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Acme-GuessNumber - Automatic number guessing game robot
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Many people have this experience: You sit before a gambling table.
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You keep placing the bet. You know the Goddess will finally smile at
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you. You just don't know when. You have only to wait. As the time
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goes by, the bets in your hand become fewer and fewer. You feel the
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time goes slower and slower. This lengthy waiting process become
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painfully long, like a train running straightforwardly into hell. You
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start feeling your whole life is a failure, as the jackpot never
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comes...
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Hey, why so painfully waiting? The Goddess always smile at you in the
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end, right? So, why not put this painfully waiting process to a
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computer program? Yes. This is the whole idea, the greatest
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invention in the century:: An automatic gambler! There is no secret.
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It is simple brute force. It endlessly runs toward the final prize.
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You can go for other business: sleep, eat, work. When you finally
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came back, you wins. With it, the hell of gambling is history!
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Remember, that the computer is never affected by emotion, luck,
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everything. It never gets anxious or depress. It simply, faithfully,
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determinedly runs the probability until the jackpot. As you know,
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the anxiety and depression is the enemy of the games, while a
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simple, faithful and determined mind is the only path to the jackpot.
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This makes computer a perfect candidate as a gambler than an ordinary
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human being.
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System Requirements
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-------------------
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1. Perl, version 5.8.0 or above. To be a winner of the game you have
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no option but Perl 5. You can run `perl -v` to see your current
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Perl version. If you don't have Perl, or if you have an older
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version of Perl, you can download and install/upgrade it from the
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[Perl website]. If you are using MS-Windows, you can download and
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install [ActiveState ActivePerl].
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2. Required Perl modules: None.
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3. Optional Perl modules: None.
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[Perl website]: https://www.perl.org
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[ActiveState ActivePerl]: https://www.activestate.com
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Download
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--------
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Acme::GuessNumber is hosted is on…
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* [Acme-GuessNumber on GitHub]
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* [Acme-GuessNumber on MetaCPAN]
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[Acme-GuessNumber on GitHub]: https://github.com/imacat/Acme-GuessNumber
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[Acme-GuessNumber on MetaCPAN]: https://metacpan.org/release/Acme-GuessNumber
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Install
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### Install with [ExtUtils::MakeMaker]
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Acme-GuessNumber uses standard Perl installation with
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ExtUtils::MakeMaker. Follow these steps:
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% perl Makefile.PL
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% make
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% make test
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% make install
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When running `make install`, make sure you have the privilege to write
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to the installation location. This usually requires the `root`
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privilege.
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If you are using ActivePerl under MS-Windows, you should use `nmake`
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instead of `make`. [nmake can be obtained from the Microsoft FTP site.]
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If you want to install into another location, you can set the
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`PREFIX`. For example, to install into your home when you are not
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`root`:
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% perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/jessica
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Refer to the documentation of ExtUtils::MakeMaker for more
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installation options (by running `perldoc ExtUtils::MakeMaker`).
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### Install with [Module::Build]
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You can install with Module::Build instead, if you prefer. Follow
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these steps:
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% perl Build.PL
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% ./Build
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% ./Build test
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% ./Build install
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When running `./Build install`, make sure you have the privilege to
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write to the installation location. This usually requires the `root`
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privilege.
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If you want to install into another location, you can set the
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`--prefix`. For example, to install into your home when you are not
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``root``:
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% perl Build.PL --prefix=/home/jessica
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Refer to the documentation of Module::Build for more
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installation options (by running `perldoc Module::Build`).
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### Install with the CPAN Shell
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You can install with the CPAN shell, if you prefer. CPAN shell
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takes care of ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module::Build for you:
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% cpan Acme::GuessNumber
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Make sure you have the privilege to write to the installation
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location. This usually requires the `root` privilege. Since CPAN
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shell 1.81 you can set `make_install_make_command` and
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`mbuild_install_build_command` in your CPAN configuration to switch
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to `root` just before install:
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% cpan
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cpan> o conf make_install_make_command "sudo make"
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cpan> o conf mbuild_install_build_command "sudo ./Build"
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cpan> install Acme::GuessNumber
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If you want to install into another location, you can set `makepl_arg`
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and `mbuild_arg` in your CPAN configuration. For example, to install
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into your home when you are not `root`:
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% cpan
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cpan> o conf makepl_arg "PREFIX=/home/jessica"
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cpan> o conf mbuild_arg "--prefix=/home/jessica"
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cpan> install Acme::GuessNumber
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Refer to the documentation of cpan for more CPAN shell commands
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(by running `perldoc cpan`).
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### Install with the CPANPLUS Shell
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You can install with the CPANPLUS shell, if you prefer. CPANPLUS
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shell takes care of ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module::Build for you:
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% cpanp -i Acme::GuessNumber
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Make sure you have the privilege to write to the installation
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location. This usually requires the `root` privilege.
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If you want to install into another location, you can set
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`makemakerflags` and `buildflags` in your CPANPLUS configuration.
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For example, to install into your home when you are not `root`:
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% cpanp
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CPAN Terminal> s conf makemakerflags "PREFIX=/home/jessica"
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CPAN Terminal> s conf buildflags "--prefix=/home/jessica"
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CPAN Terminal> install Acme::GuessNumber
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Refer to the documentation of `cpanp` for more CPANPLUS shell
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commands (by running `perldoc cpanp`).
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[ExtUtils::MakeMaker]: https://metacpan.org/release/ExtUtils-MakeMaker
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[nmake can be obtained from the Microsoft FTP site.]: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe
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[Module::Build]: https://metacpan.org/release/Module-Build
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Source
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------
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Source is now on Github. See
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https://github.com/imacat/Acme-GuessNumber.
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Bugs
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----
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No. This can't possibly be wrong. This is brute-force. It will try
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until it succeeds. Nothing can stop it from success. You always win!
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You will always win! The Goddess of fortune will always smile at you!
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News, Changes and Updates
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-------------------------
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Refer to the Changes for changes, bug fixes, updates, new functions,
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etc.
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To Do
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* Add the prizes for the game winners, of course.
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* Add the worldwide ranking for the top 10 winners through internet
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connection.
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Copyright
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---------
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Copyright (c) 2007-2021 imacat. All rights reserved. This program is free
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software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms
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as Perl itself.
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