---
name: "Alien::Libxml2"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-alien-libxml2"
version: "0.20-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Alien::Libxml2"
---

# Alien::Libxml2(3pm)

Install the C libxml2 library on your system

## NAME

Alien::Libxml2 - Install the C libxml2 library on your system

## VERSION

version 0.20

## SYNOPSIS

In your Makefile.PL:

```
 use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
 use Alien::Base::Wrapper ();
 WriteMakefile(
   Alien::Base::Wrapper->new('Alien::Libxml2')->mm_args2(
     # MakeMaker args
     NAME => 'My::XS',
     ...
   ),
 );
```

In your Build.PL:

```
 use Module::Build;
 use Alien::Base::Wrapper qw( Alien::Libxml2 !export );
 my $builder = Module::Build->new(
   ...
   configure_requires => {
     'Alien::Libxml2' => '0',
     ...
   },
   Alien::Base::Wrapper->mb_args,
   ...
 );
 $build->create_build_script;
```

In your FFI::Platypus script or module:

```
 use FFI::Platypus;
 use Alien::Libxml2;
 my $ffi = FFI::Platypus->new(
   lib => [ Alien::Libxml2->dynamic_libs ],
 );
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module provides `"libxml2"` for other modules to use.

## CAVEATS

There was an older existing Alien::LibXML, but it uses the older Alien::Build::ModuleBuild and the author prefers this version which is based on the more robust alienfile system.

`"libxml2"` has some optional prereqs, including `"zlib"` and `"iconv"`. For a `"share"` install you will want to make sure that these are installed prior to installing Alien::Libxml2 if you want to make use of features relying on them.

For a system install, you want to make sure the development packages for `"libxml2"`, `"zlib"` and `"iconv"` are installed if `"libxml2"` has been configured to use them, otherwise XML::LibXML will not install as expected.  If the tests for this module fail with a missing `"iconv.h"` or `"zlib.h"`, then this is likely the reason.

## SEE ALSO

- Alien::LibXML

  Older Alien for the same library.

- XML::LibXML

  Perl interface to `"libxml2"`, which uses this Alien

## AUTHOR

Author: Graham Ollis \<plicease@cpan.org\>

Contributors:

Shlomi Fish (shlomif)

Shawn Laffan (SLAFFAN)

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2013-2024 by Graham Ollis.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.