# MiniVend V3.15 # # Copyright 1996-1999 by Michael J. Heins # M I S C E L L A N E O U S O S N O T E S Operating Recommended System DBM Tested on Notes -------- ------------------------- ----------------------- Linux GDBM 2.0.x & up This is what MiniVend is developed on -- all features should work normally provided you have a good Perl. The best thing to do is install Perl 5.005 *without removing any RPM packages*. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR REDHAT 5.0: If MiniVend fails "make test" this usually means that the POSIX library is broken on the distributed Perl. You should update Perl. And RedHat 5.1 and earlier have *gaping* security holes, so you should update your operating system. Windows 9x DB_File ????? MiniVend may not stand up well for high-use catalogs. Some features cannot be used because of foreground operation; for instance modifying $Safe{config}. Windows NT DB_File ????? Some features of MiniVend will not work, mostly in support scripts. MiniVend will run as a service. Some features cannot be used because of foreground operation; for instance modifying $Safe{config}. FreeBSD DB_File all Many users run MiniVend on this OS. You need Perl 5.004, which not all BSD distributions provide (some have Perl 4 as the default Perl!). BSDI DB_File all Many users run MiniVend on this OS. You need Perl 5.004, which not all BSD distributions provide (some have Perl 4 as the default Perl!). Solaris 2 GDBM 2.x Many users run MiniVend on this OS, no known problems. Problems with installation are usually due to poor or missing development tools. SunOS 4.1.x DB_File 4.1.x Has been known to run on this OS, no known problems. DEC/OSF, aka GDBM 3.0 Some users run MiniVend on Digital UNIX this OS, no known problems. IRIX GDBM 5.3,6.2 Server may be difficult to stop for re-configuration, setting HouseKeeping value to 10 or less is recommended. Some reports of "zombie" processes probably due to signal handler problems. HP/UX - 10.1 A few users, may be some trouble with vlink/tlink compilation. SCO - 3.2 Should work fine as of MV3.05 AIX - 4.1 Reported to work with little difficulty UNIXware - 2.1 Should work fine as of MV3.05