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- Welcome to the August 1994 GNU CDROM from Walnut Creek CDROM.
-
- This disc contains the source code for the GNU distributions on
- prep.ai.mit.edu, as well as binaries for both Sun OS 4.1.3 and Solaris 2.3
- operating systems. These binaries are basic simple compiles and contain no
- site specific modifications.
-
- If you experience any problems using the programs on this disc, we
- encourage you to compile the code yourself and see if that fixes your
- problem. Any bugs in the configure scripts shipped with the packages
- themselves should be sent to the GNU maintainers, as we just provide the
- medium of transfer.
-
- You may notice some differences in version numbers between the SunOS 4.1.3
- and Solaris 2.3 binary directories. This is because some versions of the
- software were more stable on specific platforms than on others. A major
- example is the emacs release, where 19.25 worked very well on Solaris,
- but 19.24 was better for SunOS 4.1.3. Also, some binaries could not be
- compiled on both operating systems without making a fair number of site
- specific modifications. Therefor, a few binaries are only present in one
- or the other binary tree.
-
- This files here are available via anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu
- (internet ip address 18.71.0.38) in the directory /pub/gnu.
-
-
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-
- Important files and directories.
-
- For more info about any of the directories, please consult the README
- file inside each directory.
-
- VERSIONS Contains the versions of the source code
- on this disc.
- bin/ Misc utils for packing and unpacking things
- from the disk.
- diffs/ Source code diffs so you can update an
- existing release to the current one.
- sun413/ SunOS 4.1.3 Libraries and binaries.
- solaris/ Solaris libraries and binaries.
- src/ The source code for the GNU utilities.
- readme.txt This file.
- filename.txt Listing of all the files on this disc.
- ls-lR ls -lR of this disk.
- install.sh install script for this disc, supports either
- Solaris or BSD installs, as well as installing
- either as links or real binaries.
-
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-
- To install the GNU distribution you can either use the provided
- installation script, or do it yourself.
-
- To use the script do the following:
- % install.sh [-c]|[-l] [-s]|[-b] <cdrom_path> <install_path>
- -c: copy files
- -l: make symbolic links instead of copying
- -s: install for a Solaris host
- -b: install for a SunOS 4.1.3 host
- cdrom_path: cdrom mount point (default is "/cdrom")
- install_path: installation destination
- (default is "/usr/GNU" for Sun 4.1.3
- and "/usr/local/" for Solaris 2.3)
-
- The full binary distribution takes roughly 140 megs of disk space, while the
- link only installation takes a couples of megs of space, just for the links and
- directory entries.
-
- If you would like to just run off the cdrom with no new links or code, do
- the following:
-
- % ln -s /cdrom/ARCH /usr/_LOCATION_
-
- (Where "ARCH" is either "solaris" or "sun413" depending upon
- the operating system, and _LOCATION is GNU for SunOS 4.1.3 and
- local for Solaris 2.3)
-
- This will create a link in /usr that points to the correct directory
- in the CDROM. Once you have done this, if you add /usr/_LOCATION_/bin to
- your path, you will be able to run the X software directly off the
- disk.
-
- Please check individual files for copyrights and distribution restrictions.
-
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-
- This disc conforms to the level 1 ISO-9660 format with Rock Ridge
- extensions. If your operating system supports Rock Ridge, you can
- access the files using the full Unix pathnames. If your system does
- not support Rock Ridge, the filenames are limited to eight single-case
- characters, with an extension of up to three characters. Each
- directory on this disc has a file named 00_TRANS.TBL, that maps the
- ISO-9660 compliant filenames to the original, Unix-style, filenames.
-
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-
- This CDROM comes with a full money back guarantee. If you are
- dissatisfied for any reason, you can return it for a full refund.
- Walnut Creek CDROM makes no warranty about any file on this CDROM,
- including any written by Walnut Creek. Before testing software make
- sure that you have adequate backups of any valuable programs or data
- that may be on your system. You, not Walnut Creek CDROM, assume all
- risk of using any of the files on this CDROM. We reserve the right
- to limit any effort on our part to rectify problems with any file on
- this CDROM.
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-
- You also need to be aware that we cannot accept any responsibility,
- or liability in the event that using the software on this disk causes
- you grief, malfunction, data loss or thinning of the hair. As with
- any new software, make sure that you back up your system regularly so
- that you can recover from unforeseen crashes.
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- All trademarks belong to their respective trademark holders.
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- This CDROM copyright (c) 1994 Walnut Creek CDROM. All rights reserved.
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