Acme-GuessNumber/README.md

Acme-GuessNumber - Automatic number guessing game robot

Many people have this experience: You sit before a gambling table. You keep placing the bet. You know the Goddess will finally smile at you. You just don't know when. You have only to wait. As the time goes by, the bets in your hand become fewer and fewer. You feel the time goes slower and slower. This lengthy waiting process become painfully long, like a train running straightforwardly into hell. You start feeling your whole life is a failure, as the jackpot never comes...

Hey, why so painfully waiting? The Goddess always smile at you in the end, right? So, why not put this painfully waiting process to a computer program? Yes. This is the whole idea, the greatest invention in the century:: An automatic gambler! There is no secret. It is simple brute force. It endlessly runs toward the final prize. You can go for other business: sleep, eat, work. When you finally came back, you wins. With it, the hell of gambling is history!

Remember, that the computer is never affected by emotion, luck, everything. It never gets anxious or depress. It simply, faithfully, determinedly runs the probability until the jackpot. As you know, the anxiety and depression is the enemy of the games, while a simple, faithful and determined mind is the only path to the jackpot. This makes computer a perfect candidate as a gambler than an ordinary human being.

System Requirements

1. Perl, version 5.8.0 or above. To be a winner of the game you have no option but Perl 5. You can run perl -v to see your current Perl version. If you don't have Perl, or if you have an older version of Perl, you can download and install/upgrade it from the Perl website. If you are using MS-Windows, you can download and install ActiveState ActivePerl.

2. Required Perl modules: None.

3. Optional Perl modules: None.

Download

Acme::GuessNumber is hosted is on…

• Acme-GuessNumber on GitHub

• Acme-GuessNumber on MetaCPAN

Install

Install with ExtUtils::MakeMaker

Acme-GuessNumber uses standard Perl installation with ExtUtils::MakeMaker. Follow these steps:

% perl Makefile.PL
% make
% make test
% make install

When running make install, make sure you have the privilege to write to the installation location. This usually requires the root privilege.

If you are using ActivePerl under MS-Windows, you should use nmake instead of make. nmake can be obtained from the Microsoft FTP site.

If you want to install into another location, you can set the PREFIX. For example, to install into your home when you are not root:

% perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/jessica

Refer to the documentation of ExtUtils::MakeMaker for more installation options (by running perldoc ExtUtils::MakeMaker).

Install with Module::Build

You can install with Module::Build instead, if you prefer. Follow these steps:

% perl Build.PL
% ./Build
% ./Build test
% ./Build install

When running ./Build install, make sure you have the privilege to write to the installation location. This usually requires the root privilege.

If you want to install into another location, you can set the --prefix. For example, to install into your home when you are not root:

% perl Build.PL --prefix=/home/jessica

Refer to the documentation of Module::Build for more installation options (by running perldoc Module::Build).

Install with the CPAN Shell

You can install with the CPAN shell, if you prefer. CPAN shell takes care of ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module::Build for you:

% cpan Acme::GuessNumber

Make sure you have the privilege to write to the installation location. This usually requires the root privilege. Since CPAN shell 1.81 you can set make_install_make_command and mbuild_install_build_command in your CPAN configuration to switch to root just before install:

% cpan
cpan> o conf make_install_make_command "sudo make"
cpan> o conf mbuild_install_build_command "sudo ./Build"
cpan> install Acme::GuessNumber

If you want to install into another location, you can set makepl_arg and mbuild_arg in your CPAN configuration. For example, to install into your home when you are not root:

% cpan
cpan> o conf makepl_arg "PREFIX=/home/jessica"
cpan> o conf mbuild_arg "--prefix=/home/jessica"
cpan> install Acme::GuessNumber

Refer to the documentation of cpan for more CPAN shell commands (by running perldoc cpan).

Install with the CPANPLUS Shell

You can install with the CPANPLUS shell, if you prefer. CPANPLUS shell takes care of ExtUtils::MakeMaker and Module::Build for you:

% cpanp -i Acme::GuessNumber

Make sure you have the privilege to write to the installation location. This usually requires the root privilege.

If you want to install into another location, you can set makemakerflags and buildflags in your CPANPLUS configuration. For example, to install into your home when you are not root:

% cpanp
CPAN Terminal> s conf makemakerflags "PREFIX=/home/jessica"
CPAN Terminal> s conf buildflags "--prefix=/home/jessica"
CPAN Terminal> install Acme::GuessNumber

Refer to the documentation of cpanp for more CPANPLUS shell commands (by running perldoc cpanp).

Source

Source is now on Github. See https://github.com/imacat/Acme-GuessNumber.

Bugs

No. This can't possibly be wrong. This is brute-force. It will try until it succeeds. Nothing can stop it from success. You always win! You will always win! The Goddess of fortune will always smile at you!

News, Changes and Updates

Refer to the Changes for changes, bug fixes, updates, new functions, etc.

To Do

• Add the prizes for the game winners, of course.

• Add the worldwide ranking for the top 10 winners through internet connection.

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2007-2021 imacat. All rights reserved. This program is free
software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms
as Perl itself.