From ba34acc163652bb8e84a224820131d9bba5f0546 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: leocad Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 09:21:25 +0000 Subject: Formatting change, added mailing list info git-svn-id: http://svn.leocad.org/trunk@9 c7d43263-9d01-0410-8a33-9dba5d9f93d6 --- docs/LINUX.txt | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/LINUX.txt b/docs/LINUX.txt index 4150b46..4d60f61 100644 --- a/docs/LINUX.txt +++ b/docs/LINUX.txt @@ -1,40 +1,58 @@ +LINUX.txt $Id$ + LeoCAD for Linux ---------------- - This is the only documentation you will find for the Linux version, I'll start -writing some help files in HTML format soon but it's going to take a while (I really -prefer to code and my english is not perfect). I strongly advise you to follow the -online tutorial from my web page, it will at least get you started with the basic + This is the only documentation you will find for the Linux +version, I'll start writing some help files in HTML format soon but +it's going to take a while (I really prefer to code and my english +is not perfect). I strongly advise you to follow the online tutorial +from my web page, it will at least get you started with the basic editing commands. - I still have to finish some dialogs, the printing routines and a few GUI items but -all the rest should work fine. I'd also like to warn you that this is my first Linux -program so if you find anything that doesn't behave as you expect, a bug or just have -some suggestions, feel free to email me at leonardo@centroin.com.br + I still have to finish some dialogs, the printing routines +and a few GUI items but all the rest should work fine. I'd also +like to warn you that this is my first Linux program so if you +find anything that doesn't behave as you expect, a bug or just +have some suggestions, feel free to email me at +leonardo@centroin.com.br I hope you enjoy using LeoCAD as much as I enjoyed writing it, Leonardo +HOW TO GET HELP +--------------- + +The best source of help is the LeoCAD mailing list at +leocad@gerf.org + +You can subscribe/unsubscribe at +http://gerf.org/mailman/listinfo/leocad + INSTALLATION ------------ - Instalation should be very simple for most systems, first you need get the -executable and the pieces library from my homepage (if you already have the library -for the MS Windows version, you don't need to download it again). + Instalation should be very simple for most systems, first you need +get the executable and the pieces library from my homepage (if you +already have the library for the MS Windows version, you don't +need to download it again). - Now you should unzip the files to a temporary directory (you probably already did -that) and move the file 'leocad' to /usr/local/bin/ and the 4 files from the pieces -library to /usr/share/LeoCAD/. If you wish to have the library files installed in -another place, set the environment variable LEOCAD_LIB to that directory or start -the program with the -l option. + Now you should unzip the files to a temporary directory (you +probably already did that) and move the file 'leocad' to +/usr/local/bin/ and the 4 files from the pieces library to +/usr/share/LeoCAD/. If you wish to have the library files installed +in another place, set the environment variable LEOCAD_LIB to +that directory or start the program with the -l option. - You need to have an OpenGL library, you can download Mesa from www.mesa3d.org if -you don't have one already. You should also have GTK+ 1.2, it's available from -www.gtk.org + You need to have an OpenGL library, you can download Mesa +from www.mesa3d.org if you don't have one already. You should also +have GTK+, it's available from www.gtk.org +Current versions are: +GTK+ 1.2 COMMAND LINE OPTIONS @@ -55,9 +73,9 @@ Example: leocad car.lcd -i car.gif -w 640 -h 480 -l /mnt/c/leocad/ - This will start LeoCAD, load the file "car.lcd", create a GIF file called "car.gif" -with a resolution of 640 x 480 using the pieces library in /mnt/c/leocad/ and exit -when done. + This will start LeoCAD, load the file "car.lcd", create a GIF file +called "car.gif" with a resolution of 640 x 480 using the pieces +library in /mnt/c/leocad/ and exit when done. -- cgit v1.2.3