$Id: README,v 1.2 2002/07/05 00:47:53 eric Exp $

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Abstract
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POE::Component::DirWatch watches a directory for files. It creates
a separate session which posts events to a specified session and
state when it find files in the directory.

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Requirements
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This module requires POE.

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Basic Installation
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POE::Component::DirWatch may be installed through the CPAN shell in the
usual manner:

  # perl -MCPAN -e 'install POE::Component::DirWatch'

You can also read this README from the CPAN shell:

  # perl -MCPAN -e shell
  cpan> readme POE::Component::DirWatch

And you can install the component from the CPAN prompt as well:

  cpan> install POE::Component::DirWatch

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Manual Installation
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POE::Component::DirWatch can also be installed manually.  The latest CPAN
version can be found at
<http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-authors/id/C/CH/CHOLET/> or in a
similarly named directory at your favorite CPAN mirror.

Downloading and unpacking the distribution are left as exercises for
the reader.  To build and test it:

  perl Makefile.PL
  make test

When you're ready to install the component:

  make install

It should now be ready to use.

On Win32 systems, replace "make" in the above commands with "nmake".
The nmake utility can be downloaded from
C<http://download.microsoft.com/download/vc15/Patch/1.52/W95/EN-US/Nmake15.exe>