How to install this software
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1. Unzip the '.zip' file downloaded from SourceForge.net
2. You will create a primer3-1.1.x folder in the location where the file was unzipped
3.
You may copy the files from the 'bin' directory of the primer3-1.1.x folder to a location of your choice. The exact same files are located within the 'src' folder so that the tests may be run (windows does not allow relative paths in shortcuts).
Running the tests
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You must install a perl distribution to run the windows tests.
We *strongly* recommend you install ActiveState perl (
http://www.activestate.com/products/activeperl/)
as this was used to test our primer3 builds, and it is known to work.
***The perl test script for windows has a different name, at the moment, than that for the
unix/linux versions. See below.***
1. Click on 'Start > Run...'
2. Type 'cmd' into the space provided
3. Hit enter (or select 'OK')
4. Navigate to the location of the tests:
A. if you put it in C:/Documents and Settings/YourName/primer3-1.1.x/test/,
you would type 'cd c:/Documents and Settings/YourName/primer3-1.1.x/test/'
B. you can also type 'cd ' (don't forget the space after cd)
and drag the primer3-1.1.x folder onto the command-line window from
windows explorer, this will fill in the location for you
5. On the command line, run 'perl p3test.pl --windows' in this directory
6. You should see [OK] for all of the tests.
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