
Searchtool
Version 1.0, March 18 1996


Installation

   Before installing Searchtool, you need to get the following versions
   of the supporting utilities which forms the backbone of the software.

      Tcl 7.5/Wish 4.1 or Tcl 7.6/Wish 4.2
      GNU grep version 2.0
      GNU find version 4.1
      gnuserv version 2.0beta
      GNU sed version 2.05 (or compatible version)
      ETAGS for Emacs version 19.29 (or compatible version)

   Note that the GNU versions of grep and find are essential because
   Searchtool relies on the outputs from these commands to be in a
   certain format. Other versions may not work and you will experience
   unexpected results if Searchtool is used with those.

   To install Searchtool, expand the distribution and type 

      $ configure

   to start the configuring process and then

      $ make 

   to build the binaries and install it by

      $ make install 

   to copy the files to the destination paths. The program is now setup 
   for general usage. You will also need to setup the GNU server for 
   (x)emacs if you want emacs integration. If the gnuserv package is 
   installed, you can invoke it from the emacs minibuffer by typing
   M-x gnuserv-start. If this doesn't work, then you need to install 
   the gnuserv server package first. Check the distribution notes for
   GNU server for more details.

   At the moment, Searchtool is known to work on Linux and SunOS systems.
   Given that tcl/tk and the GNU utilities are widely available on many
   platforms, I am sure it is not a difficult task to port this package
   to other platforms. Please let me know of your successes and problems
   with installing the package.


Daniel M. Wu (dwu@socs.uts.edu.au)
August 1997

