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                       Package "Date::Calc" Version 4.0
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This package is available for download either from my web site at

                  http://www.engelschall.com/u/sb/download/

or from any CPAN (= "Comprehensive Perl Archive Network") mirror server:

                  http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/STBEY/


The package consists of a C library (useful for C developers) which is the
core of a Perl (wrapper) module (for easy access to the library from Perl).

The C library is specifically designed so that it can be used stand-alone,
without Perl.


Legal issues:
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This package with all its parts is

Copyright (c) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 by Steffen Beyer.
All rights reserved.

This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, i.e., under the
terms of the "Artistic License" or the "GNU General Public License".

The C library at the core of this Perl module can additionally
be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the
"GNU Library General Public License".

Please refer to the files "Artistic.txt", "GNU_GPL.txt" and
"GNU_LGPL.txt" in this distribution for details!


Prerequisites:
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Perl version 5.000 or higher, and an ANSI C compiler (!)
                                     ^^^^^^


Installation:
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Please see the file "INSTALL.txt" in this distribution for instructions
on how to install this package.


Changes over previous versions:
-------------------------------

Please refer to the file "CHANGES.txt" in this distribution for a detailed
version history and instructions on how to upgrade existing applications.


What does it do:
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Important note to C developers:
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Note again that the C library at the core of this module can also be
used stand-alone (i.e., it contains no inter-dependencies whatsoever
with Perl).

The library itself consists of three files: "DateCalc.c", "DateCalc.h"
and "ToolBox.h".

Just compile "DateCalc.c" (which automatically includes "ToolBox.h")
and link the resulting output file "DateCalc.o" with your application,
which in turn should include "ToolBox.h" and "DateCalc.h" (in this order).


Example applications:
---------------------

Please refer to the file "EXAMPLES.txt" in this distribution for details
about the example applications in the "examples" subdirectory.


Tools:
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Please refer to the file "TOOLS.txt" in this distribution for details
about the various tools to be found in the "tools" subdirectory.


Credits:
--------

Please refer to the file "CREDITS.txt" in this distribution for a list
of contributors.


Author's note:
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If you have any questions, suggestions or need any assistance, please
let me know!

I would in fact be glad to receive any kind of feedback from you!

I hope you will find this module beneficial.

Yours,
--
  Steffen Beyer <sb@engelschall.com> http://www.engelschall.com/u/sb/
       "There is enough for the need of everyone in this world,
         but not for the greed of everyone." - Mahatma Gandhi
