Welcome to xldlas v0.85
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It's a program for statistics.
See the ANNOUNCE file for a blurb about what xldlas is.
See the CHANGES file for what's new in this version.
See the help/license.help file for copying.
Note
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Distribution of xldlas has been split into seperate archives for
source code, a normal binary which expects the xforms library to be
installed on your system, and a binary which has been staticly
linked with XForms. These are called;
xldlas-0.80-source.tgz
xldlas-0.80-linux-shared.tgz
xldlas-0.80-linux-static.tgz
Of course, the "linux" part will vary depending on what kind of
binary you picked up from the web page.
The instructions below are relevant to the source distribution only,
since binary distributions require little information. The only
things binary users must do is:
1) Move the help files to /usr/local/xldlas/help/
or set the environment variable XLDLAS_HELPDIR
to an alternate directory where they are located
(export XLDLAS_HELPDIR=/wherever/they/are/)
2) Move the binary file xldlas to a directory in your
path, such as /usr/local/bin/
3) Move the man file somewhere useful, with a command
such as cp xldlas.1 /usr/man/man1/
Upgrading
=========
Just follow the installation steps below, and then when you first
run the new version:
1) Click on the Preferences button
2) Click on Default
3) Click on Save
This will wipe out any customizations you may have made to your
preferences, so you may want to review the settings before Saving
them (in Step 3).
Installation
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You will not be able to compile the source code unless xforms is
installed on your system.
The latest version of xforms is available at:
ftp://laue.phys.uwm.edu/pub/xforms/
More information about xforms can be found at:
http://bragg.phys.uwm.edu/xforms
NB: If you are using XForms version 0.86 (or newer?) then
you should not need to edit the Makefile. If, however, you are
using an earlier public release of XForms (eg. v 0.81), then
you should remove the ``-DXFORMS86'' declaration from the CCFLAGS
definition in the Makefile. If you're not used to playing with
Makefiles, this probably sounds very complicated. It isn't. Just
load the Makefile into a text editor, search for ``-DXFORMS86''
(it's right near the top) and delete it.
Now, make sure you're in the directory where you unpacked the
distribution (!), and:
1) Type make
2) Wait for xldlas to compile
3) Make sure you are logged on as root
4) Type make install
5) Type make install.man
You may want to review the settings in the Makefile before doing
this. An even simpler approach is to make sure you are logged on as
root and type `make world'.
If none of this worked, please feel free to contact the author
of xldlas: thor@netcom.ca
Non-Linux Systems
=================
xldlas will apparently compile quite easily on non-Linux systems,
provided you have xforms (and X) correctly installed.
John Bazik <jsb@cs.brown.edu> has succesfully compiled xldlas
under Solaris.
Some precompiled binaries are available at
http://a42.com/~thor/xldlas
Things to Try
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Best thing to do once xldlas is installed and working is to read
through the online tutorial, which is accesible from the Help menu.
Feedback
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The author is happy to receive feedback at: thor@netcom.ca
