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INSTALL.DOC How to install/upgrade GoldED
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First time, simple install:
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1. Edit GOLDED.CFG to match your setup. (Use the AREAFILE's!)
2. Run GOLDNODE.EXE if you want nodelist lookup.
3. Run GOLDED.EXE.
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First time, advanced (not for the fainthearted!):
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1. Unpack ADVANCED.ARJ & XLAT.ARJ. Rename ADVANCED.CFG to GOLDED.CFG.
2. Edit GOLDED.CFG and GOLDAREA.CFG to match your setup.
3. Run GOLDNODE.EXE if you want nodelist lookup.
4. Run GOLDED.EXE.
5. Repeat 2. through 4. until it works ;-)
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Upgrading, in general:
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Please keep a copy of your old version in a safe place, just in case.
You should always install the new version in a new directory, instead
of on top of the old setup.
Setup a fresh simple config first, and verify that everything works
okay. Then transfer your old configs to the new version, editing where
it may be nescessary.
Check if you have set the GOLDED environment variable, if you are
installing and testing the new version in a different directory.
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Upgrading from 2.40 to 2.41
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The GoldED 2.41 exe files should be drop-in-able. I say "should" only
because I haven't tried it myself. Read the manual addendum for a list
of the new/changed keywords you can use in the configuration files.
The GRAND101.ARJ (cookie compiler utility for registered users) is no
longer required for the cookie (template @random) feature. That
functionality is now built-in using the COOKIEFILE keyword.
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Upgrading from 2.30/2.31/2.31p to 2.40
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You are highly recommended to start over from scratch, using the new
example configuration files. While 2.40 is generally backward com-
patible to 2.30/2.31, there are *a lot* of new features and changes.
Most of the configuration files have been given more consistent names:
Rename: GOLDED.ARE to GOLDAREA.CFG (also in GOLDED.CFG if INCLUDE'd)
Rename: GOLDED.HLP to GOLDHELP.CFG
Rename: GOLDED.KEY to GOLDKEYS.CFG
Rename: GOLDED.LNG to GOLDLANG.CFG
Rename: GOLDED.RAN to GOLDRAND.CFG (but see note later !!!)
Rename: COLOR*.COL to GEDCOL*.CFG (also in GOLDED.CFG if INCLUDE'd)
Rename: MONO*.COL to GEDMON*.CFG (also in GOLDED.CFG if INCLUDE'd)
Delete: GOLDED.DAT, GOLDED.HLX, GOLDED.KBD, GOLDED.LNX, GOLDED.RLN,
GOLDED.RDX, *.ESX, *.CHX and GOLDLANG.EXE.
In this new naming scheme, all compiled config files have the
extension .GED. This makes it easy to identify which files can be
safely deleted.
NOTE: The Random System no longer accepts the old syntax. Please see
the example GOLDRAND.CFG and GOLDED.DOC for details on the new format.
Many configuration keywords have been renamed to more a consistent
naming scheme. The old keywords will still be supported for a couple
of versions more... GOLDED.DOC has a list of the old versus the new
names, as well as a complete reference of all valid keywords.
Some keywords are no longer supported. Just remove them from the
relevant .CFG when GoldED reports them.
The syntax of the CHARSET/ESCSET keywords have changed slightly: The
filename extensions stated in GOLDED.CFG should now be .CHS instead of
.CHX and .ESC instead of .ESX.
The @cookie template token is renamed to @random, and the default
filenames are now RANDOM.*. The cookie/random file compiler
(GOLDRAND.EXE) is not distributed in the archive, and this feature is
generally undocumented. GOLDRAND.EXE is distributed separately in the
archive GRAND101.ARJ (12k).
The external configuration compiler, GOLDLANG.EXE is now built-in.
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Upgrading from 2.20 and earlier:
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Backup your old version and start from scratch with the new one :-)
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