Hi! Here are some interresting clues that one's can read in README.win32 # Step 1 : Prerequisite # =================================================================== Alliance is designed to run on a Unix workstation, not in a Windows environment, but you can install third party software to let your Windows Workstation be more like a Unix one. You'll find theese at ftp://asim.lip6.fr/pub/alliance/redist/windows/ If you have Windows 95 please consider upgrading to W95-OSR2 (Second edition) or later. If you have Windows 98 please consider upgrading to W98-SE (Second edition) or later. If you have Windows NT 4.0 please consider upgrading to Service Pack 5 ( NT4 SP5 ) or later. In the same manner if you have Windows, please consider upgrading to Linux :-) # Step 2 : Install Third Party Software # =================================================================== cygwin-b20-full.exe : ==================== The Cygwin tools are ports of the popular GNU development tools and utilities for Windows 95, 98, and NT. It adds a decent shell (bash), a C compiler used in "genlib" (gcc), and many other tools (make, awk, ls, find...) Install cygwin-b20 in "C:\App\Cygwin" then add "C:\App\Cygwin\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin" to your path. Origin : http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/ x11r6.4-cygwin-b20.exe : ======================= Pre-compiled X11R6.4 Libraries/Clients for CYGWIN B20 build and patch by Arlindo da Silva (dasilva@alum.mit.edu) and Sergey Okhapkin (sos@prospect.com.ru), packaged by Czo (Olivier.Sirol@lip6.fr). Needed by "graal" and other X11 apps Install x11r6.4 in "C:\usr" then add "C:\usr\X11R6.4\bin" to your path. Origin : http://dao.gsfc.nasa.gov/software/grads/win32/X11R6.4/ x-win411.exe : Non Free ======================= X-Win32 is X terminal application for Windows 95, 98, NT4.0 This is the X server we use ht ASIM labs. It is IMHO (Czo) the best X server under windows and licenses are not very expensive. Needed by "graal" and other X11 apps. Remember you'll have to set your DISPLAY to something : cmd.exe > set DISPLAY=:0 bash.exe > export DISPLAY=:0 tcsh.exe > setenv DISPLAY :0 Install anywhere and start x-win32 before graal. You must authorize connection to your display. See : http://www.starnet.com/ # Step 3 : Install Alliance # =================================================================== alliance-X.XX-cygwin-b20.exe : ============================ Available for Windows 95/98/NT4 (the common package is included) To install alliance, just run alliance-X.XX-cygwin-YY.exe > start alliance-X.XX-cygwin-YY.exe It is strongly recommanded to install alliance in : c:\usr\local\alliance The install program will choose default path for you. It is recommanded to use the "bash" shell instead of the default Windows shell ("command.com" on Windows 95/98 and "cmd.exe" on NT) (bash comes with cygwin-b20-full.exe) In a Cygwin environment, paths are written like in unix use '/' instead of '\'. ie : use bash as you would do on unix # Step 4 : Post-install # =================================================================== 1- Defaults Location : ===================== Run Cygwin b20 : Start> Programs > Cygnus Solution > Cygwin B20 There are two thing you should do from this prompt. - First, /tmp should exist to ensure that a directory for temporary files exists for programs that expect to find one there. > mkdir -p /tmp - Second, you will need to be able to find `/bin/sh'. > mkdir -p /bin > cp /App/Cygwin/cygwin-b20/H-i586-cygwin32/bin/sh.exe /bin 2- Path : ========= Modifying Path under Win NT : ----------------------------- Right click "My Computer" > Property > Environment Choose Path in "system variables" Add C:\App\Cygwin\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin;C:\usr\X11R6.4\bin to its value Click "Fix Value" Click "Apply" Click "Ok" Modifying Path under Win 95/98 : -------------------------------- You can use "notepad" to edit files. If you are running Windows 95 or 98 and are faced with the error message "Out of environment space", you need to increase the amount of environment space in your config.sys and try again. - Edit c:\config.sys Add or modifify the line containing SHELL like this: shell=C:\command.com /e:8192 /p - Edit Autoexec.bat Add or modifify the line containing PATH like this : PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\App\Cygwin\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwi n32\bin;C:\usr\X11R6.4\bin Reboot your computer.... This is done... ouf :-) # Step 4 : Run Alliance # =================================================================== You can now run an alliance console by clicking Start>Programs>Alliance>Alliance Console To start, you can read the files README, README.win32 and FAQ # Known BUG # =================================================================== On Windows 95/98 the %COMSPEC% variable (used to locate "command.com" in the "Alliance console" program link is sometimes not set. If clicking on "Alliance console" produce nothing, please modify by hand the "Alliance console" command line (property>program>command line) to 'C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM /K c:\usr\local\alliance\share\etc\alc_env.bat' Regards. Olivier Sirol. /* * Laboratoire LIP6 / Département ASIM * Université Pierre et Marie Curie * Cuvier Terrasse, Bureau 302 * 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex * Tél. : +33 1 44 27 53 24 */