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3 ' #################### Max Reason
4 ' ##### XBasic ##### copyright 1988-2000
5 ' #################### Windows XBasic readme.txt file
6 '
7 ' http://www.xbasic.org
8 ' http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xbasic
9 ' maxreason@maxreason.com
10 '
11 ' for Windows XBasic
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13 '
14 ' XBasic installation is discussed at the bottom of this file.
15 ' XBasic will not work properly if you install XBasic improperly.
16 '
17 ' After you start this software for the first time, select HelpNotes
18 ' from the menu bar in the main window and read the release notes for
19 ' this and some previous versions. The release notes describe known
20 ' bugs, problems, and incompatibilities in this software.
21 '
22 ' Also select HelpNew to see what features have been added recently.
23 '
24 ' Review all the Help menu entries to find lots of helpful info.
25 '
26 ' XBasic is subject to GPL and LGPL licenses, copies of which are
27 ' included with this distribution in files COPYING and COPYING_LIB for
28 ' your reference. Which license applies to a particular file is
29 ' specified in the file. a*.x sample programs are public domain.
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31 '
32 '
33 ' ############################
34 ' ##### install XBasic #####
35 ' ############################
36 '
37 ' This following is the installation process for Windows XBasic only.
38 '
39 ' Windows XBasic is distributed in 2 forms:
40 ' - A self-installing executable:
41 ' Launch the executable and select the directory in which to install
42 ' XBasic. To start XBasic select the XBasic entry from the Start menu
43 '
44 ' - A zip-file:
45 ' Extract the zip-file into any directory by using a program like
46 ' WinZip. Make SURE to "recreate directories".
47 '
48 ' The installation process does not alter the Windows system registry.
49 '
50 ' Note: previous versions of XBasic needed to be installed in C:\XB, D:\XB,
51 ' ... This is no longer the case, from version 6.1.0 onwards XBasic can
52 ' be installed anywhere. A good place may be C:\Program Files\XBasic.
53 '
54 ' IMPORTANT : Windows95 has a bug that makes it necessary to create
55 ' a duplicate copy of \xb\xb.dll called \xb\xb.dup - do not forget.
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57 '
58 ' To be able to build standalone .exe/.dll files from the command-line you
59 ' have to run the xbvars.bat batch-file. This sets some environment variables
60 ' needed by the build-process. xbvars.bat is automatically generated during
61 ' install if you used the self-installing executable. If you used the zip-file
62 ' you'll have to create one yourself. It should look like this (assuming you
63 ' installed XBasic in C:\Program Files\XBasic and C:\PROGRA~1 is the 'short
64 ' name' of it.
65 '
66 ' @echo off
67 ' set PATH=C:\PROGRA~1\XBasic\bin;%PATH%
68 ' set LIB=C:\PROGRA~1\XBasic\lib;%LIB%
69 ' set INCLUDE=C:\PROGRA~1\XBasic\include;%INCLUDE%
70 '
71 ' To be able to run standalone (i.e. non-PDE) programs you need to use
72 ' xbrun.dll instead of xb.dll. To use it: copy it and rename that copy to
73 ' xb.dll. Make sure that that copy is found before the standard xb.dll is
74 ' found (e.g. by putting it in the current directory). If you don't do this
75 ' then your standalone program will start the PDE.
76 '
77 ' ##############################
78 ' ##### Compiling XBasic #####
79 ' ##############################
80 '
81 ' To be able to compile XBasic itself you need the following things
82 ' - A working XBasic compiler (note: XBasic is largely written in XBasic
83 ' itself)
84 ' - The CygWin utilities. This can be the full distribution (available from
85 ' http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/ ) or a 'light' distribution (available
86 ' from http://download.sourceforge.net/xbasic/xbasic-Util-1.1.exe )
87 '
88 ' To compile XBasic:
89 ' - unpack the sources into a separate directory (from the XBasic binary
90 ' directory)
91 ' - Goto that directory
92 ' - make
93 ' - make install
94 '