IMPORTANT:
What you'll be left with once you've followed these instructions -is (hopefully) a working DX Spider v1.47 system that is capable +is (hopefully) a working DX Spider v1.50 system that is capable of accepting or originating "internet" connections, plus inbound -AX.25 and TCP/IP radio connections. If the absence of outbound -radio connections is a serious limitation for you, it would be -better for you to wait a couple more weeks until this support has -been added. +and outbound AX.25 and TCP/IP radio connections.
On the other hand, you may have an enquiring mind, or better yet, may be looking for a useful way of connecting your current (perhaps) AK1A cluster "to the internet" via some networking @@ -82,13 +79,18 @@ and I have zero intention of trying to make them say otherwise.
Install your chosen Perl environment. Unless you have a very good reason for not doing so, I strongly suggest that you use ActivePerl v5.6. For my testing & development, I used build 623. -You can get this from:- -http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/Download.html
You will need to choose either the MSI or the AS package. My -recommendation is that you choose the MSI package and deal with -the consequences if your system isn't equipped with support for -the latest MS Installer; you'll be better off in the long run. -The build 623 download is 7,460 KB, so now is a really good time -to have some tea if you're on a slow dial-up connection. +(A recent installation used the newer ActivePerl v5.6.1, build +633 without any noticable difficulty.) You can get this from: +http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/Download.html
The link takes you to an initial page of System Requirements and +Software Prerequisites. If you do not have it already installed, +you can download and install the Windows Installer 2.0 for a Win98 +installation. Be forewarned, you will have to reboot your PC at the +completion of the installer's installation. +
If you already have the installer on your PC, simply click on the +Next arrow at the bottom of the page. Two clicks will finally get +you to the actual download page. The MSI version of Build 633 is +now 8.6MB in size, so make that a big cup of tea or coffee if you're +on a slow dial-up connection.
During installation, please ensure that you do choose the options to "Add Perl to the PATH environment variable" and "Create Perl file extension association"; it will make your life so much @@ -126,12 +128,15 @@ Time-HiRes.zip DB_File.zip -
Make yourself a convenient directory to unpack all of these zip -files into (I put mine in "D:\ppm>") and do the following (the -bits you type in are blue ). Note that where these files land -will be directly related to where you chose to install your -ActivePerl (mine, as you can probably guess from what follows, -went into "D:\Perl"):- +
If this is a new installation, now would also be a good time to +install a copy of WinZip on your PC. Make yourself a convenient +directory to unpack all of these zip files into (I put mine in +"D:\ppm>" but "C:\ppm" works just as well.) and do the following +(the bits you type in are blue ). You can upzip all of the files into +the same directory. When prompted, simply overwrite the Readme file +from each zip package. Note that where these files land will be +directly related to where you chose to install your ActivePerl +(mine, as you can probably guess from what follows, went into "D:\Perl"):-
@@ -169,10 +174,10 @@ do it that way because it suits me.
Get the current version of the DX Spider distribution. This needs
-to be v1.47 or later. You've got two ways (currently) of getting
+to be v1.50 or later. You've got two ways (currently) of getting
this; either get a CVS update from sourceforge (if you don't know
what this is, then it isn't for you) or get the latest "official"
-release from:-
+release from:
http://www.dxcluster.org/download/index.html
or if you want the lastest snapshot of CVS version (which is produced
every night):-
@@ -183,19 +188,25 @@ unstable. Generally, there will be a note on the website if this is
the case.
The only difference between "CVSlatest.tgz" and the latest
-"official" release version is that it is more up to date. Don't confuse
-this TGZ file with "Downloading from Sourceforge with CVS" - they are two
-quite different things.
-
-
If you went down the CVS route (ie installed wincvs and downloaded from
-sourceforge), then everything will be nicely
-set out on your local disk. If you got the TGZ file, unpack it to
-somewhere convenient. The following examples assume that you put
-it on drive "C:\", for convenience.
-
-
You will need
-winzip to
-manipulate the TGZ files (they are bit like ZIP files) if you are not using CVS.
+"official" release version is that it is more up to date. Do not confuse
+the "CVSlatest.tgz" file with "Downloading from Sourceforge with CVS" - they
+are two quite different things. "Downloading from Sourceforge with CVS" is
+explained in a section within the Admin manual.
+
+
If you go down the CVS route (ie installing WinCVS as explained in the Admin
+manual and downloaded from sourceforge), then everything will be nicely
+installed on your local disk. If you got the CVSlatest.tgz file, unzip
+(
+winzip) it to "C:\".
+This is an important point since paths are included within the .tgz
+file. Make sure you unzip to the root directory of whichever drive you use...
+"C:\" or "D:\" or .., not "C:\spider." If you double click on CVSlatest.tgz,
+WinZip should open with a dialogue box that says the Archive contains a single
+file (CVSlatest.tar) and asks whether WinZip should decompress it to a
+temporary fold and then open it. Say "Yes" and then you will get the typical
+Classical WinZip listing of files ready for extraction. Remember, extract
+them to your desired root directory ("C:\" or "D:\" or ...). The following
+examples assume that you put it on drive "C:\", for convenience.
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