			GNU Interactive Tools 4.3.5

This file documents the install steps that are specific to the GIT package:


  1.	The GIT package uses the 'configure' script to  guess  your  system
	features.  The  'configure' script  was  generated  from  the  file
	configure.in (available in the package) using the autoconf  utility
	version 1.11. To install the GIT package just type:
		./configure
		make
		make man	// don't bother if it fails
		make info	// don't bother if it fails
		make install
	The configure script first check for the termcap  library.  If  the
	termcap library is  not  found, some  terminfo  libraries  will  be
	searched: ncurses, curses, termlib, tinfo, terminfo. If you want to
	change this default behaviour and  search  for  terminfo  libraries
	before searching the termcap library, run
		./configure --enable-terminfo
	instead of
		./configure

	For more information about the 'configure' script please read the
	INSTALL file in this directory.

  2.	There are many configuration files in GIT:
	a.	.gitrc.generic - generic configuration file
	b.	.gitrc.console - Linux console configuration file
	c.	.gitrc.vt100   - vt100 configuration file
	d.	.gitrc.vt102   - vt102 configuration file (same as vt100)
	e.	.gitrc.xterm   - xterm configuration file
	f.	.gitrc.hpterm  - hpterm configuration file
	g.	.gitrc.aixterm - aixpterm configuration file
	h.	.gitrc.vtty    - vtty configuration file (thix)

	When  git/gitps/gitview  are  started, they  search  a  file  named
	.gitrc.TERM   first   in   the  home  directory  and  then  in  the
	$(prefix)/lib directory (usually /usr/local/lib) (see INSTALL).
	(TERM is the value of your 'TERM' environment variable, e.g. vt102.
	If TERM=vt102, your configuration file should be .gitrc.vt102). The
	package contains many predefined configuration  files  but, if  you
	are using a different terminal type then  you  can  easy  create  a
	configuration file for it  renaming / modifying  one  of  them. Put
	a suitable configuration file in your home directory if you want to
	overwrite de default  configuration  file.  If  you  don't  have  a
	configuration file for your terminal, .gitrc.generic will be used.
	If  your  terminal  supports  standard  ANSI  color  sequences, set
	AnsiColorSequences  to  ON  in  the [Setup] section of .gitrc.TERM.
	Otherwise, AnsiColorSequences should be OFF.

  3.	Make the directories  /mnt/fd0  and  /mnt/fd1  (for mounting floppy
	disks with gitmount (an auto-mount script). This is for  Linux,  on
	other systems might be different.

  4.	Read the  .gitrc.TERM  file  to  find  out  how  to configure GIT's
	colors, keys ...

  5.	If you are using termcap and your system has a huge  termcap  data-
	base, copy the descriptions of your terminal(s) in a file  and  put
	that file into your home directory. After  that, set  your  TERMCAP
	environment variable to point to it. If your login name is mike and
	the file  you  have  just  created  is  .termcap, you  must  append
	something like this to your .profile :

	TERMCAP=/home/mike/.termcap

	This will speed up GIT at startup.

	If you are using terminfo, don't bother.

  6.	In  order  to  be  able  to  read the Info documentation you should
	append  the  git.dir  file  (found in  the  package)  to  the  file
	/usr/info/dir (this works for Linux; on other systems the main Info
	directory could be different). This is *NOT* done by 'make install'.

  7.	Read the man page or the info documentation.



Good luck !
						Tudor & Andi

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