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BINARY TAR.GZ DISTRIBUTIONS.
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To install a TCM distribution (tar.gz file) with binaries: unzip and untar
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the TCM distribution by:
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tar xzvfp <filename> or
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gunzip -c <filename> | tar xvfp - or
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zcat <filename> | tar xvfp -
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This creates a new directory named tcm-<version>/ in the current
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Every user of TCM should set the TCM_HOME environment variable to the
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directory where TCM is installed. It is recommended that they add
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$TCM_HOME/bin to their PATH and add $TCM_HOME/man to their MANPATH
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The distributions for Solaris contain shared object libraries. If you
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have one of these distributions and you have TCM installed in a directory
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other than /opt/tcm, each user should set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
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variable like this: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$TCM_HOME/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
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Users of Linux do not need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
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Finally, test the TCM startup tool called tcm and at least one of the editors
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(e.g. tgd, tefd, tssd etc).
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To configure amongst others the path names of some external Unix programs that
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are used by TCM you can modify the $TCM_HOME/lib/tcm.conf file.
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For more information you are referred to our extensive user's guide which
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can be found via $TCM_HOME/doc/usersguide.html and in
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$TCM_HOME/doc/usersguide-<version>.ps.gz (gzipped-Postscript).
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BINARY RPM DISTRIBUTIONS.
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These distributions are made and tested with Redhat 6.0 and Redhat 6.1.
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Install the distribution by:
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rpm --install tcm-<version>.i386.rpm
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Or upgrade an existing distribution by:
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rpm --upgrade tcm-<version>.i386.rpm
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By default TCM is installed in /opt/tcm. With the rpm option
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'--prefix <dir>' you can install it in a different directory. Some of the
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documentation will be installed by default in /usr/doc/tcm-<version>.
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There are two sorts of binary RPMs. One contains the name 'statmotif'
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and the other 'dynmotif'. The first sort has Motif statically
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linked into the executables. The 'dynmotif' RPMs are dynamically
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linked against Motif 1.2. It uses the libXm.so (version 1.2) of Motif
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or Lesstif on your system.
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The RPM installation creates some initialization scripts for TCM in
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/etc/profile.d. It is therefore not necessary to set yourself environment
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variables like for the tar.gz distribution.
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You only have to login again before you start using TCM.
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SOURCE TAR.GZ DISTRIBUTIONS
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You untar the file in the same way as for binary distributions and you
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set the variables $TCM_HOME and $PATH.
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Go to $TCM_HOME and enter 'make'. This tries to configure some things
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and then writes some instructions to standard output for how to proceed.
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If the above method does not work well on your system or you are only
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interested in compiling some part of the sources then do the following:
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1. Change to the directory ./src of the distribution.
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2. Make a softlink named Config.tmpl to Config.tmpl_YOURPLATFORM.
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3. Check and, if necessary, update the settings in Config.tmpl.
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4. Make a softlink named Makefile to Makefile_YOURCOMPILER.
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7. make all or make <someexecutable> or make <somelibrary>.
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(step 7 can be repeated an infinite number of times).
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Additional technical information about compiling the software and
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about the internal structure of the software, see the document
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$TCM_HOME/doc/developersguide/index.html or
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$TCM_HOME/doc/developersguide-<version>.ps.gz (gzipped PostScript).
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For compiling TCM you either need a developer version of Motif or the
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free Motif-clone Lesstif (www.lesstif.org).
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For running TCM binaries you need a Motif or Lesstif runtime library,
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unless you have downloaded a distribution with 'statmotif' as
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substring in the file name.
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The looks of TCM is sometimes subject of discussion. For users who
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liked how TCM looked last century there is an option in tcm.conf:
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TCM needs a 3-button mouse. The left and middle buttons are the most
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essential for drawing nodes and edges and the right button is only used
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for a pop-up menu. Most 2-button mice emulate the middle button by
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pressing both buttons at the same time or by pressing the left button
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together with the Shift- or Ctrl-key. A possibly better solution is to
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change the function of the right and middle mouse button with:
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xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 3 2".
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If you're using a so-called 5-button mouse (IntelliMouse with wheel-button),
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you can change the function of the right and middle mouse button with:
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xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 3 2 4 5".
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As of version 1.98 the middle mouse button is not required anymore.
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Pressing or dragging with the left mouse button while you are pressing the
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Shift-key has the same effect as pressing or dragging the middle button.
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FONT AND COLOR ISSUES
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In $TCM_HOME/lib/tcm.conf you can see which (types of) fonts are used for
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the TCM documents by default. If you wish some other font you can edit this
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file (or better, put the options in a personal file $HOME/.tcmrc ).
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TCM uses scalable X fonts. If these are not installed or don't look good
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for your tastes then you can tell TCM to work with unscalable fonts by
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{ ScalableFonts False }.
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If you wish fonts of a certain foundry, e.g. only Adobe fonts, then specify
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that with the following line in $TCM_HOME/lib/tcm.conf or $HOME/.tcmrc :
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{ FontFoundry Adobe }
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In $TCM_HOME/lib/TCM you can see which fonts and colors are being used for
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the Motif GUI of TCM. These can be overridden too if you wish. Changes to
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these defaults can be added to your .Xdefaults or .Xresources file or
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loaded for the current X session with the 'xrdb' command.
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TCM is able to generate Xfig format and PNG graphics format from a diagram.
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For the generation of PNG we rely on the fig2dev tool. You should have a fairly
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recent version of transfig (fig2dev is part of transfig). If you want to download
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a recent version of fig2dev and you use Linux with RPM support, you could get one
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of the 'transfig' packages from http://www.rpmfind.net. The sources can be
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downloaded from: ftp://epb1.lbl.gov/xfig/. At these sites you can also find
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the sources or binaries of the Xfig drawing program.
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