The MacLayers application requires no special folders and can reside on any volume accessible by the Macintosh. It is recommended that System 7 users install the MacLayers keyboard layout file into their System to obtain proper keyboard control. (Do this by dragging the MacLayers Keyboard layout file onto the top of the System file in the System folder, or double-click the System file and move it into the System file window.)
The UNIX host component of MacLayers (hereafter referred to as layers) should be built using the supplied makefile and can reside in either system-wide available directories or user private directories.
To install, uncompress (if necessary) the UNIX side archive and edit any mail headers that may have been prepended. Then, extract the UNIX side with the command:
% sh layers130.shar
A new directory 1.30 will be created containing the v1.30 distribution of the MacLayers UNIX side. Change to this directory and issue the command:
% make
and you will be presented with a list of supported platforms with instructions for compiling on each. For example, to compile the UNIX side under Apple A/UX, the instructions tell you to run the command:
% make aux
Issuing the proper make command for your host will create four executables:
layers
layertitle
layersize
macbput
Although it is possible to install and use layers with little or no knowledge of UNIX, you should seek a local UNIX expert (such as your system administrator) if you do run into problems.
Note: The layers utility does not have to run setuid but doing so avoids potential security holes and logon problems. See the makefile for installation details. The easiest approach is to build using the makefile and then manually move the executables to some directory in your path (as described above).
