[mh] Installation Problem

[Gary S. <mhn...@dg...>]

Hi all,

I've been using mh for years, and I haven't updated in quite a while 
(actually, since version 2.98 in 2005). It's been working perfectly for 
my purposes, so I saw no reason to fix what isn't broke.

I use Windows XP for the server, and switching to linux isn't an option 
on this box because an APRS program I use requires MS MapPoint for display.

I'm trying to update to a faster computer, which means I need to 
reinstall everything. (I may update to the latest MH at the same time, 
or I may stay with the old reliable 2.98).

In order to get it up quicker, I copied my MH and MH_Private directories 
to the new XP box. I also installed ActiveState Perl ver 5.8.8. The old 
install used 5.8.4.

I installed the required perl packages per the original documentation, 
but ran into a snag with DB_File. It's not available on the default 
repository, or on the repository at uwinnepeg.ca. I googled it, but 
couldn't seem to find it anywhere.

I thought that maybe my install instructions were out of date, so I went 
to the WiKi and looked at the directions there. The Windows installation 
instructions are still the same. They say the post-install script may 
not work - to download the libdb.dll from misterhouse.net and copy it to 
the perl\site\lib\auto directory, which I did. That doesn't work either, 
I suppose because the DB_File package wasn't found in the first place.

The error I get when I attempt to run MH is that it can't find 
DB_File.pm. Then compilation fails in Begin, line 2.

Anyone have any idea where to find DB_File, or a work-around?

Gary Sanders