README file for libdlist ------------------------ Introduction ------------ This library implements a double linked list ADT (abstract data type). The list can contain arbitrary data or pointers. It can allocate memory for the data or just store a pointer. Functions are included to walk the list, and to add and remove items. The makefile uses several UN*X/GNU tools, and might have to be changed considerably for other platforms. This is especially true for the commands to build shared libraries. If anyone writes a makefile for another platform, I'll be happy to include it the distribution. Installing the library ---------------------- Read the Makefile. Change the directory where the header-file (HDEST), libraries (LDEST) and manual-page (MDEST) will be installed to your preferences (they should work pretty well on Linux systems). Tip for GCC users: Set the environment variables C_INCLUDE_PATH and LIBRARY_PATH to include the locations mentioned in the makefile to help GCC find your include- and library files once you start using the library. Do a "make all" to build the library. Login as root, change to the source directory, and do a "make install". You might want to check beforehand that no other library/header file with the same name exists in the installation directories, *since they will be replaced*. Linux users should issue the `ldconfig' command after installing the shared library, so that the shared library loader knows where to find the library. The istallation procedure installs both a static and a shared version of the library. If you want to link with the shared library, use `-ldlist' when linking. To use the static library, use `-ldlist_s'. Removing the library -------------------- Login as root, change to the source directory, and do a "make uninstall" to remove the shared library, header file and manual page. You can than delete the source code tree. Contacting the author --------------------- Please send bugs, patches, features you'd like to see etc. to me. You can contact me at the following addresses. e-mail: rsmit06@ibm.net snail-mail: R. Smith Dr. Hermansweg 36 5624 HR Eindhoven The Netherlands
