From: asbun@ec.ecn.purdue.edu (Eduardo Asbun)
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.simulators
Subject: ACM: Summary...
Keywords: ACM, simulator, Sun workstation
Date: 12 Oct 92 02:41:21 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network


Hello!

Here is a SUMMARY about how to get and install ACM. Thanks a lot to 
the people mentioned for their help.

ACM can be FTPed from  "export.lcs.mit.edu"  in the directory   "contrib"

Many other sites have this file. Use:

  % archie acm.2.4.tar.Z        to display them.

To my question:

"Seems to me ACM is worth a look... Does a good ol' netter know how to
extract files in TAR format?   The UNIX manual is not very helpful in
this case..."


Alain Zarinelli responds:
]]
]]First of all 'uncompress' the file (this removes the '.Z').

He means:    % uncompress acm.2.4.tar.Z

]]Then type 'tar xf <file-name.tar>'
]]
]]By the way: what's ACM? A flight simulator for SUN/SPARC?
]]
]]                                                      Alain.-- 
]]Alain Zarinelli                                          (PPL-CVFR/NVFR)
]]zari@math.ethz.ch                                                         
]]zari@astro.phys.ethz.ch             "If God had meant man to fly ---
]]zari@czheth5a.bitnet                 He would have given him more money"


John Mechalas responds:
]]
]]Be sure to do this in a /tmp directory.  :)
]]
]]-- 
]]John Mechalas                                        "I'm not an actor, but
]]mechalas@gn.ecn.purdue.edu                               I play one on TV."
]]Aero Engineering, Purdue University                   #include disclaimer.h


Keith Barr responds:
]]
]]After you untar it, type:
]]
]]xmkmf <-- this makes the makefiles

This file is in your Xwindows directory. Be sure to include it in your path.
Execute it from the directory where the ACM resides after unTAR. ("acm" in my
case). Also, read README and COPYING files there!

]]make Makefiles  <--this continues the above
]]make <-- this makes the programs.

]]If you ran out of space just untaring, you probably don't have enough
]]room, as it is only going to get bigger when you make it.  Try doing this
]]in some temporary disk space if you have that available.  I just
]]installed this Friday afternoon on a Sun Sparcstation 1+, and I was sort
]]of disappointed in how slow it runs...I was the only one on the
]]worksation.  Good Luck.
]]
]]BTW, when I made the file, it finished with an error.  Type make again
]]and again until it completely compiles (at least this worked for me).

I had to do it THREE times!!!

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So far, I haven't use it. (I have not enough disk space!)  Hope somebody
out there can enjoy it!

Regards,    Ed
--
Eduardo Asbun                      
asbun@ecn.purdue.edu                   |      Purdue University  
School of Electrical Engineering       |      West Lafayette, IN