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Contents of this Directory:
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This directory contains the Ptolemy 0.4 distribution:
The tar file "pt-0.4.1.src.tar.Z" contains the sources.*
"pt-0.4.1.doc.tar.Z" has the documentation.
"pt-0.4.1.sun4.tar.Z" has the Sun-4 binaries.
"pt-0.4.1.mips.tar.Z" has the DecStation binaries.
The file "INSTALL" contains the detailed instructions for installing
Ptolemy on your system. The file "TroubleShooting" addresses common
installation problems.
*)Note that the Vem editor and Oct support libraries, needed for the
Ptolemy graphical interface, are currently distributed only in binary
form, as we do not have permission to distribute these sources through
anonymous ftp. Also, some programs that are widely available
(e.g. "xv") are only included in binary form to cut down on the size
of the distribution. What this means is that you must retrieve both
the source archive *and* the appropriate binary archive to have a
complete installation. Even if you plan to completely rebuild
Ptolemy, you still must get the binary archive.
It is possible to install the Sun-4, HP, and DecStation binaries on the
same filesystem; different directories are used. If done that way, the
binary sets will share the same sources and Oct database.
The GNU tools needed to build your own version of Ptolemy are available
in the "../gnu" directory. The gcc/g++ version there is 2.2.2. If you
wish to use the latest gcc version, which is 2.3.3, you'll need to install
a patch to your compiler to correct a bug in it. The patch can be found
in the file PATCH_gcc-2.3.3 in this directory. Do NOT attempt to use
versions 2.3.1 or 2.3.2; they had major problems.
This directory also contains several sub-directories:
"papers" ptolemy papers
"mailing-lists" archives of the Ptolemy mailing lists and
information on how you can join them.
"manual" post script version of the Almagest,
the Ptolemy manual
"patch_ptolemy-0.4.1" patch files and instructions to update Ptolemy
from version 0.4 to version 0.4.1