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11638Srgrimes# @(#)README 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/8/93 21638Srgrimes 31638Srgrimes<< 12 May 1983 >> 41638SrgrimesTo install this directory on your system: 51638Srgrimes 61638SrgrimesFirst determine a list of "common terminals" for your system. This list 71638Srgrimeswill probably be small, and can be empty if you like, but you should 81638Srgrimesprobably put your own terminal in it. 91638Srgrimes 101638SrgrimesSecond, edit the editor script "reorder" to use this list instead of the 111638Srgrimeslist built in to it. The changes will be evident from looking at the 121638Srgrimesscript. Notice that the script contains the terminals in order from least 131638Srgrimescommon to most common, since the move commands will move them to the front 141638Srgrimesin that order, the effect will be to put the most common at the front of 151638Srgrimestermcap since that's moved last. The s.* terminals are specials, and 161638Srgrimesalthough they don't have to go to the front, they are probably quite 171638Srgrimescommon and really should go near the front. 181638Srgrimes 191638SrgrimesThird, if you are not a super user and cannot create the directory 201638Srgrimes/usr/lib/tabset, make a corresponding directory somewhere you can and add 211638Srgrimesa line to reorder to globally change all /usr/lib/tabset's to your own 221638Srgrimespath name. This change is better than just changing the termcap.src file 231638Srgrimesbecause it makes it easier to diff it from newer distributed versions. 241638SrgrimesTry to keep the source as is whenever possible, and put mungings into 251638Srgrimesreorder. 261638Srgrimes 271638SrgrimesNow you can run "make install" which will create an /etc/termcap. Again, 281638Srgrimesif you aren't a super user change the cp command to put it where you can. 291638SrgrimesIn this case you will have to redefine E_TERMCAP in "local/uparm.h", which 301638Srgrimeswill probably be in subdirectories with the other UCB software. 311638Srgrimes 321638Srgrimes 331638SrgrimesFinally, if you make additions or fixes to termcap, please mail a note 341638Srgrimesexplaining what you did with the fixed termcap entry (not the whole file, 351638Srgrimesplease!) to me at one of the addresses below, so it can be incorporated 361638Srgrimesback into the original source. I will normally include anything unless 371638Srgrimesthere is a good reason not to, but I reserve the right to redo it differently. 381638Srgrimes 391638Srgrimes uunet!ucbvax!termcap (uucp) 401638Srgrimes termcap@berkeley.cs.edu (Internet) 411638Srgrimes 421638Srgrimes<< 14 October 1987 >> 431638SrgrimesIt is probably easiest to make local termcap changes in separate 441638Srgrimesfiles, eg /usr/local/etc/termcap, and encourage people to put 451638Srgrimes 461638Srgrimes setenv TERMPATH ~/.termcap:/usr/local/etc/termcap:/etc/termcap 471638Srgrimes 481638Srgrimesin their shell startup files. This way local system-wide changes can be 491638Srgrimesisolated in /usr/local/etc/termcap and user changes in ~/.termcap, all 501638Srgrimeswithout consuming lots of disk or requiring re-integration of local 511638Srgrimeschanges when system termcap files change. 521638Srgrimes 531638Srgrimes John Kunze 541638Srgrimes termcap@berkeley.cs.edu 551638Srgrimes 56