MV on win98 what a tangled web we weave

[greg strockbine <gstrock@dpc.com>]

******    message to minivend-users from greg strockbine <gstrock@dpc.com>     ******

Just an amusing anecdote....

I tried installing minivend on my win98
machine.  Ran setup.bat:
- told me I had the "Active" port of perl when I
  don't
- asked me if I had the DB perl module, I didn't.
  Attempted to fetch it, but failed.
- told me it couldn't find ppm.pl and bombed out.
  That's needed by the active port of perl.

So.... I decided I'd go get the DB module myself.

- installation instructions ask for the location of
  db.h .... hmmmmm ... don't have it.

- so went and got the Berkeley DB package.
  Huh? no binaries, have to compile it.  Ok, I've
  got gcc on my machine.
- but wait, its expecting Micro$oft c
- by this time it was mid night and I was stopped cold
  in my tracks, had to wait to go to work and get the
  Micro$oft C CD.

I know, someone is going to tell me I don't need that
DB thing.

Here's what's funny, I really intend to use MiniVend on
a unix box but thought I would get a head start by installing
it on my win98 machine, I'm used to just dropping in
binaries.


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