Changeset 6d0847 in git for doc/INSTALL_unix.texi

Timestamp:

Apr 23, 2002, 4:23:01 PM (22 years ago)

Author:

Eric Westenberger <westenb@…>

Branches:

(u'spielwiese', 'fe61d9c35bf7c61f2b6cbf1b56e25e2f08d536cc')

Children:

78071cd7ddcd7421f66309b3700953caa810f778

Parents:

494c23959d44cee9795d263ec6b850ae0a48bc9b

Message:

*westenb: changed ESingular parts and minor changes


git-svn-id: file:///usr/local/Singular/svn/trunk@6073 2c84dea3-7e68-4137-9b89-c4e89433aadc

File:

• doc/INSTALL_unix.texi (modified) (10 diffs)

doc/INSTALL_unix.texi

@@ -1 +1 @@
 @comment -*-texinfo-*-
-@comment $Id: INSTALL_unix.texi,v 1.18 2002-03-08 15:32:52 mschulze Exp $
+@comment $Id: INSTALL_unix.texi,v 1.19 2002-04-23 14:23:01 westenb Exp $
 @c FILE: INSTALL_unix.texi
-@c PURPOSE: Installation instruction for Singular on  Unix
+@c PURPOSE: Installation instruction for Singular on Unix
 @c
 
@@ -60 +60 @@
 @item
 Simply change to the directory in which you wish to install
-@sc{Singular} (usually wherever you install 3rd-party software):
+@sc{Singular} (usually wherever you install 3rd-party software), for example:
 @smallexample
 cd /usr/local
+or
+mkdir install;cd install 
+(you do not need root privileges in this case)
 @end smallexample
 
@@ -70 +73 @@
 tree.
 
-
 @item
 Unpack the archives:
 @smallexample
-gzip -dc Singular-@value{VERSION}-@value{_UNAME}.tar.gz | tar -pxf -
-gzip -dc Singular-@value{VERSION}-share.tar.gz | tar -pxf -
+gzip -dc <path_to>/Singular-@value{VERSION}-@value{_UNAME}.tar.gz | tar -pxf -
+gzip -dc <path_to>/Singular-@value{VERSION}-share.tar.gz | tar -pxf -
 @end smallexample
 @c version 2-0-x does not have *-share.zip:
@@ -84 +86 @@
 @c @end smallexample
 
-This creates the following
+This creates the the directory Singular/@value{VERSION} with 
 @multitable @columnfractions .36 .64
 @item (sub)directories
 @tab  which contain
-@item @code{Singular/@value{VERSION}/@value{_UNAME}}
-@tab @code{Singular} and @code{ESingular} programs
-@item @code{Singular/@value{VERSION}/LIB}
+@item @code{@value{_UNAME}}
+@tab @code{Singular} and @code{ESingular} executables
+@item @code{LIB}
 @tab @sc{Singular} libraries (@code{*.lib} files)
-@item @code{Singular/@value{VERSION}/emacs}
+@item @code{emacs}
 @tab files for the @sc{Singular} Emacs user interface
-@item @code{Singular/@value{VERSION}/info}
+@item @code{info}
 @tab info files of @sc{Singular} manual
-@item @code{Singular/@value{VERSION}/html}
+@item @code{html}
 @tab html files of @sc{Singular} manual
-@item @code{Singular/@value{VERSION}/doc}
+@item @code{doc}
 @tab miscellaneous documentation files
-@item @code{Singular/@value{VERSION}/examples}
+@item @code{examples}
 @tab @sc{Singular} examples (@code{*.sing} files)
 @end multitable
@@ -107 +109 @@
 like this; the executable looks for "sibling" directories at run-time
 to figure out where its @sc{Singular} libraries and on-line
-documentation files are.  These constraints on the local directory layout
+documentation files are. These constraints on the local directory layout
 are necessary to avoid having to hard-code pathnames into the
 executables, or require that environment variables be set before
@@ -129 +131 @@
 ln -s /usr/local/bin/ESingular-@value{VERSION} /usr/local/bin/ESingular
 @end smallexample
-
+        
 Otherwise, append the directory
 @code{`pwd`/Singular/@value{VERSION}/@value{_UNAME}/} to your @code{$PATH}
@@ -158 +160 @@
 @item running @code{ESingular}, or @code{Singular} within Emacs
 @tab @uref{http://www.fsf.org/software/emacs/emacs.html,,Emacs} version
-20 or higher, or, @uref{http://www.xemacs.org,,Xemacs} version 20 or
-higher
-
+20 or higher, or, @uref{http://www.xemacs.org,,XEmacs} version 20.3 or
+higher (ESingular is only included in the Linux distribution,
+on other Unix platforms you can download the
+@uref{ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Math/Singular/src/,,
+Singular emacs lisp files} but we give no warranties for specific platforms).
 @item on-line @code{html} help
 @tab @uref{http://www.netscape.com,,netscape} browser
@@ -225 +229 @@
 @sc{Singular} manual can be  accessed from stand-alone texinfo
 browser programs such as @code{info} or @code{Emacs}.
+(It is not necessary for the use of the help system from within @code{Singular}.)
 @end itemize
 
@@ -233 +238 @@
 @enumerate
 @item
-Make sure that you have read and/or excute permission the files and
+Make sure that you have read and/or execute permission the files and
 directories of the Singular distribution. If in doubt, @code{cd} to the
 directory where you unpacked @sc{Singular}, and do (as root, if
 necessary):
 @smallexample
-chmod +rX Singular
+chmod -R a+rX Singular
 @end smallexample
 
@@ -305 +310 @@
   Can not find shared library ...
 @end example
-To fix this, download and install
+For DEBIAN systems, try to do
+@code{ln -s /usr/lib/libncurses.so /usr/lib/libncurses.so.4}.
+@*If this fails (and on other systems)
+download and install
 @code{Singular-@value{VERSION}-ix86-Linux-static.tar.gz}.