From: mavuduru@exa.cs.umn.edu (Rama Mavuduru)
Subject: Re: Where is SUIT?
Organization: University of Minnesota
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:13:00 GMT

In <Jan21.170449.66425@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> anderson@CS.ColoState.EDU (Chuck Anderson) writes:

>Please post the ftp procedure for retrieving the University of
>Virginia's SUIT (simple user interface toolkit) package.  Thanks.

Here's the relevant information from the SUIT README file:

HOW TO GET THE SUIT DISTRIBUTION
========================================
SUIT is available through anonymous ftp from
uvacs.cs.virginia.edu (128.143.8.29). Each SUIT distribution 
package comes with full source code and documentation, though
as explained below, the source and docs are available separately 
as well for those attempting to port SUIT to an architecture we do not
yet support. To set a standard SUIT distribution package for your 
machine: 


1.) On your system, make a directory that will hold the 
distribution. For example, in your home directory type:

		mkdir suit

The process of installing the SUIT distribution causes SUIT to 
create a new directory underneath the one you've created here.

2.) Change your current directory to this new location:

		cd suit

3.) Type the following command:

		ftp 128.143.8.29

 You should see something that looks like:

		Connected to 128.143.8.29.
		220 uvacs FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready.
		Name (128.143.8.29:CookieMonster):

	where "CookieMonster" is your login ID.


4.) At this prompt, type: 

		anonymous
	
	You should see something like this:
	
		331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
		Password:

5.) Please type in your local login ID as a courtesy. This will not be
echoed back to you, so don't panic.
	You will see:

		230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
		ftp>

6.) cd into the SUIT directory by typing:

		cd /pub/suit/distribution

7.) cd into the directory named after the hardware platform
	you intend to use:

	cd <machine_type>
	where <machine_type> is one of:

		sparc 		
		sun3
		sgi
		rs6000
	for example:
		cd sparc
			OR 
		cd sun3 
			ETC.

8.) VERY IMPORTANT: set the ftp transfer to use binary mode
	Type:
		binary

9.) transfer the archive
	Type:
		get <machine_type>.tar.Z

		for example:	
			get sparc.tar.Z
				OR
			get sun3.tar.Z
				ETC.

	This file is VERY large. Expect it to take
	several minutes to come over.
	
10.) leave ftp
	Type:
		quit

11.) uncompress the archive
	Type:
	uncompress < <machine_type>.tar.Z | tar xfh -
	
	for example:
		uncompress < sparc.tar.Z | tar xfh -

12.) CONGRATULATIONS! You've got yourself the SUIT library and header
files! You can now safely remove the <machine_name>.tar file if you so
desire.

13.) Follow the directions in the top level README file to prepare
the SUIT distrbution for your site.


GETTING SUIT SOURCE
===========================
	Full source code comes with each distribution package of SUIT
	(same source for all architectures). 

	IF YOU ONLY WANT THE SOURCE, you can ftp it from uvacs, as
	described above

		ftp uvacs.cs.virginia.edu
		(Be sure to use binary transfer)
		
	in the file called	

		/pub/suit/distribution/JustSource/src.tar.Z



GETTING THE SUIT REFERENCE MANUAL
=========================================
	Each standard distribution package of SUIT comes with a
	complete reference manual which describes the SUIT library 
	calls. In the standard distribution, the manual comes in
	the form of a VERY long	postscript file that prints out 
	from last page to first.
	
	If it is more convenient for you to print the manual out from
	first page to last, or if you need just individual reference 
	manual chapters, those are distributed as well in the file 

		/pub/suit/distribution/JustDocs/doc.tar.Z

	which can ftp from uvacs as explained above. These files are
	called chap_01.ps, chap_02.ps, etc. The complete reference
	manual is in the file chap_all.ps.

	Again, be sure to use binary mode when getting this file.
	(type "binary" at the ftp prompt before typing "get")

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Rama Mavuduru