Installation instructions for the LTOOLS

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Installation under Windows
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Step 1
Unzip this to any directory you like. Take care, that directory pathnames
and long filenames remain intact, e.g. using

        pkzip -extract -directories ltools-X.X.zip

(for X.X. set the number of the version which you are using).

Step 2
In the installation directory run 'setup'. This step is completely optional.
The LTOOLS are fully functional without running setup. This step only generates
an entry in the Start menue. Please note, that this 'installer' may only work
correctly under Windows NT/2000/XP. It may generate error messages or even abort
under Windows 9x/ME, because it searches for cmd.exe, which is not available under
this OS.

Step 3
Read file README.TXT !

Step 4
Use the LTOOLS.

+++ For the command line tools:
	Open the Start Menu group LTOOLS and click on the icon 'LTOOLS command line' or
	CD to the LTOOLS ./bin directory and run "ldir.bat" from there.
	Type 'ldir -h' to get help, see file README.TXT for details.

+++ For the Java graphical user interface:
	Open the Start Menu group LTOOLS and click on the icon 'LTOOLSgui' or CD to the
	LTOOLS ./bin directory and run "LTOOLSgui.bat" from there.
	(This requires, that you have Sun's Java runtime (V1.2 or newer) installed. 
	Please note: Microsoft Java will not work. Sun's Java Runtime java.exe must be on the path!)

+++ For the .NET graphical user interface:
	Open the Start Menu group LTOOLS and click on the icon 'LTOOLSnet' or CD to the
	LTOOLS ./bin directory and run "LTOOLSnet.bat" from there.
	(This requires, that you have Microsoft's .NET runtime installed.)

+++ For the Webbrowser based user interface:
	Open the Start Menu group LTOOLS and click on the icon 'LTOOLS Web Server' or
	CD to the LTOOLS ./bin directory and run "LREADsrv.exe" from there. Then
	open your favourite web browser and connect to 'http://localhost'.

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Installation under Linux / Unix
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Step 1
Unzip this to any directory you like. Take care, that directory pathnames
and long filenames remain intact.

Step 2
Read file README.TXT !

Step 3 (This step can be omitted, if you are running Linux on an x86-PC)
Recompile the LTOOLS (for details see file README.TXT):
	cd ./src
	make -f makefile.unx

	cd ./http
	make -f makefile.unx

	cd ./java
	make -f makefile.unx

Step 4
Use the LTOOLS. All executables are in subdirectory ./bin.unx

+++ For the command line tools:
	Type 'ldir -h' to get help, see file README.TXT for details.

+++ For the Java graphical user interface:
	Type 'LTOOLSgui'.
	(This requires, that you have Sun's Java 1.2 installed and of course only
	works under X-Windows).

+++ For the Webbrowser based user interface:
	Type 'lreadsrv'. Then open your favourite web browser and connect to
	'http://localhost'.


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Uninstallation under Windows
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Step 1
Open the Start Menu group LTOOLS and click on the icon 'Uninstall'

Step 2
Delete the directory, into which you unzipped the LTOOLS and all its files

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Uninstallation under Linux/Unix
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Delete the directory, into which you unzipped the LTOOLS and all its files


Have fun!

Werner.Zimmermann|AT|fht-esslingen.de
