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- # AmphetaDesk (c) 2000-2002 Disobey #
- # README.txt http://www.disobey.com/amphetadesk/ #
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- This is the README.txt file for AmphetaDesk. Within, you'll
- find installation instructions (you're already 90% done).
- Further documentation is located in /docs/index.html
- If you have problems, email morbus@disobey.com.
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- Located Below:
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- - Upgrade Notes
- - Windows (95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP) Installation
- - Macintosh (7.5 through 9.2.1, OS X) Installation
- - Linux and Mac OS X Source Installation
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- # Upgrade Notes #
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- Upgrading consists of moving two files into the new installation.
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- 1) Install AmphetaDesk in a different location than your current install.
- Optionally, you can install over your current installation directory,
- but you may want to back up the two files below before doing so.
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- 2) Your current channel subscriptions and settings are contained within:
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- /path/to/current/amphetadesk/data/myChannels.opml
- /path/to/current/amphetadesk/data/mySettings.xml
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- 3) To upgrade, simply copy those two files into the /data/
- directory of your newly installed version of AmphetaDesk.
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- # Windows (95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP) Installation #
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- 1) Unarchive the .zip file into a directory of your choice.
- 2) You should have a directory with some folders and "AmphetaDesk.exe".
- 3) Doubleclick "AmphetaDesk.exe" to start the program.
- 4) Optionally, put a shortcut to the .exe on the Desktop or Start Menu.
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- That's it! Upon doubleclicking "AmphetaDesk.exe", a small window will
- appear stating that it is downloading various files. Shortly thereafter,
- your browser will open and you'll be able to start using AmphetaDesk.
- Whenever you wish to use AmphetaDesk, simply double click the .exe.
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- # Macintosh (7.5 through 9.2.1, OS X) Installation #
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- 1) Unarchive the .sit.hqx file (Classic) or the
- dmg.gz (OS X) into a directory of your choice.
- 2) You should have a directory with some folders and "AmphetaDesk".
- 3) Doubleclick "AmphetaDesk".
-
- That's it! Upon doubleclicking "AmphetaDesk", a small window will appear
- stating that it is downloading various files. A minute later, your
- browser will open and you'll be able to use AmphetaDesk fully. Whenever
- you wish to use AmphetaDesk, simply double click the application.
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- # Linux and Mac OS X Source Installation #
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- NOTE: AmphetaDesk is runnable on OS X without going
- through the instructions below. Simply double click
- the "AmphetaDesk" application (with the pill icon).
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- 1) Unarchive the .tar.gz file into a directory of your choice.
- 2) You should have a directory with some folders and AmphetaDesk.pl.
- 3) Install some modules from CPAN. To do so, run the below:
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- perl -MCPAN -e shell
-
- If this is your first time using CPAN, you'll be asked some questions
- concerning your configuration. Most of the defaults are fine - these
- questions need to be correct to correctly download the modules you need.
-
- At the CPAN prompt, type the following and press <return>:
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- install Bundle::LWP
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- This will download and install a number of modules. Just sit tight
- and watch the output scroll by. Eventually, you'll be returned to
- the 'cpan>' prompt.
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- # did errors occur above? if so, read below, else skip below. #
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- If the last few messages from the output of your command concern
- errors, or tell you that installation won't continue, then we'll
- need to force an install. Some sample errors are shown below:
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- make[1]: *** [xmlwf] Error 1
- make: *** [xmlwf] Error 2
- Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't install
-
- Generically speaking, forcing an install of CPAN modules is not a
- good idea, as it suggests something is wrong in the first place.
- If you're in a hurry, enter the following. If you're NOT in a
- hurry, then you should probably try to find out what the
- problem is. Enter the following at the CPAN prompt:
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- force install Bundle::LWP
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- # don't continue below until you've installed Bundle::LWP correctly. #
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- Now, we need to install expat, which is an XML parser. To do so,
- grab the latest version from http://expat.sourceforge.net/ and
- follow the instructions within that archive. Once it's installed,
- we'll continue on with our installation.
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- # don't continue below until you've installed expat correctly. #
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- Now, we're almost done. Load up CPAN again by entering:
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- perl -MCPAN -e shell
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- And type the following at the CPAN prompt:
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- install XML::Parser
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- # are you running Macintosh OS X? Read this, else, skip below. #
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- You must install XML::Parser manually, due to it not being able to
- find the expat library we just installed. To do so, download from
- http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/C/CO/COOPERCL/XML-Parser.2.31.tar.gz
- and extract to a directory of your choice. Within the shell, navigate
- to that directory and enter the following commands:
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- # this first command is ALL ONE LINE.
- perl Makefile.PL EXPATLIBPATH=/usr/local/lib/
- EXPATINCPATH=/usr/local/include/
- make
- make test
- sudo make install
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- # got XML::Parser installed? You're almost done! #
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- At this point, all the necessary CPAN modules should be installed.
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- 4) Give AmphetaDesk execute permissions: "chmod 755 AmphetaDesk.pl"
- 5) Once the modules are installed and permissions have been
- granted, you should be able to run either "AmphetaDesk.pl"
- or "./AmphetaDesk.pl"
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- # Further documentation lives in docs/index.html. #
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