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- This is a short file describing the installation of VLT.
- There are some changes from version 5.517. They are indicated by
- "change bars".
-
- Other files you will need and ones you may want
- -----------------------------------------------
-
- VLT uses certain other files that are not distributed with
- VLT. Some of these you *must* have, others are just nice.
-
- 1. VLT uses arp.library under AmigaDOS 1.3 *and* 2.04, so you must
- have this file in libs: (but just arp.library, not the rest of
- the files that usually come with ARP). Version 39.1 is required
- (commonly known as ARP 1.3). Under 2.04, VLT uses ARP considerably
- less, but can't do without it.
-
- 2. Under AmigaDOS 1.3, you must install ConMan if you want to use
- the chat window (console). The current ConMan version is 1.3e.
- Under 2.04 you can use the console handler that comes with the
- system. If you have WShell 2.0, you don't need ConMan, see the
- WShell docs. If you want to use the VLT-ConsoleMenus file in s/,
- | you must have WShell 2.0. Note also, that the console menus only
- | work under AmigaDOS 2.04. None of this is absolutely required, but
- the console window might not open, or not open in the right place.
-
- 3. If you intend to play with FifoBBS.rexx and similar Fifo: based
- utilities, you must install the Fifo: handler by Matt Dillon.
- Not needed for normal operation.
-
- 4. VLT will complain if it cannot find the external file transfer
- protocol library (XPR) that is currently selected. While it seems
- that XMODEM and Kermit are built in, they really are not. Despite
- the complaint, VLT will run fine anyway (but can't transfer files).
- It would be good to acquire the freely distributable XPR libraries
- of your choice. Currently, there exist ones for XMODEM, Kermit,
- ZMODEM, Jmodem, CompuServer Quick-B, and YMODEM. An ASCII XPR
- is included (xprascii.library).
-
- | 5. Some of the ARexx programs that come with VLT *require* that you
- | have rexxarplib.library version *3.0*. Earlier versions of
- | rexxarplib.library will not work correctly. Rexxarplib.library
- | is available on BIX and on the anonymous FTP site
- | unixhub.slac.stanford.edu, as well as various online services
- | and BBS's.
-
- 6. There are lots of nice VLT scripts that you may be interested in,
- written by others. Some implement phone books (see however also
- the one included with this distribution), others, automated
- up/download facilities for on-line services.
-
-
- Installation: First time users (but upgraders, read anyway!)
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- If this is the first time you have downloaded VLT, then the
- installation is very simple.
-
- 1. You have already extracted all files from this archive. You should
- have done this using the command:
-
- lha -x -a x vlt5p517.lha
-
- If you did not do it that way, please start over. It is important
- to create all subdirectories, and also the -a part is necessary.
-
- 2. Now that you have extracted all files, you should see, from the
- Workbench, a drawer called VLT. Drag this drawer to the place where
- you want VLT to live.
-
- If you want to install VLT on a floppy, consult the manual (see
- vlt/docs/VLT.manual). You will have to delete a lot of files on a
- Workbench floppy to make room for VLT.
-
- 3. If you are running AmigaDOS 2.04, you are now essentially done. (See
- however the section on other files VLT needs). If you want to make VLT
- resident, see also point 4.
-
- When you open the VLT drawer, you will see the VLT icon, and also a VLT
- script icon. Double click on VLT to start it, or double click on the
- VLT script icon to see how that goes.
-
- Note, that most files that come with this archive do not have icons.
- If you select "show all files" you can browse around and see what else
- there is. Of special interest is the docs drawer, which has a largish
- doc file in it detailing the changes from the last version. This file
- assumes that you have the manual for the previous version of VLT,
- which can be obtained free of charge from SLAC. See the file VLT.Manual
- in the same directory. Each subdirectory has a brief readme file
- explaining what all the files in that subdirectory are for.
-
- 4. If you are still running AmigaDOS 1.3, or if you intend to make VLT
- resident, then you must assign vlt: to the directory that contains VLT.
- I.e., if you copied the VLT drawer to your work: partition, then you
- must assign VLT: to work:VLT. Add the line:
-
- assign VLT: work:VLT
-
- to your startup sequence.
-
- 5. If you run from a shell a lot, you probably want to add a path to the
- directory that VLT lives in. This goes for 1.3 as well as 2.04. Add
- the line:
-
- path add work:VLT
-
- to your startup sequence, if that's where VLT's executable is.
-
- 6. To tide you over the time you are waiting for the manual, there is an
- ARexx program called MenuHelp.vlt. Execute it using the ARexx Macro...
- menu item in the "Scripts" menu. Follow the instructions to get brief
- help on all menu items of the main screen.
-
-
- Upgrades to older versions of VLT
- ---------------------------------
-
- If you're upgrading from an older version of VLT you have
- to make a decision first. You can either install VLT in a directory
- somewhere, with all the files it needs, or you can install VLT like
- you installed the previous versions. If you want to take the easy way
- out, just install it the way you installed it previously (i.e., devs
- files go to devs:, libs files to libs:, s files to s: etc.). Note that
- in that case you want to combine the scp files and rexx files all into
- rexx:.
- Alternatively, you can take the opportunity to clean up your
- system some. In principle the installation then is similar to the way
- described above for new users, but you probably have lots of files
- of your own that you want to copy to subdirectories in the new VLT
- directory. But you have to be careful to not overwrite the new files
- that came with VLT with the old ones you already had, and also you
- want to be careful to not overwrite your own configuration files with
- the new ones that come with VLT.
- Here's a possible installation sequence:
-
- 1. Unpack the VLT archive as described above.
-
- 2. Make a directory called, say, work:vltnew . Also make directories
- work:vltnew/rexx and work:vltnew/scp .
-
- 3. copy rexx:*.vlt work:vltnew/rexx
- copy rexx:*.scp work:vltnew/scp
- Also copy all other VLT-related rexx files to work:vltnew/rexx .
-
- 4. From the Workbench, drag the VLT drawer that was created when you
- unpacked the archive, to work:. You should now have a VLT and a
- VLTNew drawer on work:.
-
- 5. From the CLI, do:
- copy work:VLT work:VLTnew all
-
- 6. Now delete work:VLT as follows:
- delete work:VLT all
-
- 7. Now rename VLTnew to VLT:
- rename work:VLTnew work:VLT
-
- 8. Now copy the configuration files:
- copy s:VTPrefs.dat work:VLT/s
- copy s:TekPrefs.dat work:VLT/s
- If you made changes to s:TekProlog.ps, make the same changes again to
- work:VLT/s/TekProlog.ps.
- Delete these files from s:.
-
- 9. Copy all the XPR libraries you have, if you wish, to work:VLT/libs .
- Then delete these files from libs:.
- | If you have other programs that need access to the XPR libraries,
- | it is probably better to leave them in libs:
- | However, you can now delete from libs: the following libraries:
- | review.library, strokefont.library, duplexfont.library and
- | simplexfont.library.
-
- 10. If you wish, you can now delete all VLT specific fonts from fonts: .
- delete fonts:vlt* all
-
- 11. If you are running under 1.3, or intend to make VLT resident, also
- under 2.04, make a VLT: assignment, as in the "new user" case. Under
- 1.3 and 2.04, if you run from a shell a lot, add the directory VLT
- lives in to your path (see new user installation points 4 and 5).
-
- 12. If you find that VLT in certain cases can't find certain files, read
- the section about "path searches" in the doc file carefully. You
- can almost always make VLT: find files by making some more
- assignments, or by consolidating files in certain directories, or
- by eliminating directories you're not actually using that VLT finds
- anyway.
-
- | 13. In order to use, in particular, the new review.library, you must
- | flush the old version from memory. The only sure way of doing this
- | is to make sure the old version is not in libs:, and then reboot.
- | The command "version review.library" should return:
- | review.library 1.31
-
- This completes the VLT installation.
-
- | Willy Langeveld, July 1992.
-
-