they encounter.