From: mamrak@cis.ohio-state.edu (Sandy Mamrak)
Subject: Update on release of translation software
Originator: mamrak@fettuccine.cis.ohio-state.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University, Department of Computer and Information Science
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 13:34:47 GMT

Two weeks ago we announced the release of the Integrated Chameleon
Architecture (ICA), a software system for generating data translators.
Many sites have imported the software, enabling us to modify it to run
on configurations other than the ones we had available for testing at
Ohio State.  A set of patches are now available that reflect this new
portability, along with a few other fixes.

We have established a mailing list for those who are interested in
keeping up with modifications in the ICA, and for general discussions
concerning its use.  From now on, we will announce patches only to
this mailing list, so please subscribe if you want these updates.
(Currently there is interest among list members in using the ICA to
generate translators for rtf and Interleaf.)

The distribution is located on archive.cis.ohio-state.edu
(128.146.8.52) in pub/chameleon/ICA-1.3.tar.Z as a compressed tar
file.  To update from ICA-1.2 to ICA-1.3 the patches are in the
ICA-1.2-1.3.diffs.  These are the same patches as sent to the "ica"
mailing list.

For those of you who may have missed it, we include an announcement
below:

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                                 ICA
                             Release 1.3
                             7 April 1992
 
We  are pleased  to  announce that a   beta  release of the Integrated
Chameleon   Architecture (ICA) is available  for  public distribution.
The ICA is a toolset for  generating data translators.  In particular,
the  toolset can  be  used  to generate translators   to  and  from  a
constrained subset of instances  of  SGML  Document   Type Definitions
(DTD).

There are several  example translators  included.  The first is a book
DTD and includes specific translators for the LaTeX book documentstyle
and a specific troff macro package.  The second is a bibliographic DTD
and includes specific  translators for BibTeX  and refer bibliographic
database  formats.   Please   note   that the  ICA is  for  developing
translators and not providing translators.

The ICA runs in the Unix environment,  using  the  X Window System for
the basis of the graphical  user interfaces.  Unfortunately, there are
many  variations  on the above   so the following list  fills   in the
details.  The primary development platform is  a Sun4 with SunOS 4.1.1
using   X11R4 from   MIT.  The   primary  window manager  used  during
development is tvtwm.

        Hardware OS              X11 Release     Window Manager
        -------------------------------------------------------
        Sun4     SunOS 4.1.1     R4,R5           twm
                                                 tvtwm
                                                 mwm
                                                 olwm
        HP 300   HPUX 8.0        R4              --
        HP 700   HPUX 8.0        R4              --

Other configurations    are supported  on   a best--effort  basis.  We
believe this should work on many platforms however we  do not have the
facilities for testing such platforms.
The   distribution     is   located    on   archive.cis.ohio-state.edu
(128.146.8.52)  in pub/chameleon/ICA-1.3.tar.Z  as   a  compressed tar
file.         The        postscript      documentation     is       in
pub/chameleon/ICAdoc-1.2.tar.Z.  The postscript  is split into several
smaller files.  The manual is 186 printed pages.

A  mailing list,  ica@cis.ohio-state.edu, exists  for  those who would
like to  solicit and exchange ICA  information.  A  list for reporting
bugs has also been established.  Details are given below.

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FTPing the ICA Toolset
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example% ftp ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu
Connected to archive.cis.ohio-state.edu.
220 archive FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready.
Name (ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu:cso): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password:                                    <---  Use your login name
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd pub/chameleon
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> binary                                  <---  Just to make sure
200 Type set to I.
ftp> get ICA-1.3.tar.Z                       <---  This will take time
200 PORT command successful.
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.
example%                                     <---  Back home

example% uncompress ICA.tar.Z
example% tar xvof ICA.tar                    <---  Untarring...

Read the INSTALLATION_NOTES for further instructions on compiling ICA.
Please  read the   COPYRIGHT    notice.  A  subdirectory   of  example
specifications for a simple article, book and bibliography is included
in the distribution.

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FTPing the ICA Documentation
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The documentation is available  in Postscript format.   Alternatively,
the documentation can be  obtained  by sending an  email  request   to
jenkins@cis.ohio-state.edu        for  the OSU     Technical    Report
OSU-CISRC-1/92-TR3,  `Technical   Documentation  for  the   Integrated
Chameleon Architecture,' by S.  A.   Mamrak,  C.  S.  O'Connell and J.
Barnes.   Please include  a  POSTAL mailing  address to expedite   the
response to this request.

To ftp  the  postscript   form of  the   documentation, change   to  a
directory, such as /usr/tmp, with plenty of free space.

example% ftp archive.cis.ohio-state.edu
Connected to archive.cis.ohio-state.edu.
220 archive FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready.
Name (ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu:cso): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password:                                    <---  Use your login name
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd pub/chameleon
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get ICAdoc-1.2.tar.Z
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.
example%                                     <---  Back home

example% uncompress ICAdoc-1.2.tar.Z
example% tar xvof ICAdoc-1.2.tar             <--- Untarring...

Print  out the files to your  postscript  printer with the appropriate
command for your system.

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Subscribing to the ICA Mailing List
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Please direct  all inquiries  and comments concerning  the ICA  to the
mailing list, ica@cis.ohio-state.edu, and not to any individuals.

If you would like your name added to the ICA mailing list, please send
email to   ica-request@cis.ohio-state.edu, with   subject  line   `ICA
mailing list'.  In the body   of  the   message, please indicate   the
(internet) email address that you would  like added to  the list.  The
list is maintained manually, with updates every few days.

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Sending Bug Reports to the ICA Bug List
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If  you find any  bugs  in  the  ICA, kindly report them  by  email to
ica-bugs@cis.ohio-state.edu.    A  bug report   form,  BUG_REPORT,  is
available with the  ICA distribution.  Kindly  use that report form to
expedite bug handling.


Good luck!
The ICA crew
-- 
Sandra A. Mamrak	 	Department of Computer and Information Science
					 The Ohio State University
mamrak@cis.ohio-state.edu	  2036 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH USA 43210-1277
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