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As a prototypical "newbie" user attempting to install the toaster

(here I refer to newbie, as someone installing the software for the first time)

Here are a few DUH's that need to be addressed:

1)  indicate who should execute command (root/sudo or user)
2) indicate where you should be ($CPWD) (current working directory)
3) good places to pause,

Thanks in advance...
Markb

OH YES.. VERY BIG one...

SUGGEST to users if they want to capture whatthe script is doing they run
a "script /path-to/output file.name " before running the command
for example before step 1a
script toast1a
then run the make  and other stuff
exit


This saves all keystrokes, and you can review at your leisure

1) Execute the entire toaster setup as root.

2) Start in whatever directory you use for building software-- /usr/local/src or whatever-- when you fetch and build MATT::Bundle and Mail::Toaster.  After that the working directory doesn't matter because toaster_setup.pl will be in /usr/local/sbin and will place everything else where it needs to be.

davidcl

1) Execute the entire toaster setup as root.

Thanks DavidCL.

I was not thinking that.  It isn't really clear, or apparent..(and I've been teaching my KIDS about why it's important to RTFM (that REALLY DOES mean, read the "fine" manual), [right ]
(amazingly enough my 10yr old got a new gba game, and actually DID RTFM when he didnt know how to move something...really amazing....)