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Steps for installing xab.1.0.tar.gz :

(1) Uncompress the distribution using the gzip utility.
    gzip -d xab.1.0.tar.gz

(2) Unpack the distribution.
    tar xvf xab.1.0.tar

(3) Change directory to xab.1.0
    cd xab.1.0
 

If the archive contains the executable (called xab in a.out format), copy it 
into one of the binary directories (/usr/local/bin, for instance). You must 
have the shared library - libXaw3d to run the program. In case, you do not 
have Xaw3d or the executable was not found in distribution, you will have to 
re-build xab from the source.

Edit the makefile and make necessary changes to pathnames (LIBDIR) if it does
not match with that of your system. For HP-UX, you may need to add the string

      -D_INCLUDE_POSIX_SOURCE to the CFLAG.

For some systems, you may need to modify LIBS to add -lXext -lICE. In case,
you don't have Xaw3d, but have Xaw, modify -lXaw3d to -lXaw. 

If you do not have gcc, but have some other C compiler (cc, c89), change the
definition of CC. You may also need to change some of the options in CFLAG.

To build the program, run
       make

This should do it. Copy the executable, xab to an appropriate binary 
directory (/usr/local/bin) and you should be all set.

To run xab, just type xab from an xterm. This program can also be run with
the usual x-toolkit command line parameters (like geometry axb, -font 
fontname, -foreground black, etc). I run it with the following command and
it looks quite preety. Try it out -

  xab -foreground black -background BlancedAlmond &

Hope you like it. Read the document README to find out how to use xab. 
Feel free to send me your opinions and if you notice any bugs (I do not 
guarantee a fix, though).

Amit Chatterjee
(asav@ix.netcom.com)