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      1 #	Id: README,v 8.153 2001/04/30 09:31:12 skimo Exp  (Berkeley) Date: 2001/04/30 09:31:12 
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      3 This is version 1.80 (%H%) of nex/nvi, a reimplementation of the ex/vi
      4 text editors originally distributed as part of the Fourth Berkeley
      5 Software Distribution (4BSD), by the University of California, Berkeley.
      6 
      7 The directory layout is as follows:
      8 
      9     LICENSE ....... Copyright, use and redistribution information.
     10     README ........ This file.
     11     build.unix .... UNIX build directory.
     12     catalog ....... Message catalogs; see catalog/README.
     13     cl ............ Vi interface to the curses(3) library.
     14     clib .......... C library replacement source code.
     15     common ........ Code shared by ex and vi.
     16     db ............ A stripped-down, replacement db(3) library.
     17     dist .......... Various files used to build the vi distribution.
     18     docs .......... Ex/vi documentation, both current and historic.
     19     docs/README ... Documentation overview.
     20     docs/edit ..... Edit: A tutorial.
     21     docs/exref .... Ex Reference Manual -- Version 3.7.
     22     docs/vi.man ... UNIX manual page for nex/nvi.
     23     docs/vi.ref ... Nex/nvi reference manual.
     24     docs/vitut .... An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi.
     25     ex ............ Ex source code.
     26     gtk ........... Vi gtk application.
     27     include ....... Replacement include files.
     28     ip ............ Library interface to vi: vi side.
     29     ipc ........... Library interface to vi: application side.
     30     motif ......... Vi motif application.
     31     motif_l ....... Motif library interface to vi.
     32     perl_api ...... Perl scripting language support.
     33     perl_scripts .. Perl scripts.
     34     regex ......... POSIX 1003.2 regular expression library.
     35     tcl_api ....... Tcl scripting language support.
     36     tcl_scripts ... Tcl scripts.
     37     vi ............ Vi source code.
     38 
     39 To build DB for a UNIX platform:
     40 
     41     cd build.unix
     42     ../dist/configure
     43     make
     44 
     45 To build multiple UNIX versions of DB in the same source tree, create
     46 a new directory then configure and build.
     47 
     48     mkdir build.bsdos3.0
     49     cd build.bsdos3.0
     50     ../dist/configure
     51     make
     52 
     53 For additional information about building DB for UNIX platforms, the
     54 description of possible configuration options and other information
     55 on DB configuration and build issues, see the file build.unix/README.
     56 	
     57 Bug fixes and updated versions of this software will periodically be made
     58 available.  For more information, as well as a list of Frequently Asked
     59 Questions, see:
     60 
     61 	http://www.bostic.com/vi
     62 
     63 To ask questions about vi, report vi problems, request notification of
     64 future releases and/or bug fixes, or to contact the authors for any
     65 reason, please send email to:
     66 
     67 	bostic (a] bostic.com
     68 
     69 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
     70 o This software is several years old and is the product of many folks' work.  
     71 
     72 	This software was originally derived from software contributed to
     73 	the University of California, Berkeley by Steve Kirkendall, the
     74 	author of the vi clone elvis.  Without his work, this work would
     75 	have been far more difficult.
     76 
     77 	IEEE POSIX 1003.2 style regular expression support is courtesy of
     78 	Henry Spencer, for which I am *very* grateful.
     79 
     80 	Elan Amir did the original 4BSD curses work that made it possible
     81 	to support a full-screen editor using curses.
     82 
     83 	George Neville-Neil added the Tcl interpreter, and the initial
     84 	interpreter design was his.
     85 
     86 	Sven Verdoolaege added the Perl interpreter.
     87 
     88 	Rob Mayoff provided the original Cscope support.
     89 
     90 o Many, many people suggested enhancements, and provided bug reports and
     91   testing, far too many to individually thank.
     92 
     93 o From the original vi acknowledgements, by William Joy and Mark Horton:
     94 
     95 	Bruce Englar encouraged the early development of this display
     96 	editor.  Peter Kessler helped bring sanity to version 2's
     97 	command layout.  Bill Joy wrote versions 1 and 2.0 through 2.7,
     98 	and created the framework that users see in the present editor.
     99 	Mark Horton added macros and other features and made the editor
    100 	work on a large number of terminals and Unix systems.
    101 
    102 o And...
    103 	The financial support of UUNET Communications Services is gratefully
    104 	acknowledged.
    105