
This collection of programs and libraries, make up the BananaHead
Point of Sale, or BananaPOS.

If you feel something important is missing, please add it and don't forget
to send me your patch so I can include it in future revisions. You might as
well ask me whether the feature is planned in the near future, or send me a
box of chocolates, or flowers, or both, or neither.

-------------------------- REQUIREMENTS -----------------------------

At a minimum:

required packages
server
- MySql

optional packages
- Sleepycat Berkley db extensions (if using MySql with transactions)
- libmcve (if using credit card validation)

gtk pos client
- Gtk+
- Gtk--

ncurses pos client

to run things
- NFS
- DHCP
- TFTP


to compile the package
- gcc 2.96 or up

to compile your programs
- gtk+ (1.2.x recommended) (http://www.gtk.org/)
- gtk-- (1.2.x recommended) (http://gtkmm.sourceforge.net/)
- GNU autoconf (http://www.fsf.org/)
- GNU automake (http://www.fsf.org/)
- please make sure that you have the development packages of the needed
  libraries installed, too. (Those containing the .h files)


---------------------------- USAGE --------------------------------------

simply compile by invoking 
	./configure
	make
	su
	make install


	
----------------- HOW TO GET IT --------------------------------------

A rather personal question.

------------------------- CONTACT ADDRESSES ----------------------------
	
Enjoy
    Bob B. Frankly frankly@bananahead.com

Feedback and Thanks are always welcome.

