cadwell@sumax.UUCP (James A. Cadwell) (08/31/90)
I can't seem to locate kermit. I perform a "find / -name kermit -exec ls {} \;" and get zip. Is it an option? Machine is 4d25, IRIX 3.2.1 thanks Jim
" ratcliffe) (09/06/90)
In article <1611@sumax.UUCP> cadwell@sumax.UUCP (James A. Cadwell) writes: >I can't seem to locate kermit. I perform a >"find / -name kermit -exec ls {} \;" and get zip. >Is it an option? Machine is 4d25, IRIX 3.2.1 > >thanks >Jim as i'm sure you know, kermit is public domain software from Columbia Univ. we provide it as a courtesy but WE DO NOT SUPPORT it--Columbia does. you need to *manually* load the dev.sw.giftssrc subsystem off the DEVelopment tape IF you don't already have the /usr/people/4Dgifts sample account on yer system, wherein the kermit subdir lives underneath the ~4Dgifts home dir. (dev.sw.giftssrc does NOT load by default. at some point, you need to initially load it via manual mode inside of inst. once you have loaded it, it *will* be automatically updated everytime you update to the next software or maintenance release.) refer to yer Release and Installation notes for an explanation of how to load the dev.sw.giftssrc subsystem using the INST(1M) software installation tool via manual mode. if you are not already familiar with the /usr/people/4Dgifts sample account, it contains alot of source code examples intended to help you learn by example how to program various GL/networking/unix/etc stuff, on the SGI 4D family class of machines. kermit is simply supplied as a courtesy (we got our copy from MIT like everybody else.) quoting from the README file in /usr/people/4Dgifts/kermit: ******************** KERMIT README FILE ******************** The files in the directory ~4Dgifts/kermit/src can be used to build a version of Kermit that will run on the Silicon Graphics IRIS 4D family of workstations. This source was obtained from Columbia University, and is the version labeled "C-Kermit, 4E(072) 24 Jan 89, AT&T System III/System V". It is public domain Software and is provided to IRIS user's as a courtesy. ************* READ THIS ***** IMPORTANT ***** READ THIS *************** ** ** ** THIS directory and everything below it IS NOT SUPPORTED BY SGI. ** ** We provide it simply as a courtesy since it is public domain ** ** software. If you are having troubles with any of this software ** ** you must contact Columbia University directly--do not call ** ** SGI's hotline--we will not be able to help you since we did not ** ** write any of this code. ** ** ** *********************************************************************** All other versions are available from Columbia University by means described in great detail in the file ~4Dgifts/kermit/doc/aaxfly.doc. the doc/read.me is useful for identifying what the files that begin with "aa*" contain. NOTE: there are many other files included in ~4Dgifts/kermit/doc, some of which are not particularly useful for Unix System V based machines. They were not removed as it was felt they might be of potential use to certain users. To build and install kermit in the ~/4Dgifts/kermit/bin and ~4Dgifts/bin directories, execute the following command as user 4Dgifts: make kermit To install the kermit executable and the kermit on-line man page in the system directories perform the following steps: su make install This will copy the kermit binary into /usr/local/bin (as well as user 4Dgifts' local ~/bin directory) and will install the kermit man page--doc/kermit.z--into /usr/man/u_man/man1. This man page is a "pre-baked" version that will work on- line via the MAN(1) command, even if you do not have the Laser printer (trans) and Documenter's Workbench (dwb) software options installed. See the file ~4Dgifts/kermit/doc/ckuker.doc if you want something that is ready to be print- ed out on a dumb printer using LP(1) if you have not purchased the Laser Print- er and Documenter's Workbench Options. If you have purchased these options, try something like psroff -man ckuker.nr to generate very pretty formatted output to your laser printer. -- daveus rattus yer friendly neighborhood ratman KOYAANISQATSI ko.yan.nis.qatsi (from the Hopi Language) n. 1. crazy life. 2. life in turmoil. 3. life out of balance. 4. life disintegrating. 5. a state of life that calls for another way of living.