____          _  _      _  _         _  ____   _
    | __ )  _   _ (_)| |  __| |( ) _ __  ( )|  _ \ | |  __ _  _   _
    |  _ \ | | | || || | / _` ||/ | '_ \ |/ | |_) || | / _` || | | |
    | |_) || |_| || || || (_| |   | | | |   |  __/ | || (_| || |_| |
    |____/  \__,_||_||_| \__,_|   |_| |_|   |_|    |_| \__,_| \__, |
                                                              |___/


      "Build'n'Play" is a batch tool for administrators who have to
      install the same software packages on various Unix platforms
      over and over again.

      The most important feature of "Build'n'Play" is its capability
      to automatically resume the installation process at the exact
      position where it was interrupted after an error occurred.

      Note that when installing for the first time, the installation
      scripts included here will need to be adjusted for the operating
      system in question at several places; therefore do not expect
      the installation to complete without any interruptions the first
      time around.


Installation:
=============

!!! UNDER CONSTRUCTION !!!

See the file "INSTALL.de" instead in the meantime if you have a reading
understanding of German, or refer to the file "build.pod" (especially to
the section "DIAGNOSTICS", which gives a lot of (hopefully) helpful hints).

See also the file "restart" in the subdirectory "misc" in this distribution
for examples of how to use this tool.


Authors:
========

Ralf S. Engelschall - original idea and first private versions

rse@engelschall.com
www.engelschall.com

Steffen Beyer       - complete rewrite and documentation
                      (first public version)

sb@fluomedia.org
sb.fluomedia.org/download/


Copyright:
==========

Copyright (c) 1996 - 1998 by Ralf S. Engelschall.
All rights reserved.

Copyright (c) 1998 by Steffen Beyer.
All rights reserved.


License:
========

"Build'n'Play" is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms and conditions as Perl, i.e., under either (at your
option) the "Artistic License" or the "GNU General Public License".

Please see the files "Artistic.txt" and "GNU_GPL.txt" in this distribution
for details!


Disclaimer:
===========

"Build'n'Play" is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

See the "GNU General Public License" for more details.


Miscellaneous:
==============

Should you find bugs in "Build'n'Play" or need assistance, please contact
Steffen Beyer <sb@fluomedia.org>.

Thank you very much!