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- Short: PostScript Family Tree Formatter v0.3.
- Type: src/misc
- Uploader: peteric@isltd.insignia.com
- Author: peteric@isltd.insignia.com
-
- This release is to be considered a BETA. I believe it works OK but there
- are still probably bugs lurking there somewhere! In addition, I don't think
- this will work on OS's before 2.04 - I tried it once and the startup code
- crashed. I'm not sure why yet. Not having a WB 3.0 machine that hasn't been
- tried. Any takers?
-
- Archive Details
- ===============
-
- This is the distribution archive for the program Ftree. It was distributed
- as:
-
- ftree0.3.lha -- source & binary archive
-
- The binary was compiled with ixemul 39.45 and gcc2.5.8.
-
- The source archive contains just the sources, in RCS form. The binary
- archive contains the compiled programs and the libraries necessary to use
- them. Note that the PostScript interpreter is NOT included. If you don't
- have a PostScript printer like a LaserWriter then I suggest using the
- 'post' program available on the Fish Disks Collection and elsewhere on
- Aminet. Ftree does not require a level 2 PostScript implementation, but
- will work with one.
-
- The binary archive has been compiled with the gcc 2.5.8 compiler ported by
- Philippe Brand - thanks for that Philippe! As a result, it uses the ixemul
- library and so the pathnames follow Unix syntax - that is:
-
- Amiga Unix Description
- ----- ---- -----------
- devs: /devs assigns & vol names gain a slash
- /a/b ../a/b parent directory indicated with '..' before slash
- "" . current directory indicated with '.' before slash
-
- The ixconfig program can be used to switch off this behavoiur if you like;
- however this is not supplied in this archive. Only one Unix style pathname
- is included in the executable; "/usr/local/lib/fonts/afm" - which is only
- used if the font search path is not explicitly set with PSFONTPATH. This
- will change next relesase.
-
- The program has also been successfully compiled on various Unix machines
- without problems.
-
- Introduction to FTree
- =====================
-
- Ftree is a formatter for family history trees. Currently it only supports
- the standard form of tree, with a person at the top and branches down.
- Other varieties may come later.
-
- Please note that this program does NOT attempt to interpret the tree - it
- will print what you tell it. No 'feed the people in & it'll work out the
- relationships' here, I'm afraid.
-
- The program currently only uses the CLI (shell) interface. Given the
- current nature of the program as what is known as a filter it seemed a bit
- pointless to put a GUI around it; however I might do this in the future,
- together with a screen previewer.
-
- More information instructions for use can be found in the AmigaGuideĀ®
- document in the 'guides' directory. The program comes equipped with an
- install script for the Commodore Installer, which should be used to set up
- the computer with the necessary defines.
-
- THE INSTALLER HAS NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED - please excercise care in
- it's use. There are probably more things it should check for and defines
- to modify; I just haven't worked out exactly what yet.
-
- Hope this is useful;
-
- Peter Ivimey-Cook.
-