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23/Aug/95
This file contains instructions for the following:
1. Installing UNIX-SPIRS on your machine
-Minimum requirements
-Installation steps
-TERMINFO information
2. Removing UNIX-SPIRS from your machine
==================================
Installing UNIX-SPIRS Version 1.01
==================================
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UNIX-SPIRS Client Minimum Hardware Requirements (AIX)
-------------------------------------------------------------
* Minimum hardware requirements for the Operating System, however
we recommend at least an IBM Powerstation 320.
* 16 MB RAM for (1-10 users), add 1 MB per additional user
* Standard video
* 2 MB disk space
* TCP/IP
-------------------------------------------------------------
UNIX-SPIRS Client Minimum Hardware Requirements (Sun Solaris)
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* Sun SPARCstation 10 (Sun SPARCstation 20 if the ERL server and
UNIX-SPIRS are run on the same machine)
* 16 MB RAM plus 2 MB per simultaneous user (use the ERL Solaris
server minimum requirement plus 2 MB per simultaneous UNIX-SPIRS
user if the ERL Solaris server and UNIX-SPIRS are run on the same
machine)
* Standard video
* Sun Solaris version 2.3 or higher
* 3 MB available hard disk space
* TCP/IP
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UNIX-SPIRS Client Minimum Hardware Requirements (SCO)
-------------------------------------------------------------
* Minimum hardware requirements for the Operating System, however
we recommend a 486DX/33 MHz IBM-compatible PC
* 16 MB RAM for (1-10 users), add 1 MB per additional user
* Standard video
* 2 MB disk space
* TCP/IP
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SUN and SCO Installation
----------------------------------------------------------------
Follow these instructions to install UNIX-SPIRS on your machine.
----------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: You must be logged in with super-user permissions to use the
pkgadd utility.
1. Make sure the current version of the file "UNIXSPIRS.pkg" is in
the current directory.
NOTE: if you have a previously installed version of UNIX-SPIRS,
you must first remove the older version before installing the
current version. See "Removing UNIX-SPIRS from your machine,"
below.
2. Type the following:
pkgadd -d /"pathname"/UNIXSPIRS.pkg
(where "pathname" is the full pathname to your current directory)
The following prompt appears:
Select Packages you wish to process (or 'all' to
process all packages) (default : all) [?,??,q]:
3. Enter either "1" or "all", or press [Enter] to install the package.
The following prompt appears:
In what directory would you like to install
UNIX-SPIRS ? (it must be an absolute (full) path
name) [?,q]:
4. Enter the complete path (beginning with a "/") for the directory
where UNIX-SPIRS will reside.
The following prompt appears:
This package contains scripts which will be executed
with super-user permissions during the process of
installing this package. Do you want to continue
with the installation of this package? [y,n,?]:
5. Enter "y" at the prompt.
The following prompt appears:
Enter a valid User ID to assign ownership to the
UNIX-SPIRS Package (Enter ? to see a list of Valid
User ID's [?]:
6. Enter the User ID for UNIX-SPIRS.
The following prompt appears:
Enter a valid Group ID to assign ownership to the
UNIX-SPIRS Package (Enter ? to see a list of Valid
Group ID's [?]:
7. Enter the Group ID for UNIX-SPIRS.
The following message should appear:
Installation of <UNIXSPIRS> was successful
UNIX-SPIRS will be installed in your directory. For a text-based
UNIX-SPIRS manual, refer to the file unixspirs.txt. For the latest
enhancements and known problems with UNIX-SPIRS, please refer to
the file relnotes.txt.
----------------
AIX Installation
----------------------------------------------------------------
Follow these instructions to install UNIX-SPIRS on your machine.
----------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: You must be logged in with super-user permissions.
1. Make sure the current version of the file "unixspirs.tar" and
"install" is in the current directory.
2. Type the following:
install (or ./install)
The following prompt appears:
Install SilverPlatter Inc. UNIX-SPIRS Client Software (AIX) [Y]/N:
3. Enter "Y" to install the package.
The following prompt appears:
In what directory would you like to install
UNIX-SPIRS ? (it must be an absolute (full) path
name) [/unixspirs]:
4. Enter the complete path (beginning with a "/") for the directory
where UNIX-SPIRS will reside.
The following prompt appears:
Enter a valid User ID or Hit Enter to see a list:
5. Enter the User ID for UNIX-SPIRS.
The following prompt appears:
Enter a Valid Group ID. Hit Enter to see a list:
6. Enter the Group ID for UNIX-SPIRS.
The following message should appear:
SilverPlatter Inc. UNIX-SPIRS Client Software (AIX) installed
successfully. Use `uninstall` for future UNINSTALLATION.
UNIX-SPIRS will be installed in your directory. For a text-based
UNIX-SPIRS manual, refer to the file unixspirs.txt. For the latest
enhancements and known problems with UNIX-SPIRS, please refer to
the file relnotes.txt.
-----------------------
TERMINFO and UNIX-SPIRS
-----------------------
UNIX-SPIRS uses a Screen Handling library called "Curses" that
facilitates running applications on different terminals.
Curses uses the UNIX Terminal database called TERMINFO. The TERMINFO
database is actually a number of small compiled files located in the
/usr/share/lib/terminfo (for Solaris) or /usr/lib/terminfo (for SCO)
directory. Each of these files describes the capabilities of a
different terminal.
One of the most common problems encountered while running UNIX-SPIRS
has been an incorrect entry in the TERMINFO database for a particular
terminal. Because there is no central area for storing these entries,
they have evolved through the years (sometimes incorrectly) and been
passed on from one vendor to another.
Troubleshooting TERMINFO
------------------------
To learn more about TERMINFO please refer to your system's man pages.
If there is a problem with keystrokes not working in UNIX-SPIRS, check
the TERMINFO entry for your terminal type. Enter: "infocmp" at the
command prompt. This command de-compiles the entry for the current
terminal type (defined by the TERM environment variable) and displays
it on the screen. To de-compile other terminal types, enter "infocmp
(termtype)" where (termtype) is the name of a valid terminal type name
that is contained in the TERMINFO database.
In order to change a capability in a terminal entry, you must first
de-compile it and re-direct it to a file by entering: "infocmp >
(filename)". This will send the current term type's capabilities to
the file. You can then edit the file and recompile it by entering:
tic (filename).
TermInfo Compiler, Tic, reads the filename and adds the entry into
the TERMINFO database structure according to the name entered on the
terminal name line in the file.
Some of the most common mistakes in the terminal file are the
definitions of the Function Keys (kf0 - kf12). In order to correct
them, check the manual that came with your terminal and identify what
codes each key generates against the entries in the de-compiled
terminal file (remember that \E is TERMINFO's way of representing the
escape key). If the entry is missing, then add it to the file and
recompile.
If you don't have the manual for the terminal, there is another way to
determine what each of the function keys is generating. Make sure the
stty setting "echoctrl" is on (stty echoctrl), and press each one of
the function keys. You should see a sequence of characters echo to
the screen after pressing each key (although some terminals may not be
able to do this).
================================
Removing UNIX-SPIRS Version 1.01
================================
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SUN and SCO Removal
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Follow these instructions to remove UNIX-SPIRS from your machine.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: You must be logged in with super-user permissions to use the
pkgrm utility.
1. Type the following:
pkgrm UNIXSPIRS
The following prompt will appear:
Do you want to remove this package [y,n,?,q]:
2. Type "y" at the prompt.
The following message should appear:
Removal of <UNIXSPIRS> was successful
All files associated with UNIX-SPIRS should have been removed from
your machine.
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AIX Removal
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Follow these instructions to remove UNIX-SPIRS from your machine.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: You must be logged in with super-user permissions.
1. Type the following:
uninstall
2. Follow the prompts to uninstall the UNIX-SPIRS software.
The following message should appear:
Removal of <UNIXSPIRS> was successful
All files associated with UNIX-SPIRS should have been removed from
your machine.