1#	Id: README,v 8.153 2001/04/30 09:31:12 skimo Exp (Berkeley) Date: 2001/04/30 09:31:12
2
3This is version 1.81.6 (2007-11-18) of nex/nvi, a reimplementation of the ex/vi
4text editors originally distributed as part of the Fourth Berkeley
5Software Distribution (4BSD), by the University of California, Berkeley.
6
7The directory layout is as follows:
8
9    LICENSE ....... Copyright, use and redistribution information.
10    README ........ This file.
11    build.unix .... UNIX build directory.
12    catalog ....... Message catalogs; see catalog/README.
13    cl ............ Vi interface to the curses(3) library.
14    clib .......... C library replacement source code.
15    common ........ Code shared by ex and vi.
16    db ............ A stripped-down, replacement db(3) library.
17    dist .......... Various files used to build the vi distribution.
18    docs .......... Ex/vi documentation, both current and historic.
19    docs/README ... Documentation overview.
20    docs/edit ..... Edit: A tutorial.
21    docs/exref .... Ex Reference Manual -- Version 3.7.
22    docs/vi.man ... UNIX manual page for nex/nvi.
23    docs/vi.ref ... Nex/nvi reference manual.
24    docs/vitut .... An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi.
25    ex ............ Ex source code.
26    gtk ........... Vi gtk application.
27    include ....... Replacement include files.
28    ip ............ Library interface to vi: vi side.
29    ipc ........... Library interface to vi: application side.
30    motif ......... Vi motif application.
31    motif_l ....... Motif library interface to vi.
32    perl_api ...... Perl scripting language support.
33    perl_scripts .. Perl scripts.
34    regex ......... POSIX 1003.2 regular expression library.
35    tcl_api ....... Tcl scripting language support.
36    tcl_scripts ... Tcl scripts.
37    vi ............ Vi source code.
38
39To build DB for a UNIX platform:
40
41    cd build.unix
42    ../dist/configure
43    make
44
45To build multiple UNIX versions of DB in the same source tree, create
46a new directory then configure and build.
47
48    mkdir build.bsdos3.0
49    cd build.bsdos3.0
50    ../dist/configure
51    make
52
53For additional information about building DB for UNIX platforms, the
54description of possible configuration options and other information
55on DB configuration and build issues, see the file build.unix/README.
56	
57Bug fixes and updated versions of this software will periodically be made
58available.  For more information, as well as a list of Frequently Asked
59Questions, see:
60
61	http://www.bostic.com/vi
62
63To ask questions about vi, report vi problems, request notification of
64future releases and/or bug fixes, or to contact the authors for any
65reason, please send email to:
66
67	bostic@bostic.com
68
69=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
70o This software is several years old and is the product of many folks' work.  
71
72	This software was originally derived from software contributed to
73	the University of California, Berkeley by Steve Kirkendall, the
74	author of the vi clone elvis.  Without his work, this work would
75	have been far more difficult.
76
77	IEEE POSIX 1003.2 style regular expression support is courtesy of
78	Henry Spencer, for which I am *very* grateful.
79
80	Elan Amir did the original 4BSD curses work that made it possible
81	to support a full-screen editor using curses.
82
83	George Neville-Neil added the Tcl interpreter, and the initial
84	interpreter design was his.
85
86	Sven Verdoolaege added the Perl interpreter.
87
88	Rob Mayoff provided the original Cscope support.
89
90o Many, many people suggested enhancements, and provided bug reports and
91  testing, far too many to individually thank.
92
93o From the original vi acknowledgements, by William Joy and Mark Horton:
94
95	Bruce Englar encouraged the early development of this display
96	editor.  Peter Kessler helped bring sanity to version 2's
97	command layout.  Bill Joy wrote versions 1 and 2.0 through 2.7,
98	and created the framework that users see in the present editor.
99	Mark Horton added macros and other features and made the editor
100	work on a large number of terminals and Unix systems.
101
102o And...
103	The financial support of UUNET Communications Services is gratefully
104	acknowledged.
105