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README.1ST Copyright (c) 1999 Excelsior. All Rights Reserved.
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Native XDS-x86 OS/2* Edition
XDS-C OS/2 Edition
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v2.40
Installation Notes
This file contains information you need to install XDS products
on systems running IBM Operating System/2, and additional
information not included in the product documentation.
This README file is divided into the following categories:
- Before You Install XDS
- Software Requirements
- Hardware Requirements
- Getting Help
- Installing XDS
- Installing Over Versions Prior to 2.21
- If You Have Another XDS Product Installed
- Floppy Disk Installation
- Archive Installation
- Adding And Removing Components
- Late-Breaking News
- Trademarks
Before You Install XDS
----------------------
Hardware Requirements
CPU: 80386 minimum, 80486 or higher recommended
Display: VGA minimum, SVGA recommended for XDS Environment
RAM: 12MB minimum, 16MB or more recommended
DASD: In case of full installation:
Native XDS-x86 - 11.4MB
XDS-C - 6.9MB
Both - 15.2MB
Software Requirements
Operating System: IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3 or OS/2 Warp Version 4
For Native XDS-x86, no additional software is required. For XDS-C,
an ANSI-compliant C compiler should be installed. XDS-C supports
the following compilers out-of-the-box:
IBM C Set++*
IBM Visual Age C++*
Watcom C/C++
Manual setup would be required if another C compiler is used.
Getting Help
------------
The documentation is shipped in Postscript format on a separate
diskette or, in case of on-line distribution, in a zip file.
Printed manuals are available from some distributors at extra cost.
Select the "Documentation" component during install to have the
on-line manuals installed. They will be available from the
"XDS Information" subfolder.
Installing XDS
--------------
Installing Over Versions Prior to 2.21
XDS-C for OS/2, versions prior to 2.21, did not have an install
program; Native XDS-x86 v2.21 was also released without one first.
If you have such a product, you have to either delete it manually
or install a new product to a different directory. In either case,
ensure that new product's directories precede or replace old ones
in PATH and BOOKSHELF environment variables and that XDSDIR points
to a new product's installation directory.
NOTE: if you have XDS Environment installed, you may wish to keep
your profile.
If You Have Another XDS Product Installed
IMPORTANT: If you already have one or more XDS products installed,
read the following notes carefully.
1. Since XDS products share a number of files, they have to be
installed in the same directory. So you will not be allowed
to set installation directory. If you do not have enough disk
space, you have to delete all XDS products and install them
on a different drive.
2. Names of all files copied to your hard disk during installation
are initially FAT-compatible. There is a script which you might
use to expand names of files corresponding to library modules
to match module names (only in case of installation onto a file
system which supports long file names, e.g. HPFS). To operate
properly, the installation program SHRINKS FILE NAMES BACK
to 8.3 convention BEFORE INSTALLING a new XDS product, so you
may need to re-run that script after installation.
Floppy Disk Installation
To install an XDS product from floppy disks, insert the disk labeled
as first into your floppy drive and type
A:
INSTALL
at the OS/2 command prompt, then follow the on-line instructions.
Archive Installation
To install an electronically shipped product, create a temporary
directory on your hard drive and unpack the downloaded archive
into it, then type
INSTALL
at the OS/2 command prompt and follow the on-line instructions.
You may also create installation floppies if you are short in disk
space, or to make a backup, by running the MKDISKS.CMD script.
Adding And Removing Components
Each XDS product consists of several components. During install,
you are prompted to select the required components. You may add
or remove components any time later by launching the INSTALL
program as described above and following the on-line instructions.
Remove all components to remove the entire product.
Late-Breaking News
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XDS Environment, optionally included in Native XDS-x86 2.31 and
XDS-C 2.31 packages, is at 2.21 level. The new IDE is currently
in beta and will be available for 2.31 users at no extra cost.
Service and Technical Support
-----------------------------
Electronic support is provided for XDS products. To ask a technical
question or report a suspected product defect, send an e-mail
message to support@xds.ru, or fill in an on-line form available
on XDS Web pages at http://www.xds.ru/xds/.
A distributor may provide additional support, of which you should
have been informed when you purchased your XDS product.
Trademarks
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The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) in this
READ.ME file, are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the
United States or other countries:
o IBM
o OS/2
o C Set++
o Visual Age C++