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-
- This file contains:
-
- - Installation instructions and notes for the Midnight Commander
- - Where to get more information on the Midnight Commander
- - Note on the enhanced terminfo databases
- - Common problems
- - Information on porting the program
- - Obtaining the missing pieces of the Midnight Commander
-
-
- Installation instructions for the Midnight Commander
- ----------------------------------------------------
-
- The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
- various system-dependent variables used during compilation, and creates
- the Makefile. It also creates a file `config.status' that you can run
- in the future to recreate the current configuration.
-
- To compile this package:
-
- 1. Configure the package for your system.
-
- Normally, you just `cd' to the directory containing the package's
- source code and type `./configure'. If you're using `csh' on an old
- version of System V, you might need to type `sh configure' instead to
- prevent `csh' from trying to execute `configure' itself (under AIX,
- you may need to use ksh instead of sh).
-
- Running `configure' takes awhile. While it is running, it
- prints some messages that tell what it is doing. If you don't want to
- see any messages, run `configure' with its standard output redirected
- to `/dev/null'; for example, `./configure >/dev/null'.
-
- To compile the package in a different directory from the one
- containing the source code, you must use a version of `make' that
- supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'. `cd' to the
- directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run
- the `configure' script. `configure' automatically checks for the
- source code in the directory that `configure' is in and in `..'. If
- for some reason `configure' is not in the source code directory that
- you are configuring, then it will report that it can't find the source
- code. In that case, run `configure' with the option `--srcdir=DIR',
- where DIR is the directory that contains the source code.
-
- By default, `make install' will install the package's files in
- `/usr/local/bin', `/usr/local/man', etc. You can specify an
- installation prefix other than `/usr/local' by giving `configure' the
- option `--prefix=PATH'. Alternately, you can do so by consistently
- giving a value for the `prefix' variable when you run `make', e.g.,
- make prefix=/usr/gnu
- make prefix=/usr/gnu install
-
- You can specify separate installation prefixes for
- architecture-specific files and architecture-independent files. If
- you give `configure' the option `--exec-prefix=PATH' or set the `make'
- variable `exec_prefix' to PATH, the package will use PATH as the
- prefix for installing programs and libraries. Data files and
- documentation will still use the regular prefix. Normally, all files
- are installed using the same prefix.
-
- The program detects if you have the gpm library installed. If you
- installed the gpm mouse library in a non-standard place, you will need
- to use the --with-gpm-mouse flag with the directory base where you
- installed the gpm package.
-
- `configure' also recognizes the following options:
-
- `--help'
- Print a summary of the options to `configure', and exit.
-
- `--quiet'
- `--silent'
- Do not print messages saying which checks are being made.
-
- `--verbose'
- Print the results of the checks.
-
- `--version'
- Print the version of Autoconf used to generate the `configure'
- script, and exit.
-
- `--with-gpm-mouse=PATH'
- Use this flag if your GPM mouse package is not installed in
- a standard place. The configure will append `lib' and
- `include' to find the libgpm.a and gpm.h files respectively.
-
- `--with-mmap'
- Needed when compiling under AIX if you want the fast viewer.
-
- `--with-bsd-curses'
-
- If you don't want to use ncurse and are using an Ultrix box, you
- can use this switch. Be aware that ncurses is a better option
- than the curses included in Ultrix.
-
- `--with-sunos-curses'
-
- You use this flag on SunOS machines if you want to use SunOS 4.x
- curses instead of ncurses. You don't need this flag if you don't
- have ncurses installed: it's only needed to force the usage of
- SunOS curses over ncurses.
-
- `--with-ncurses=directory'
- Use this flag if your ncurses is not installed in any of the
- places configure will check (/usr/include, /usr/include/ncurses,
- /usr/local/include and /usr/local/include/ncurses).
-
- The argument to this flag is the base directory where the ncurses
- files are located. The configure will append lib and include to
- find the libncurses.a and ncurses.h file respectively. For
- example, if you have installed ncurses under /gnu/lib and
- /gnu/include, you specify: --with-ncurses=/gnu
-
- You will need the ncurses package only if your system does not
- provide a compatible curses. If after compiling, the program
- says that it can't resolve the has_colors function, then you need
- the ncurses package.
-
- `configure' also accepts and ignores some other options.
-
- On systems that require unusual options for compilation or linking
- that the package's `configure' script does not know about, you can give
- `configure' initial values for variables by setting them in the
- environment. In Bourne-compatible shells, you can do that on the
- command line like this:
-
- CC='gcc -traditional' LIBS=-lposix ./configure
-
- On systems that have the `env' program, you can do it like this:
-
- env CC='gcc -traditional' LIBS=-lposix ./configure
-
- Here are the `make' variables that you might want to override with
- environment variables when running `configure'.
-
- For these variables, any value given in the environment overrides the
- value that `configure' would choose:
-
- - Variable: CC
- C compiler program. The default is `cc'.
-
- - Variable: INSTALL
- Program to use to install files. The default is `install' if you
- have it, `cp' otherwise.
-
- For these variables, any value given in the environment is added to
- the value that `configure' chooses:
-
- - Variable: DEFS
- Configuration options, in the form `-Dfoo -Dbar...'. Do not use
- this variable in packages that create a configuration header file.
-
- - Variable: LIBS
- Libraries to link with, in the form `-lfoo -lbar...'.
-
- If you need to do unusual things to compile the package, we encourage
- you to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and
- mail diffs or instructions to the address given in the README so we
- can include them in the next release.
-
- 2. Type `make' to compile the package. If you want, you can override
- the `make' variables CFLAGS and LDFLAGS like this:
-
- make CFLAGS=-O2 LDFLAGS=-s
-
- 3. If the package comes with self-tests and you want to run them,
- type `make check'. If you're not sure whether there are any, try it;
- if `make' responds with something like
- make: *** No way to make target `check'. Stop.
- then the package does not come with self-tests.
-
- 4. Type `make install' to install programs, data files, and
- documentation.
-
- 5. If you want to use the Linux console screen saver, type `make
- install.saver'. This compiles the `cons.saver' executable and
- installs it in the directory specified by the `prefix' variable.
-
- 6. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
- source directory by typing `make clean'. To also remove the
- Makefile(s), the header file containing system-dependent definitions
- (if the package uses one), and `config.status' (all the files that
- `configure' created), type `make distclean'.
-
- The file `configure.in' is used to create `configure' by a program
- called `autoconf'. You only need it if you want to regenerate
- `configure' using a newer version of `autoconf'.
-
-
- - Where to get more information on the Midnight Commander
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
- Janne Kukonlehto set up a WWW page, here is the URL:
- http://stekt.oulu.fi/~jtklehto/mc/
-
- We also a set of mailing lists for the program:
-
- mc-announce: Announcements of new version of the Midnight Commander.
- mc-digest: Digest version of the mc list.
- mc-patches: Patches by mail (also on the ftp site).
- mc: Dicussion on the Midnight Commander file manager.
- mc-devel: For discussion between the developers of the program.
-
- to subscribe to the mailing lists, send a message to:
-
- majordomo@roxanne.nuclecu.unam.mx
-
- with the following text in the body of the message:
-
- subscribe <list-name> [address]
-
- The adress is optional and list-name is one of the above list names
- (mc, mc-announce, mc-patches or mc-digest).
-
-
- Notes about the Midnight Commander installation
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- The Midnight Commander has been run in the following configurations:
-
- i386-linux-linux1.0
- i386-linux-linux1.1
- mips-dec-ultrix4.3
- mips-sgi-irix5.2
- rs6000-ibm-aix3.2.5
- sparc-sun-sunos4.1
- sparc-sun-netbsd1.0
- sparc-sun-solaris2.3
- hppa-hp-hpux9
- hppa-hp-hpux7
- m68k-apple-aux
-
- Since the Midnight Commander is configured via the GNU autoconf
- program, it's not difficult to run it in other operating systems.
-
- If you're using AIX, with the cc6000 compiler, you have to specify the
- `--with-mmap' command line option.
-
- You'll need GNU C (or an ANSI C Compiler) and a color curses library
- (ncurses is a good choice). For more information on obtaining these
- programs refer to the section "Obtaining the missing pieces" in this
- file.
-
- The best choice is to use ncurses 1.8.5.2 available in
- ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx in the /Midnight directory. The program can be
- compiled with Ultrix's curses using the --with-bsd-curses and on SunOS
- 4.x SystemV curses with the --with-sunos-curses.
-
- Many Linux systems ship with version 1.8.0 or 1.8.1; the Midnight
- Commander may run with it, but some bugs in this version of NCurses
- sometimes make the display look strange (which is not the intention).
- Also, there is a new version 1.8.6 and 1.8.7 of ncurses, you may run
- into some problems installing those versions.
-
- So, if you have the time, give yourself a little present and install
- the ncurses 1.8.5.2 library on your box.
-
- VERY IMPORTANT: On some architectures, the default compilation mode
- for ncurses it to include the buggy OPT_MVCUR in the Makefile. If
- that is the case, please remove it before compiling.
-
- Since version 0.9 the Midnight Commander comes with mouse support on
- xterms and in the Linux console. In order to take advantage of the
- mouse support on the Linux console you will need the gpm mouse server
- (see the section "Obtaining the Missing Pieces" in this file).
-
- Once you get the Mouse Server, compile it and install it, then you
- will have to specify the `--with-gpm-mouse' flag to the configure
- program if you installed it in a non-standard directory. If you
- installed the gpm package under /usr or /usr/local, you don't need to
- specify this flag; configure will find gpm for you. The support for
- mice on xterms is always compiled in.
-
- We are working on further enhancements to the program, but we're not
- sure which ones must go first. If you would like to point us in the
- Right Direction we will be glad to hear from you (you could check the
- file TODO included with this distribution for the current projects).
-
- If you happen to find an undocumented feature that doesn't do what you
- expected, please drop us a note telling us as much as you can about
- the problem you're experiencing (to miguel@roxanne.nuclecu.unam.mx).
-
-
- Enhanced terminfo databases
- ---------------------------
-
- The distribution comes some enhanced terminfo databases: "xterm.ti",
- "vt100.ti" and "linux.ti". They are a superset of the databases
- provided with NCurses 1.8.5. "vt100.ti" adds support for graphic
- characters on VT100-compatible terminals, "xterm.ti" adds support for
- graphic characters and color on color xterms, and "linux.ti" is an
- up-to-date database for the Linux console, with entries for shifted
- function keys.
-
- To install the databases, do something like this (mutatis mutandis):
-
- mv *.ti /usr/lib/terminfo/data
- cd /usr/lib/terminfo
- tic data/vt100.ti
- tic data/xterm.ti
- tic data/linux.ti
-
- Common Problems
- ---------------
-
- o The Insert character doesn't mark files.
- ------------------------------------------
-
- It's common to have an NCurses 1.8.5 that doesn't include an entry in
- the terminfo database for the Insert character (this character is used
- for marking files). In this case, you should edit the console terminfo
- source file (probably residing in /usr/lib/terminfo/data) and include
- a line defining the insert character escape sequence. On the Linux
- console, you should add this entry:
-
- kich1=\e[2~
-
- After this, rerun the tic command for the edited console entry (it
- should install a new console entry in /usr/lib/terminfo/c). This
- problem is not present with the Slackware 2.0 Linux distribution.
-
- o The program just hangs when it's run on my machine
- ----------------------------------------------------
-
- In big endian machines like the Sun Sparc, version 1.8.5 of the
- ncurses 1.8.5 package has a bug. There is a patch for ncurses
- available in:
- ftp.netcom.com:/pub/zmbenhal/ncurses/ncurses-1.8.5
-
- If you are going to use it under Linux/386 or Ultrix you don't need
- this patch.
-
- o I can't use the F-keys, I can't quit the program
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- If your terminal doesn't send the escape sequences for the 10 function
- keys, you can always type the ESC key and then a number in the range
- 1..9 and 0 to simulate the F1 trough F10 keys.
-
-
- o The program does not use colors with color_xterm
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- The program depends on the environement variable TERM to detect the
- terminal type. The terminfo databases that come with the Midnight
- Commander program use "xterm" and "xterm-color" to diferentiate
- between those terminals. To use colors on a color_xterm, you could
- run the program like this:
-
- TERM=xterm-color mc
-
- Or use the command: color_xterm -tn xterm-color.
-
- In order for this to work you will also need to update the
- /etc/termcap file to have an entry for xterm-color (you can copy the
- xterm definition).
-
-
- Porting the program
- -------------------
-
- Random notes on porting to other architectures.
-
- The program requires normally ncurses. If you don't want to install
- ncurses and your OS is a SystemV Release 4 variant, maybe the curses
- supplied with your system will do the work. If you experience display
- problems, then it means that we are dealing with a buggy
- implementation of curses. You have two options: one, download ncurses
- and recompile with ncurses or recompile all your source code with the
- symbol BUGGY_CURSES defined.
-
- The fast way to do this is to:
-
- make clean; make XINC=-DBUGGY_CURSES
-
- The correct thing is that you add a detection case to the file
- ncurses.h (provided with this program) and again, run: make clean;
- make;
-
- If you add the detection case, please, send me a patch, so that I
- could include it in future versions of the program.
-
-
- Obtaining the missing pieces of the Midnight Commander
- ------------------------------------------------------
-
- o The NCurses 1.8.5.2 library may be obtained from:
-
- ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx:/Midnight.
-
- When compiling ncurses, please check that you don't define
- OPT_MVCUR since it's buggy.
-
- o The GPM Mouse Server is available at:
-
- iride.unipv.it:/pub/gpm
-
-
- To get the mouse support working on the Linux console:
-
- If you're using Linux version >= 1.1.34, then you will have to choose yes
- to selection when you compile your kernel. If your Linux version is
- older than this one, you may try to apply one of the patches included in
- the gpm package.
-
- And the GNU C Compiler may be obtained from the following sites:
-
- ASIA: ftp.cs.titech.ac.jp, utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp:/ftpsync/prep,
- cair.kaist.ac.kr:/pub/gnu
- AUSTRALIA: archie.au:/gnu (archie.oz or archie.oz.au for ACSnet)
- AFRICA: ftp.sun.ac.za:/pub/gnu
- MIDDLE-EAST: ftp.technion.ac.il:/pub/unsupported/gnu
- EUROPE: irisa.irisa.fr:/pub/gnu, ftp.univ-lyon1.fr:pub/gnu,
- ftp.mcc.ac.uk, unix.hensa.ac.uk:/pub/uunet/systems/gnu,
- src.doc.ic.ac.uk:/gnu, ftp.win.tue.nl, ugle.unit.no, ftp.denet.dk,
- ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/gnu, ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de,
- ftp.eunet.ch, nic.switch.ch:/mirror/gnu, nic.funet.fi:/pub/gnu,
- isy.liu.se, ftp.stacken.kth.se, ftp.luth.se:/pub/unix/gnu, archive.eu.net
- CANADA: ftp.cs.ubc.ca:/mirror2/gnu
- USA: wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/gnu, labrea.stanford.edu,
- ftp.kpc.com:/pub/mirror/gnu, ftp.cs.widener.edu, uxc.cso.uiuc.edu,
- col.hp.com:/mirrors/gnu, ftp.cs.columbia.edu:/archives/gnu/prep,
- gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/GNU, ftp.uu.net:/systems/gnu
-
-
-