For this algebra, installation of library libxml2 is necessary. 1. For example, on Ubuntu 10.04: sudo apt-get install libxml2 sudo apt-get install libxml2-dev Activation of algebra: 2. In makefile.algebras, use the lines ALGEBRA_DIRS += OSM ALGEBRAS += OsmAlgebra ALGEBRA_DEPS += xml2 ALGEBRA_INCLUDE_DIRS += /usr/include/libxml2 # on max os X the framework CoreServices must be added # uncomment the next line if you use mac os #ALGEBRA_LINK_FLAGS += -framework CoreServices 3. Check that $LD_LIBRARY_PATH contains the directory where installation has put the file libxml2.a. On Ubuntu, it is /usr/lib. If it is missing, add the following line to your .secondorc (or .bashrc) file: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH