Installation Instructions for UmodPack
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UmodPack requires/makes use of:
* Perl 5 (required)
* Tie::IxHash (required, for .ini file access)
* Archive::Zip and Compress::Zlib (required, for zip file support)
* Perl/Tk (optional, for the GUI)
See below for installation instructions.

Currently we are using Perl 5.6.0 and Perl/Tk 800.020.  Older versions
may or may not work.

UNIX
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Type "perl -v" to find out the version of Perl on your system (if any).
If it says version 5.005 or above you're set;  move on to the next
paragraph.  On the other hand if the "perl" command is not available, or
if the version is too old, then you need to fetch and install this:
http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/src/5.0/perl-5.6.0.tar.gz

To install Perl/Tk first use "perl -MCPAN -e shell" to get into the CPAN
shell;  and then enter "install Tie::IxHash", "install Data::Dumper",
"install Compress::Zlib", "install Archive::Zip" and then "install Tk".

To install UmodPack change to the directory in which the distribution
files are unpacked.  Type "perl Makefile.PL" and then "make install".

Windows
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First install Perl for Win32 platforms.  The current version should be
available at: 
http://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl/download.htm 

To install Perl/Tk enter "ppm" in a command Window.  Upon entering the
Perl Package Manager shell, enter "install Tk".  The relevant software
will be automatically installed.

A "make" program is needed to install the CPAN Perl modules.  We have
tested that Microsoft nmake will work with the Makefile generated by
the ActiveState version of Perl.  Unfortunately GNU make will not.

To install UmodPack change to the directory in which the distribution
files are unpacked.  Type "perl Makefile.PL" and then "nmake install".
