To install Bio::PrimerDesigner, run the following commands:

$ perl Build.PL
$ ./Build
$ ./Build test
$ su
# ./Build install

To learn which arguments Build.PL accepts, run the following command:

$ perl Build.PL [-h|--help]

NOTE: For local installations, make sure you have installed the binary executables for your OS for primer3 and e-PCR

e-PCR : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sutils/e-pcr/ primer3: http://primer3.sourceforge.net

Included are two scripts:

primer_designer.cgi:Installed on remote linux/unix webserver to provide access to thr primer3 and e-PCR binaries. Requires a server-side installation of Bio::PrimerDesigner

primer_designer: Script to demonstrate Bio::PrimerDesigner functions

Google Code project home page:

http://code.google.com/p/bio-primer-designer/

CPAN home page:

http://search.cpan.org/dist/Bio-PrimerDesigner/

If you have problems, please contact the author:

Sheldon McKay <mckays@cshl.edu>