ftree0.3

Short:        PostScript Family Tree Formatter v0.3.
Author:       peteric@isltd.insignia.com
Uploader:     peteric isltd insignia com
Type:         src/misc
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

This release is to be considered a BETA. I believe it works OK but there
are still probably bugs lurking there somewhere! In addition, I don't think
this will work on OS's before 2.04 - I tried it once and the startup code
crashed. I'm not sure why yet. Not having a WB 3.0 machine that hasn't been
tried. Any takers?

Archive Details
===============

This is the distribution archive for the program Ftree. It was distributed
as:

	ftree0.3.lha		-- source & binary archive

The binary was compiled with ixemul 39.45 and gcc2.5.8.

The source archive contains just the sources, in RCS form. The binary
archive contains the compiled programs and the libraries necessary to use
them. Note that the PostScript interpreter is NOT included. If you don't
have a PostScript printer like a LaserWriter then I suggest using the
'post' program available on the Fish Disks Collection and elsewhere on
Aminet. Ftree does not require a level 2 PostScript implementation, but
will work with one.

The binary archive has been compiled with the gcc 2.5.8 compiler ported by
Philippe Brand - thanks for that Philippe! As a result, it uses the ixemul
library and so the pathnames follow Unix syntax - that is:

	Amiga	Unix	Description
	-----	----	-----------
	devs:	/devs	assigns & vol names gain a slash
	/a/b	../a/b	parent directory indicated with '..' before slash
	""	.	current directory indicated with '.' before slash

The ixconfig program can be used to switch off this behavoiur if you like;
however this is not supplied in this archive. Only one Unix style pathname
is included in the executable; "/usr/local/lib/fonts/afm" - which is only
used if the font search path is not explicitly set with PSFONTPATH. This
will change next relesase.

The program has also been successfully compiled on various Unix machines
without problems.

Introduction to FTree
=====================

Ftree is a formatter for family history trees. Currently it only supports
the standard form of tree, with a person at the top and branches down.
Other varieties may come later.

Please note that this program does NOT attempt to interpret the tree - it
will print what you tell it. No 'feed the people in & it'll work out the
relationships' here, I'm afraid.

The program currently only uses  the CLI (shell) interface. Given the
current nature of the program as what is known as a filter it seemed a bit
pointless to put a GUI around it; however I might do this in the future,
together with a screen previewer.

More information instructions for use can be found in the AmigaGuide®
document in the 'guides' directory. The program comes equipped with an
install script for the Commodore Installer, which should be used to set up
the computer with the necessary defines.

THE INSTALLER HAS NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED - please excercise care in
it's use. There are probably more things it should check for and defines
to modify; I just haven't worked out exactly what yet.

Hope this is useful;

Peter Ivimey-Cook.