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The following steps are required to get Merlin up and running:

0) Change current directory to the new Merlin directory.

1) Run './merlin-config'.

2) Run 'make' in the same directory.

3) Run './merlin' to execute. You must be in the Merlin directory
   (defined by $http_data in config.ph) to successfully run Merlin.

4) Go to the About Merlin link for more information on installing
   packages.



Installation Notes
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Perl
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Make sure you have Perl 5.001, patch m!! Without the patches, Merlin
will not work correctly. You can find the completely patched version
of Perl at:

    http://www.metronet.com/perlinfo/source/perl5.001m.tar.gz

Firewalls
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Problems have been experienced with running Netscape behind a
firewall, using a SOCKS proxy, on Solaris machines. The problem stems
from accessing HTTP servers (including Merlin) that reside -within-
the firewall.  Removing your SOCKS entry will end the problem, but, of
course, you will not be able to access the outside world.
