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440 write "makefiles", which specify how a program is to be compiled and how its
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450 to write context-free grammars for the Bison program that convert into
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468 termcap database, the definitions of terminal capabilities, and the process
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515 We welcome all bug reports and enhancements sent to the appropriate
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520 Configuring GNU Software
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525 The goal is to have all GNU software support the same alternatives for naming
526 machine and system types.
528 Ultimately, it will be possible to configure and build the entire system all
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599 * `acm' (SrcCD, UtilT)
601 `acm' is a LAN-oriented, multiplayer aerial combat simulation that runs
602 under the X Window System. Players engage in air to air combat against
603 one another using heat seeking missiles and cannons. We are working on
604 a more accurate simulation of real airplane flight characteristics.
608 Apache is an HTTP server designed as a plug-in replacement for version
609 1.3 or 1.4 of the NCSA server. It fixes numerous bugs in the NCSA
610 server and includes many frequently requested new features, and has an
611 API which allows it to be extended to meet users' needs more easily.
613 * Autoconf (SrcCD, UtilT)
615 Autoconf produces shell scripts which automatically configure source code
616 packages. These scripts adapt the packages to many kinds of Unix-like
617 systems without manual user intervention. Autoconf creates a script for
618 a package from a template file which lists the operating system features
619 which the package can use, in the form of `m4' macro calls. Autoconf
620 requires GNU `m4' to operate, but the resulting configure scripts it
623 * BASH (SrcCD, UtilT)
625 GNU's shell, BASH (Bourne Again SHell), is compatible with the Unix `sh'
626 and offers many extensions found in `csh' and `ksh'. BASH has job
627 control, `csh'-style command history, command-line editing (with Emacs
628 and `vi' modes built-in, and the ability to rebind keys) via the
629 `readline' library. BASH conforms to the POSIX 1003.2-1992 standard.
631 * `bc' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
633 `bc' is an interactive algebraic language with arbitrary precision
634 numbers. GNU `bc' follows the POSIX 1003.2-1992 standard, with several
635 extensions including multi-character variable names, an `else'
636 statement, and full Boolean expressions. The RPN calculator `dc' is now
637 distributed as part of the same package, but GNU `bc' is not implemented
638 as a `dc' preprocessor.
640 * BFD (BinCD, DjgpD, DosBC, LangT, SrcCD)
642 The Binary File Descriptor library allows a program which operates on
643 object files (e.g., `ld' or GDB) to support many different formats in a
644 clean way. BFD provides a portable interface, so that only BFD needs to
645 know the details of a particular format. One result is that all
646 programs using BFD will support formats such as a.out, COFF, and ELF.
647 BFD comes with Texinfo source for a manual (not yet published on paper).
649 At present, BFD is not distributed separately; it is included with
650 packages that use it.
652 * Binutils (BinCD, DjgpD, DosBC, LangT, SrcCD; `gas' only on VMSCmpT)
654 Binutils includes these programs: `ar', `c++filt', `demangle', `gas',
655 `gprof', `ld', `nlmconv', `nm', `objcopy', `objdump', `ranlib', `size',
656 `strings', & `strip'.
658 Binutils version 2 uses the BFD library. The GNU assembler, `gas',
659 supports the a29k, Alpha, H8/300, H8/500, HP-PA, i386, i960, m68k, m88k,
660 MIPS, NS32K, SH, SPARC, Tahoe, Vax and Z8000 CPUs, and attempts to be
661 compatible with many other assemblers for UNIX and embedded systems. It
662 can produce mixed C-and-assembly listings, and includes a macro facility
663 similar to that in some other assemblers. GNU's linker `ld' emits
664 source-line numbered error messages for multiply-defined symbols and
665 undefined references, and interprets a superset of AT&T's Linker Command
666 Language, which gives control over where segments are placed in memory.
667 `nlmconv' converts object files into Novell NetWare Loadable Modules.
668 `objdump' can disassemble code for most of the CPUs listed above, and
669 can display other data (e.g., symbols and relocations) from any file
672 * Bison (BinCD,DjgpD,DosBC,LangT,SrcCD,VMSCmpT)[FSFman,FSFrc]
674 Bison is an upwardly compatible replacement for the parser generator
675 `yacc'. Texinfo source for the `Bison Manual' and reference card are
676 included. *Note Documentation::.
678 A recent policy change allows non-free programs to use Bison-generated
679 parsers. *Note Conditions for Using Bison::.
681 * C Library (BinCD, LangT, SrcCD) [FSFman]
683 The GNU C library supports ANSI C-1989, POSIX 1003.1-1990 and most of the
684 functions in POSIX 1003.2-1992. It is upwardly compatible with 4.4BSD
685 and includes many System V functions, plus GNU extensions.
687 The C Library performs many functions of the Unix system calls in the
688 GNU/Hurd. Mike Haertel has written a fast `malloc' which wastes less
689 memory than the old GNU version. The GNU regular-expression functions
690 (`regex' and `rx') now nearly conform to the POSIX 1003.2 standard.
692 GNU `stdio' lets you define new kinds of streams, just by writing a few
693 C functions. The `fmemopen' function uses this to open a stream on a
694 string, which can grow as necessary. You can define your own `printf'
695 formats to use a C function you have written. For example, you can
696 safely use format strings from user input to implement a `printf'-like
697 function for another programming language. Extended `getopt' functions
698 are already used to parse options, including long options, in many GNU
701 The C Library runs on Sun-3 (SunOS 4.1), Sun-4 (SunOS 4.1 or Solaris 2),
702 HP 9000/300 (4.3BSD), SONY News 800 (NewsOS 3 or 4), MIPS DECstation
703 (Ultrix 4), DEC Alpha (OSF/1), i386/i486/Pentium (System V, SVR4, BSD,
704 SCO 3.2, & SCO ODT 2.0), Sequent Symmetry i386 (Dynix 3), & SGI (Irix
705 4). *Note Forthcoming GNUs::. Texinfo source for the
706 `GNU C Library Reference Manual' is included (*note Documentation::..
708 * C++ Library (BinCD, DjgpD, DosBC, LangT, SrcCD)
710 The GNU C++ library (libg++) contains an extensive collection of C++
711 "forest" classes, an IOStream library for input/output routines, and
712 support tools for use with G++. Supported classes include: Obstacks,
713 multiple-precision Integers and Rationals, Complex numbers, arbitrary
714 length Strings, BitSets, and BitStrings.
716 The distribution also includes the libstdc++ library. This implements
717 library facilities defined by the forthcoming ANSI/ISO C++ standard,
718 including a port of the Standard Template Library.
720 * Calc (DosBC, LspEmcT, SrcCD) [FSFman, FSFrc]
722 Calc (written by Dave Gillespie in Emacs Lisp) is an extensible, advanced
723 desk calculator & mathematical tool that runs as part of GNU Emacs. You
724 can use Calc just as a simple four-function calculator, but it has many
725 more features including: choice of algebraic or RPN (stack-based) entry;
726 logarithmic, trigonometric, & financial functions; arbitrary precision;
727 complex numbers; vectors; matrices; dates; times; infinities; sets;
728 algebraic simplification; differentiation & integration. It outputs to
729 `gnuplot', & comes with source for a manual & reference card (*note
732 * `cfengine' (SrcCD, UtilT)
734 `cfengine' is used for maintaining site-wide configuration of a
735 heterogeneous Unix network using a simple high level language. Its
736 appearance is similar to `rdist', but also allows many more operations
737 to be performed automatically. See Mark Burgess, "A Site Configuration
738 Engine", `Computing Systems', Vol. 8, No. 3 (ask `office@usenix.org' how
741 * Chess (SrcCD, UtilT, WdwsD)
743 GNU Chess enables most modern computers to play a full game of chess. It
744 supports a plain terminal interface, a curses interface, and a spiffy X
745 Window interface via `xboard'.
747 Improvements this past year include fixes to the game analyzer, book, &
748 hash table; smartening up draw and mate; improved thinking on opponent's
749 time; Autoconf installation; a makefile for Windows NT compilation;
750 forward pruning; unlimited quiescence captures; improved evaluation;
751 improved null & time control logic; & repetition-detection.
753 GNU Chess was originated by Stuart Cracraft. Improvements & rewrites are
754 from John Stanback, Cha Kong Sian, Mike McGann, and many others.
756 Send bugs to `bug-gnu-chess@prep.ai.mit.edu' & general comments to
757 `info-gnu-chess@prep.ai.mit.edu'.
759 * CLISP (LspEmcT, SrcCD)
761 CLISP is a Common Lisp implementation by Bruno Haible and Michael Stoll.
762 It mostly supports the Lisp described by `Common LISP: The Language (2nd
763 edition)' and the ANSI Common Lisp standard. CLISP includes an
764 interpreter, a byte-compiler, a large subset of CLOS, a foreign language
765 interface, and, for some machines, a screen editor. The user interface
766 language (English, German, French) is choosable at run time. Major
767 packages that run in CLISP include CLX & Garnet. CLISP needs only 2 MB
768 of memory & runs on many microcomputers (including MS-DOS systems, OS/2,
769 Windows NT, Amiga 500-4000, Acorn RISC PC) & Unix-like systems
770 (GNU/Linux, Sun4, SVR4, SGI, HP-UX, DEC Alpha, NeXTStep, & others).
772 * Common Lisp **Note Forthcoming GNUs::* (LspEmcT, SrcCD)
774 GNU Common Lisp (GCL, formerly known as Kyoto Common Lisp) is a compiler
775 & interpreter for Common Lisp. GCL is very portable & extremely
776 efficient on a wide class of applications, & compares favorably in
777 performance with commercial Lisps on several large theorem-prover &
778 symbolic algebra systems. GCL supports the CLtL1 specification but is
779 moving towards the proposed ANSI standard.
781 GCL compiles to C & then uses the native optimizing C compiler (e.g.,
782 GCC). A function with a fixed number of args & one value turns into a C
783 function of the same number of args, returning one value--so GCL is
784 maximally efficient on such calls. Its conservative garbage collector
785 gives great freedom to the C compiler to put Lisp values in registers.
786 It has a source level Lisp debugger for interpreted code & displays
787 source code in an Emacs window. Its profiler (based on the C profiling
788 tools) counts function calls & the time spent in each function.
790 There is now a built-in interface to the Tk widget system. It runs in a
791 separate process, so users may monitor progress on Lisp computations or
792 interact with running computations via a windowing interface.
794 There is also an Xlib interface via C (xgcl-2). CLX runs with GCL, as
795 does PCL (see "PCL" later in this article). *Note Forthcoming GNUs::,
796 for plans regarding GCL or for recent developments.
798 GCL version 2.2 is released under the GNU Library General Public License.
800 * CLX (LspEmcT, SrcCD)
802 CLX is an X Window interface library for GCL.
804 * `cpio' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilD, UtilT)
806 `cpio' is an archive program with all the features of SVR4 `cpio',
807 including support for the final POSIX 1003.1 `ustar' standard. `mt', a
808 program to position magnetic tapes, is included with `cpio'.
812 CVS, the Concurrent Version System, manages software revision & release
813 control at a multi-developer, multi-directory, multi-group site. It
814 works best with RCS versions 4 and above, but will parse older RCS
815 formats, losing some of CVS's fancier features. (See Berliner, Brian,
816 "CVS-II: Parallelizing Software Development," `Proceedings of the Winter
817 1990 USENIX Association Conference'; ask `office@usenix.org' how to get
820 * DejaGnu (LangT, SrcCD)
822 DejaGnu is a framework to test programs with a single front end for all
823 tests. The framework's flexibility & consistency makes it easy to write
826 DejaGnu comes with `expect', which runs scripts to conduct dialogs with
829 * Diffutils (DjgpD, DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
831 GNU `diff' compares files showing line-by-line changes in several
832 flexible formats. It is much faster than traditional Unix versions. The
833 Diffutils package contains `diff', `diff3', `sdiff', & `cmp'. Recent
834 improvements include more consistent handling of character sets and a
835 new `diff' option to do all input/output in binary; this is useful on
836 some non-POSIX hosts. Plans for the Diffutils package include support
837 for internationalization (e.g., error messages in Chinese) and for some
838 non-Unix PC environments.
840 * DJGPP (BinCD, DjgpD, DosBC)
842 DJ Delorie has ported GCC/G++ (see "GCC" in this article) to i386s
843 running MS-DOS. DJGPP has a 32-bit i386 DOS extender with a symbolic
844 debugger; development libraries; & ports of Bison, `flex', & Binutils.
845 Full source code is provided. It needs at least 5MB of hard disk space
846 to install & 512K of RAM to use. It supports SVGA (up to 1024x768), XMS
847 & VDISK memory allocation, `himem.sys', VCPI (e.g., QEMM, DESQview, &
848 386MAX), & DPMI (e.g., Windows 3.x, OS/2, QEMM, & QDPMI).
850 The FSF offers it on the *Note Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM::, and on
851 the *Note DJGPP Diskettes::. FTP from `oak.oakland.edu' in
852 `/simtel/vendors/djgpp/' (or another SimTel mirror site).
854 To join a DJGPP users mailing list, ask
855 `djgpp-request@sun.soe.clarkson.edu'.
857 * `dld' (LangT, SrcCD)
859 `dld' is a dynamic linker written by W. Wilson Ho. Linking your program
860 with the `dld' library allows you to dynamically load object files into
861 the running binary. Currently supported are VAX (Ultrix), Sun 3 (SunOS
862 3.4 & 4.0), SPARC (SunOS 4.0), Sequent Symmetry (Dynix), & Atari ST.
864 * `doschk' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
866 This program is a utility to help software developers ensure that their
867 source file names are distinguishable on System V platforms with
868 14-character filenames and on MS-DOS systems with 8+3 character
871 * `ecc' (LangT, SrcCD)
873 `ecc' is a Reed-Solomon error correction checking program, which can
874 correct three byte errors in a block of 255 bytes and detect more severe
875 errors. Contact `paulf@stanford.edu' for more information.
877 * `ed' (SrcCD, UtilT)
879 `ed' is the standard text editor. It is line-oriented and can be used
880 interactively or in scripts.
882 * Elib (DosBC, LspEmcT, SrcCD)
884 Elib is a small library of Emacs Lisp functions, including routines for
885 using AVL trees and doubly-linked lists.
887 * Elisp archive (SrcCD)
889 This is a snapshot of Ohio State's GNU Emacs Lisp FTP Archive. FTP it
890 from `archive.cis.ohio-state.edu' in `/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive'.
892 * Emacs **Note Forthcoming GNUs:: for future plans.*
894 In 1975, Richard Stallman developed the first Emacs, an extensible,
895 customizable real-time display editor & computing environment. GNU Emacs
896 is his second implementation. It offers true Lisp--smoothly integrated
897 into the editor--for writing extensions & provides an interface to the X
898 Window System. It runs on Unix, MS-DOS, & Windows NT. In addition to
899 its powerful native command set, Emacs has extensions which emulate the
900 editors vi & EDT (Digital's VMS editor). Emacs has many other features
901 which make it a full computing support environment. Source for the `GNU
902 Emacs Manual' & a reference card comes with the software. Sources for
903 the `GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual' & `Programming in Emacs Lisp: An
904 Introduction' are distributed in separate packages. *Note
907 * Emacs 18 (LspEmcT, SrcCD, VMSEmcsT) [FSFrc]
909 Emacs 18.59 is the last release of version 18 from the FSF. We no longer
910 maintain it. It supports these Unix systems that Emacs 19 doesn't
911 support (please help port Emacs 19 to these systems): Alliant FX/80,
912 Altos 3068, Amdahl (UTS), AT&T (3Bs & 7300 PC), CCI 5/32 & 6/32,
913 Celerity, Digital (VAX VMS), Dual, Encore (APC, DPC, & XPC), HLH Orion
914 (original & 1/05), ISI (Optimum V, 80386), Masscomp, NCR Tower 32 (SVR2
915 & SVR3), Nixdorf Targon 31, Nu (TI & LMI), pfa50, Plexus, Prime EXL,
916 Stride (system rel. 2), Tahoe, Tandem Integrity S2, Tektronix 16000,
917 Triton 88, Ustation E30 (SS5E), Whitechapel (MG1), & Wicat.
919 * Emacs 19 (DosBC, EmcsD, LspEmcT, SrcCD) [FSFman(s), FSFrc]
921 Emacs 19 works with character-only terminals & with the X Window System
922 (with or without an X toolkit). New features in Emacs 19 include:
923 multiple X windows ("frames" to Emacs), with a separate X window for the
924 minibuffer or a minibuffer attached to each X window; property lists
925 associated with regions of text in a buffer; multiple fonts & colors
926 defined by those properties; simplified/improved processing of function
927 keys, mouse clicks, and mouse movement; X selection processing,
928 including clipboard selections; hooks to be run if the point or mouse
929 moves outside a certain range; menu bars and popup menus defined by
930 keymaps; scrollbars; before- and after-change hooks; a source-level
931 debugger for Emacs Lisp programs; floating point numbers; improved
932 buffer allocation, including returning storage to the system when a
933 buffer is killed; interfacing with the X resource manager; many updated
934 libraries; integrated support for version control systems (RCS, CVS, &
935 SCCS); Autoconf based configuration; and support for European character
938 Recent features include the ability to open frames on more than one X
939 display from a single Emacs job, operation on MS-DOS, MS Windows, and
940 Windows NT, displaying multiple views of an outline at the same time,
941 support for the Athena & Motif widgets, version control support for CVS
942 and for multiple branches, text properties for formatting text, commands
943 to edit text properties and save them in files, and GNU-standard
944 long-named command line options.
946 Emacs 19.30 works on: Acorn RISC (RISCiX); Alliant FX/2800 (BSD); Alpha
947 (OSF/1); Apollo (DomainOS); Bull DPX/2 2nn & 3nn (SysV.3) & sps7
948 (SysV.2); Clipper; Convex (BSD); Cubix QBx (SysV); Data General Aviion
949 (DGUX); DEC MIPS (Ultrix 4.2, OSF/1, not VMS); Elxsi 6400 (SysV); Gould
950 Power Node & NP1 (4.2 & 4.3BSD); Harris Night Hawk 1200, 3000, 4000 &
951 5000 (cxux); Honeywell XPS100 (SysV); HP 9000 series 200, 300, 700, 800
952 (but not 500) (4.3BSD; HP-UX 7, 8, 9); Intel i386/i486/Pentium
953 (GNU/Linux, 386BSD, AIX, BSDI/386, FreeBSD, Esix, ISC, MS-DOS (*note
954 MS-DOS Diskettes::., & *Note MS-DOS Book with CD-ROM::), NetBSD,
955 SCO3.2v4, Solaris, SysV, Xenix, WindowsNT); IBM RS/6000 (AIX 3.2) &
956 RT/PC (AIX, BSD); Motorola Delta 147 & 187 (SysV.3, SysV.4, m88kbcs);
957 National Semiconductor 32K (Genix); NeXT (BSD, Mach 2 w/ NeXTStep 3.0);
958 Paragon (OSF/1); Prime EXL (SysV); Pyramid (BSD); Sequent Symmetry (BSD,
959 ptx); Siemens RM400 & RM600 (SysV); SGI Iris 4D (Irix 4.x & 5.x); Sony
960 News/RISC (NewsOS); Stardent i860 (SysV); Sun 3 & 4, SPARC 1, 1+, 2, 10,
961 Classic (SunOS 4.0, 4.1, Solaris 2.0-2.3); Tadpole 68k (SysV); Tektronix
962 XD88 (SysV.3) & 4300 (BSD); & Titan P2 & P3 (SysV).
964 Other configurations supported by Emacs 18 should work with few changes
965 in Emacs 19; as users tell us more about their experiences with different
966 systems, we will augment the list. Also see *Note Forthcoming GNUs::.
968 * `es' (SrcCD, UtilT)
970 `es' is an extensible shell (based on `rc') with first class functions,
971 lexical scope, exceptions and rich return values (i.e., functions can
972 return values other than just numbers). `es''s extensibility comes from
973 the ability to modify and extend the shell's built-in services, such as
974 path searching and redirection. Like `rc', it is great for both
975 interactive use and scripting, particularly since its quoting rules are
976 much less baroque than the C and Bourne shells.
978 * `f2c' (LangT, SrcCD)
980 `f2c' converts Fortran-77 source into C or C++, which can be compiled
981 with GCC or G++. Get bug fixes by FTP from site `netlib.att.com' or by
982 email from `netlib@research.att.com'. See the file
983 `/netlib/f2c/readme.Z' for a summary. Also see the GNU Fortran item
984 later in this article, and in *Note Forthcoming GNUs::.
988 `ffcall' is a C library for implementing foreign function calls in
989 embedded interpreters by Bill Triggs and Bruno Haible. It allows C
990 functions with arbitrary argument lists and return types to be called or
991 emulated (callbacks).
993 * Fileutils (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
995 The Fileutils work on files: `chgrp', `chmod', `chown', `cp', `dd', `df',
996 `dir', `du', `install', `ln', `ls', `mkdir', `mkfifo', `mknod', `mv',
997 `rm', `rmdir', `sync', `touch', & `vdir'.
999 * Findutils (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1001 `find' is frequently used both interactively and in shell scripts to
1002 find files which match certain criteria and perform arbitrary operations
1003 on them. Also included are `locate', which scans a database for file
1004 names that match a pattern, and `xargs', which applies a command to a
1007 * Finger (SrcCD, UtilT)
1009 GNU Finger has more features than other finger programs. For sites with
1010 many hosts, a single host may be designated as the finger "server" host
1011 and other hosts at that site configured as finger "clients". The server
1012 host collects information about who is logged in on the clients. To
1013 finger a user at a GNU Finger site, a query to any of its client hosts
1014 gets useful information. GNU Finger supports many customization
1015 features, including user output filters and site programmable output for
1016 special target names.
1018 * `flex' (BinCD, DjgpD, DosBC, LangT, SrcCD, UtilD) [FSFman, FSFrc]
1020 `flex' is a replacement for the `lex' scanner generator. `flex' was
1021 written by Vern Paxson of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and generates
1022 far more efficient scanners than `lex' does. Sources for the `Flex
1023 Manual' and reference card are included (*note Documentation::.).
1025 * Fortran (`g77') **Note Forthcoming GNUs::* (LangT, SrcCD)
1027 GNU Fortran (`g77'), developed by Craig Burley, is available for public
1028 beta testing on the Internet. For now, `g77' produces code that is
1029 mostly object-compatible with `f2c' & uses the same run-time library
1032 * Fontutils (SrcCD, UtilT)
1034 The Fontutils convert between font formats, create fonts for use with
1035 Ghostscript or TeX (starting with a scanned type image & converting the
1036 bitmaps to outlines), et al. It includes: `bpltobzr', `bzrto',
1037 `charspace', `fontconvert', `gsrenderfont', `imageto', `imgrotate',
1040 * GAWK (DosBC, LangT, SrcCD) [FSFman]
1042 GAWK is upwardly compatible with the latest POSIX specification of
1043 `awk'. It also provides several useful extensions not found in other
1044 `awk' implementations. Texinfo source for the `GAWK Manual' comes with
1045 the software (*note Documentation::.).
1047 * GCC (BinCD, DjgpD, DosBC, LangT, SrcCD, VMSCmpT) [FSFman]
1049 Version 2 of the GNU C Compiler supports the languages C, C++, and
1050 Objective-C; the source file name suffix or a compiler option selects
1051 the language. Objective-C support was donated by NeXT. The runtime
1052 support needed to run Objective-C programs is now distributed with GCC
1053 (this does not include any Objective-C classes aside from `object', but
1054 see "GNUStep" in *Note Forthcoming GNUs::). As much as possible, G++ is
1055 kept compatible with the evolving draft ANSI standard, but not with
1056 `cfront' (AT&T's compiler), which has been diverging from ANSI.
1058 The GNU C Compiler is a fairly portable optimizing compiler which
1059 performs automatic register allocation, common sub-expression
1060 elimination, invariant code motion from loops, induction variable
1061 optimizations, constant propagation and copy propagation, delayed
1062 popping of function call arguments, tail recursion elimination,
1063 integration of inline functions and frame pointer elimination,
1064 instruction scheduling, loop unrolling, filling of delay slots, leaf
1065 function optimization, optimized multiplication by constants, a certain
1066 amount of common subexpression elimination (CSE) between basic blocks
1067 (though not all of the supported machine descriptions provide for
1068 scheduling or delay slots), a feature for assigning attributes to
1069 instructions, and many local optimizations that are automatically
1070 deduced from the machine description.
1072 GCC can open-code most arithmetic on 64-bit values (type `long long
1073 int'). It supports extended floating point (type `long double') on the
1074 68k; other machines will follow.
1076 GCC supports full ANSI C, traditional C, & GNU C extensions (including:
1077 nested functions support, nonlocal gotos, & taking the address of a
1080 GCC can generate a.out, COFF, ELF, & OSF-Rose files when used with a
1081 suitable assembler. It can produce debugging information in these
1082 formats: BSD stabs, COFF, ECOFF, ECOFF with stabs, & DWARF.
1084 GCC generates code for many CPUs, including the a29k, Alpha ARM AT&T
1085 DSP1610 Clipper Convex cN Elxsi Fujitsu Gmicro i370, i860, i960,
1086 MIL-STD-1750a, MIPS, ns32k, PDP-11, Pyramid, ROMP, RS/6000, SH, SPUR,
1087 Tahoe, VAX, & we32k. Position-independent code is generated for the
1088 Clipper, Hitachi H8/300, HP-PA (1.0 & 1.1), i386/i486/Pentium, m68k,
1089 m88k, SPARC, & SPARClite.
1091 Operating systems supported include: GNU/Hurd, GNU/Linux, ACIS, AIX, AOS,
1092 BSD, Clix, Concentrix, Ctix, DG/UX, Dynix, FreeBSD, Genix, HP-UX, Irix,
1093 ISC, Luna, LynxOS, Minix, NetBSD, NewsOS, NeXTStep, OS/2, OSF, OSF-Rose,
1094 RISCOS, SCO, Solaris 2, SunOS 4, System/370, SysV, Ultrix, Unos, VMS, &
1097 Using the configuration scheme for GCC, building a cross-compiler is as
1098 easy as building a native compiler.
1100 Version 1 of GCC, G++, & libg++ are no longer maintained.
1102 Texinfo source for the `Using and Porting GNU CC' manual, is included
1103 with GCC (*note Documentation::.).
1105 *Note Forthcoming GNUs::, for plans for later releases of GCC.
1107 * GDB (BinCD, DjgpD, DosBC, LangT, SrcCD) [FSFman, FSFrc]
1109 GDB, the GNU DeBugger, is a source-level debugger for C, C++, & Fortran.
1111 GDB can debug both C and C++ programs, and will work with executables
1112 produced by many different compilers; however, C++ debugging will have
1113 some limitations if you do not use GCC.
1115 GDB has a command line user interface, and Emacs has a GDB mode. Two X
1116 interfaces (not distributed or maintained by the FSF) are: `gdbtk' (FTP
1117 it from `ftp.cygnus.com' in directory `/pub/gdb'); and `xxgdb' (FTP it
1118 from `ftp.x.org' in directory `/contrib/utilities').
1120 Executable files and symbol tables are read via the BFD library, which
1121 allows a single copy of GDB to debug programs with multiple object file
1122 formats (e.g., a.out, COFF, ELF). Other features include a rich command
1123 language, remote debugging over serial lines or TCP/IP, and watchpoints
1124 (breakpoints triggered when the value of an expression changes).
1126 GDB uses a standard remote interface to a simulator library which (so
1127 far) has simulators for the Hitachi H8/300, H8/500, Super-H, & Zilog
1130 GDB can perform cross-debugging. To say that GDB "targets" a platform
1131 means it can perform native or cross-debugging for it. To say that GDB
1132 can "host" a given platform means that it can be built on it, but cannot
1133 necessarily debug native programs.
1137 * "target" & "host": Amiga 3000 (Amix), DEC Alpha (OSF/1), DECstation
1138 3100 & 5000 (Ultrix), HP 9000/300 (BSD, HP-UX), HP 9000/700 (HP-UX
1139 9, 10), i386 (GNU/Hurd, GNU/Linux, BSD, FreeBSD, LynxOS, NetBSD,
1140 SCO), IBM RS/6000 (AIX, LynxOS), Motorola Delta m88k (System V,
1141 CX/UX), PC532 (NetBSD), Motorola m68k MVME-167 (LynxOS), NCR 3000
1142 (SVR4), SGI (Irix V3, V4, V5), SONY News (NewsOS 3.x), SPARC
1143 (LynxOS, NetBSD, Solaris, & SunOS 4.1 ) Sun-3 (SunOS 4.1), &
1144 Ultracomputer (a29k running Sym1).
1146 * "target", but not "host": AMD 29000 (COFF & a.out), Hitachi H8/300,
1147 Hitachi SH, i386 (a.out, COFF, OS/9000), i960 (Nindy, VxWorks),
1148 m68k/m68332 (a.out, COFF, VxWorks), MIPS (ELF, IDT ecoff), Fujitsu
1149 SPARClite (a.out, COFF), & Z8000.
1151 * "host", but not "target": IBM RT/PC (AIX), HP/Apollo 68k (BSD), &
1152 Apple Macintosh (MacOS).
1154 Sources for the manual, `Debugging with GDB', and a reference card are
1155 included (*note Documentation::.).
1157 * `gdbm' (LangT, SrcCD, UtilD)
1159 `gdbm' is the GNU replacement for the traditional `dbm' and `ndbm'
1160 libraries. It implements a database using quick lookup by hashing.
1161 `gdbm' does not ordinarily make sparse files (unlike its Unix and BSD
1164 * `gettext' (LangT, SrcCD)
1166 The GNU `gettext' tool set contains everything maintainers need to
1167 internationalize a package for messages, tools that help translators
1168 localize messages to their native language, once a package has been
1169 internationalized. *Note Help the GNU Translation Project::.
1171 * Ghostscript (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1173 The GNU release of Ghostscript is an interpreter for the Postscript
1174 graphics language (*note Forthcoming GNUs::., for future plans).
1176 The current version of GNU Ghostscript is 2.6.2. Features include the
1177 ability to use the fonts provided by the platform on which Ghostscript
1178 runs (X Window System & Microsoft (MS) Windows), resulting in much
1179 better-looking screen displays; improved text file printing (like
1180 `enscript'); a utility to extract the text from a Postscript language
1181 document; a much more reliable (and faster) MS Windows implementation;
1182 support for MS C/C++ 7.0; drivers for many new printers ( e.g. the
1183 SPARCprinter), & for TIFF/F (Fax) file format; many more Postscript Level
1184 2 facilities, including most of the color space facilities (but not
1185 patterns); & the ability to switch between Level 1 & Level 2
1186 dynamically. Version 2.6.2 adds a LaserJet 4 driver & several important
1187 bug fixes to version 2.6.1.
1189 Ghostscript executes commands in the Postscript language by writing
1190 directly to a printer, drawing on an X window, or writing to files for
1191 printing later or manipulating with other graphics programs.
1193 Ghostscript includes a C-callable graphics library (for client programs
1194 that do not want to deal with the Postscript language). It also supports
1195 i386/i486/Pentiums running MS-DOS with EGA, VGA or SuperVGA graphics (but
1196 please do *not* ask the FSF staff any questions about this; we do not
1199 * Ghostview (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1201 Tim Theisen, `ghostview@cs.wisc.edu', created Ghostview, a previewer for
1202 multi-page files with an X Window interface. Ghostview & Ghostscript
1203 work together; Ghostview creates a viewing window & Ghostscript draws in
1206 * GIT (SrcCD, UtilT)
1208 GIT is a set of interactive tools: an extensible file system browser, an
1209 ASCII/hex file viewer, a process viewer/killer, & other related
1210 utilities & shell scripts. It can be used to increase the speed &
1211 efficiency of many daily tasks, such as copying & moving files &
1212 directories, invoking editors, compressing/uncompressing files, creating
1213 & expanding archives, compiling programs, sending mail, etc. It looks
1214 nice, has colors (if the standard ANSI color sequences are supported), &
1217 * `gmp' **Note Forthcoming GNUs::* (LangT, SrcCD)
1219 GNU `mp' is a library for arbitrary precision arithmetic on signed
1220 integers and rational numbers. It has a rich set of functions with a
1225 GN is a gopher/HTTP server. It recognizes whether the request came from
1226 an HTTP (World Wide Web) or gopher client and responds accordingly.
1230 Gnans is a program (and language) for the numerical study of
1231 deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems. The dynamical systems
1232 may evolve in continuous or discrete time. Gnans has graphical &
1233 command line interfaces.
1235 * GNATS (SrcCD, UtilT)
1237 GNATS (GNats: A Tracking System, not to be confused with GNAT, The GNU
1238 Ada Translator) is a bug-tracking system. It is based upon the paradigm
1239 of a central site or organization which receives problem reports and
1240 negotiates their resolution by electronic mail. Although it has been
1241 used primarily as a software bug-tracking system so far, it is
1242 sufficiently generalized that it could be used for handling system
1243 administration issues, project management, or any number of other
1246 * `gnuplot' (SrcCD, UtilT, WdwsD)
1248 `gnuplot' is an interactive program for plotting mathematical
1249 expressions and data. It plots both curves (2 dimensions) & surfaces (3
1250 dimensions). Curiously, it was neither written nor named for the GNU
1251 Project; the name is a coincidence. Various GNU programs use `gnuplot'.
1253 * `gnuserv' (LspEmcT, SrcCD)
1255 `gnuserv' is a enhanced version of Emacs' `emacsclient' program. It
1256 lets the user direct a running Emacs to edit files or evaluate arbitrary
1257 Emacs Lisp constructs from another process.
1259 * GnuGo (SrcCD, UtilT)
1261 GnuGo plays the game of Go (Wei-Chi); version 1.2 was released with minor
1262 changes for portability, but it is not yet very sophisticated.
1264 * `gperf' (LangT, SrcCD)
1266 `gperf' generates perfect hash tables. The C version is in package
1267 cperf. The C++ version is in libg++. Both produce hash functions in
1270 * Graphics (SrcCD, UtilT)
1272 GNU Graphics produces x-y plots from ASCII or binary data. It outputs
1273 in Postscript, Tektronix 4010 compatible, and Unix device-independent
1274 "plot" formats. It has a previewer for the X Window System. Features
1275 include a `spline' interpolation program; examples of shell scripts
1276 using `graph' and `plot'; a statistics toolkit; and output in TekniCAD
1277 TDA and ln03 file formats. Email bugs or queries to Rich Murphey,
1278 `Rich@lamprey.utmb.edu'.
1280 * grep (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1282 This package has GNU `grep', `egrep', and `fgrep', which find lines that
1283 match entered patterns. They are much faster than the traditional Unix
1286 * Groff (DjgpD, DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1288 Groff is a document formatting system based on a device-independent
1289 version of `troff' & includes: `eqn', `nroff', `pic', `refer', `tbl',
1290 `troff'; the `man', `ms', & `mm' macros; & drivers for Postscript, TeX
1291 `dvi' format, and typewriter-like devices. Groff's `mm' macro package
1292 is almost compatible with the DWB `mm' macros with several extensions.
1293 Also included is a modified version of the Berkeley `me' macros and an
1294 enhanced version of the X11 `xditview' previewer. A driver for the
1295 LaserJet 4 series of printers is currently in test. Written in C++,
1296 these programs can be compiled with GNU C++ Version 2.5 or later.
1298 Groff users are encouraged to contribute enhancements. Most needed are
1299 complete Texinfo documentation, a `grap' emulation (a `pic' preprocessor
1300 for typesetting graphs), a page-makeup postprocessor similar to `pm'
1301 (see `Computing Systems', Vol. 2, No. 2; ask `office@usenix.org' how to
1302 get a copy), and an ASCII output class for `pic' to integrate `pic' with
1303 Texinfo. Questions and bug reports from users who have read the
1304 documentation provided with Groff can be sent to
1305 `bug-groff@prep.ai.mit.edu'.
1307 * `gzip' (DjgpD, DosBC, LangT, LspEmcT, SrcCD, UtilT)
1309 `gzip' can expand LZW-compressed files but uses another, unpatented
1310 algorithm for compression which generally produces better results. It
1311 also expands files compressed with System V's `pack' program.
1313 * `hello' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1315 The GNU `hello' program produces a familiar, friendly greeting. It
1316 allows non-programmers to use a classic computer science tool which would
1317 otherwise be unavailable to them. Because it is protected by the GNU
1318 General Public License, users are free to share and change it. `hello'
1319 is also a good example of a program that meets the GNU coding standards.
1321 Like any truly useful program, `hello' contains a built-in mail reader.
1323 * `hp2xx' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1325 GNU `hp2xx' reads HP-GL files, decomposes all drawing commands into
1326 elementary vectors, and converts them into a variety of vector and raster
1327 output formats. It is also an HP-GL previewer. Currently supported
1328 vector formats include encapsulated Postscript, Uniplex RGIP, Metafont,
1329 various special TeX-related formats, and simplified HP-GL (line drawing
1330 only) for imports. Raster formats supported include IMG, PBM, PCX, &
1331 HP-PCL (including Deskjet & DJ5xxC support). Previewers work under X11
1332 (Unix), OS/2 (PM & full screen), & MS-DOS (SVGA, VGA, & HGC).
1334 * HylaFAX (SrcCD, UtilT)
1336 HylaFAX (once named FlexFAX) is a facsimile system for Unix systems. It
1337 supports sending, receiving, & polled retrieval of facsimile, as well as
1338 transparent shared data use of the modem.
1340 Details are available on the World Wide Web at:
1341 `http://www.vix.com/hylafax/'.
1343 * Hyperbole (LspEmcT, SrcCD)
1345 Hyperbole, written by Bob Weiner in Emacs Lisp, is an open, efficient,
1346 programmable information management & hypertext system, intended for
1347 everyday work on any platform supported by Emacs.
1349 * `indent' (DosBC, LangT, SrcCD, UtilD)
1351 GNU `indent' formats C source code into the GNU indentation style. It
1352 also has options to output BSD, K&R, or your own special style. GNU
1353 `indent' is more robust & provides more functionality than other such
1354 programs, including handling C++ comments. It runs on a number of
1355 systems, including DOS & VMS.
1357 The next version will also format C++ source code.
1359 * Ispell (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1361 Ispell is an interactive spell checker that suggests "near misses" to
1362 replace unrecognized words. System & user-maintained dictionaries for
1363 multiple languages can be used. Standalone & Emacs interfaces are
1366 Previously, the FSF had its own version of Ispell ("Ispell 4.0"), but
1367 has dropped it for a parallel branch that has had more development
1368 ("Ispell 3.1"). (Ispell 3 was an earlier release by the original Ispell
1369 author, but others have since made it more sophisticated.)
1371 * JACAL *Not available from the FSF except by FTP*
1373 JACAL is a symbolic mathematics system for the manipulation and
1374 simplification of algebraic equations and expressions. New in JACAL is
1375 multivariate factoring from Michael Thomas `(mjt@octavia.anu.edu.au)'.
1376 See JACAL's documentation at `http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~jaffer/'.
1378 JACAL is written in Scheme using the SLIB portable Scheme Library. It
1379 comes with SCM, an IEEE P1178 & R4RS compliant version of Scheme written
1380 in C. SCM runs on Amiga, Atari-ST, MS-DOS, OS/2, NOS/VE, Unicos, VMS,
1381 Unix, & similar systems.
1383 The FSF is not distributing JACAL on any physical media. To get an IBM
1384 PC floppy disk with the freely redistributable source & executable
1385 files, send $99.00 to:
1389 Wakefield, MA 01880-1846
1392 * `less' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilD, UtilT)
1394 `less' is a display paginator similar to `more' and `pg', but with
1395 various features (such as the ability to scroll backwards) that most
1398 * `m4' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilD, UtilT)
1400 GNU `m4' is an implementation of the traditional Unix macro processor.
1401 It is mostly SVR4 compatible, although it has some extensions (e.g.,
1402 handling more than 9 positional parameters to macros). `m4' also has
1403 built-in functions for including files, running shell commands, doing
1406 * `make' (BinCD,DjgpD,DosBC,LangT,LspEmcT,SrcCD,UtilD,UtilT)[FSFman]
1408 GNU `make' supports POSIX 1003.2 and has all but a few obscure features
1409 of the BSD and System V versions of `make'. GNU extensions include long
1410 options, parallel compilation, flexible implicit pattern rules,
1411 conditional execution, & powerful text manipulation functions. Texinfo
1412 source for the `Make Manual' comes with the program (*note
1415 * MandelSpawn (SrcCD, UtilT)
1417 A parallel Mandelbrot generation program for the X Window System.
1419 * Midnight Commander (`mc') (SrcCD, UtilT)
1421 The Midnight Commander is a user friendly and colorful Unix file manager
1422 and shell, useful to novice and guru alike. It has a built-in virtual
1423 file system that allows the user to manipulate files inside tar files
1424 (both regular and compressed) or files on remote machines using the FTP
1427 * `mkisofs' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1429 `mkisofs' is a pre-mastering program to generate an ISO 9660 file system.
1430 It takes a snapshot of a directory tree, and makes a binary image which
1431 corresponds to an ISO 9660 file system when written to a block device.
1433 It can also generate the System Use Sharing Protocol records of the Rock
1434 Ridge Interchange Protocol (used to further describe the files in an ISO
1435 9660 file system to a Unix host; it provides information such as longer
1436 filenames, uid/gid, permissions, and device nodes).
1438 Also included is `cdwrite', which can take an image from `mkisofs' and
1439 write it to a Phillips CD recorder system attached to a GNU/Linux system.
1441 * mtools (SrcCD, UtilT)
1443 mtools is a set of public domain programs to allow Unix systems to read,
1444 write, and manipulate files on an MS-DOS file system (usually a
1447 * MULE (DosBC, EmcsD, LspEmcT, SrcCD)
1449 MULE is a MULtilingual Enhancement to GNU Emacs. MULE text buffers can
1450 contain a mix of characters from many languages including: Japanese,
1451 Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, modern European languages (including
1452 Greek & Russian), Arabic, & Hebrew. MULE also provides input methods
1453 for all of them. MULE is being merged into GNU Emacs. *Note GNU &
1454 Other Free Software in Japan::, for more information about MULE.
1456 * `ncurses' (LangT, SrcCD)
1458 `ncurses' is an implementation of the Unix `curses' library for
1459 developing screen based programs that are terminal independent.
1461 * NetHack (SrcCD, UtilT)
1463 NetHack is a Rogue-like adventure game supporting character & X displays.
1465 * NIH Class Library (LangT, SrcCD)
1467 The NIH Class Library (once known as "OOPS", Object-Oriented Program
1468 Support) is a portable collection of C++ classes (similar to those in
1469 Smalltalk-80) written in C++ by Keith Gorlen of the National Institutes
1472 * `nvi' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1474 `nvi' is a free implementation of the `vi'/`ex' Unix editor. It has
1475 most of the functionality of the original `vi'/`ex', except "open" mode
1476 & the `lisp' option, which will be added. Enhancements over `vi'/`ex'
1477 include split screens with multiple buffers, handling 8-bit data,
1478 infinite file & line lengths, tag stacks, infinite undo, & extended
1479 regular expressions. It runs under GNU/Linux, BSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
1480 BSDI, AIX, HP-UX, DGUX, IRIX, PSF, PTX, Solaris, SunOS, Ultrix, and
1481 Unixware, & should port easily to other systems.
1485 Oaklisp is a fast, portable, object-oriented Scheme with first class
1488 * Objective-C Library **Note Forthcoming GNUs::* (LangT, SrcCD)
1490 Our Objective-C Class Library (`libobjects') has general-purpose,
1491 non-graphical Objective-C objects written by Andrew McCallum & other
1492 volunteers. It includes collection classes for using groups of objects
1493 & C types, I/O streams, coders for formatting objects & C types to
1494 streams, ports for network packet transmission, distributed objects
1495 (remote object messaging), string classes, exceptions, pseudo-random
1496 number generators, & time handling facilities. It also includes the
1497 foundation classes for the GNUStep project; over 70 of them have already
1498 been implemented. The library is known to work on i386/i486/Pentiums,
1499 m68k, SPARC, MIPS, HPPA, & RS/6000. Send queries & bug reports to
1500 `mccallum@gnu.ai.mit.edu'.
1502 * OBST (LangT, SrcCD)
1504 OBST is a persistent object management system with bindings to C++.
1505 OBST supports incremental loading of methods. Its graphical tools
1506 require the X Window System. It features a hands-on tutorial including
1507 sample programs. It compiles with G++, and should install easily on
1508 most Unix platforms.
1510 * Octave (LangT, SrcCD)
1512 Octave is a high-level language similar to MATLAB, primarily intended
1513 for numerical computations. It has a convenient command line interface
1514 for solving linear & nonlinear problems numerically.
1516 Octave does arithmetic for real and complex scalars and matrices, solves
1517 sets of nonlinear algebraic equations, integrates systems of ordinary
1518 differential & differential-algebraic equations, and integrates
1519 functions over finite & infinite intervals. Two- & three-dimensional
1520 plotting is available using `gnuplot'.
1522 Send queries and bug reports to: `bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu'.
1524 Texinfo source is included for a 220+ page Octave manual, not yet
1525 published by the FSF.
1527 * Oleo (SrcCD, UtilT)
1529 Oleo is a spreadsheet program (better for you than the more expensive
1530 spreadsheets). It supports the X Window System and character-based
1531 terminals, and can output Embedded Postscript renditions of spreadsheets.
1532 Keybindings should be familiar to Emacs users and are configurable.
1533 Oleo supports multiple variable-width fonts when used under the X Window
1534 System or outputting to Postscript devices.
1536 * `p2c' (LangT, SrcCD)
1538 `p2c' is Dave Gillespie's Pascal-to-C translator. It inputs many
1539 different dialects (HP, ISO, Turbo, VAX, et al.) and generates readable,
1540 maintainable, portable C.
1542 * `patch' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1544 `patch' is our version of Larry Wall's program to take `diff''s output
1545 and apply those differences to an original file to generate the modified
1548 * PCL (LspEmcT, SrcCD)
1550 PCL is a free implementation of a large subset of CLOS, the Common Lisp
1551 Object System. It runs under both GCL and CLISP, mentioned above.
1553 * `perl' (DosBC, LangT, SrcCD)
1555 Larry Wall's `perl' combines the features and capabilities of `sed',
1556 `awk', `sh', and C. It also provides interfaces to the Unix system
1557 calls and many C library routines.
1559 * `pine' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1561 `pine' is a friendly menu-driven electronic mail manager and user
1564 * `ptx' **Note Forthcoming GNUs::* (SrcCD, UtilD, UtilT)
1566 GNU `ptx' is our version of the traditional permuted index generator.
1567 It handles multiple input files at once, produces TeX compatible output,
1568 and generates readable "KWIC" (KeyWords In Context) indexes without
1571 It does not yet handle input files that do not fit in memory all at once.
1573 * `rc' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1575 `rc' is a shell that features a C-like syntax (much more so than `csh')
1576 and far cleaner quoting rules than the C or Bourne shells. It's
1577 intended to be used interactively, but is also great for writing
1578 scripts. It inspired the shell `es'.
1580 * RCS (SrcCD, UtilD, UtilT)
1582 RCS, the Revision Control System, is used for version control &
1583 management of software projects. Used with GNU `diff', RCS can handle
1584 binary files (executables, object files, 8-bit data, etc). RCS now
1585 conforms to GNU configuration standards and to POSIX 1003.1b-1993. Also
1586 see the CVS item above.
1588 * `recode' **Note Forthcoming GNUs::* (SrcCD, UtilT)
1590 GNU `recode' converts files between character sets and usages. When
1591 exact transliterations are not possible, it may delete the offending
1592 characters or fall back on approximations. This program recognizes or
1593 outputs nearly 150 different character sets and is able to transliterate
1594 files between almost any pair. Most RFC 1345 character sets are
1597 * `regex' (LangT, SrcCD)
1599 The GNU regular expression library supports POSIX.2, except for
1600 internationalization features. It is included in many GNU programs which
1601 do regular expression matching & is available separately. An alternate
1602 regular expression package, `rx', is faster than `regex' in most cases &
1603 will replace `regex' over time.
1605 * `rx' (LangT, SrcCD)
1607 Tom Lord has written `rx', a new regular expression library which is
1608 faster than the older GNU `regex' library. It is now being distributed
1609 with `sed' and `tar'. `rx' will be used in the next releases of `m4'
1612 * SAOimage (SrcCD, UtilT)
1614 SAOimage is an X-based astronomical image viewer. It reads data images
1615 and displays them with a pseudocolor colormap. There is full interactive
1616 control of the colormap, reading, and writing of colormaps, etc.
1618 * Scheme *For more information, see *Note Scheme Tape::* (SrcCD, SchmT)
1620 * `screen' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1622 `screen' is a terminal multiplexer that runs several separate "screens"
1623 (ttys) on a single character-based terminal. Each virtual terminal
1624 emulates a DEC VT100 plus several ISO 2022 and ISO 6429 (ECMA 48, ANSI
1625 X3.64) functions, including color. Arbitrary keyboard input translation
1626 is also supported. `screen' sessions can be detached and resumed later
1627 on a different terminal type. Output in detached sessions is saved for
1630 * `sed' (DjgpD, DosBC, SrcCD, UtilD, UtilT)
1632 `sed' is a stream-oriented version of `ed'. It comes with the `rx'
1635 * Sharutils (SrcCD, UtilT)
1637 `shar' makes so-called shell archives out of many files, preparing them
1638 for transmission by electronic mail services; `unshar' helps unpack
1639 these shell archives after reception. `uuencode' and `uudecode' are
1640 POSIX compliant implementations of a pair of programs to transform files
1641 into a format that can be safely transmitted across a 7-bit ASCII link.
1643 * Shellutils (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1645 They are: `basename', `date', `dirname', `echo', `env', `expr', `false',
1646 `groups', `hostname', `id', `logname', `nice', `nohup', `pathchk',
1647 `printenv', `printf', `pwd', `sleep', `stty', `su', `tee', `test',
1648 `true', `tty', `uname', `users', `who', `whoami', & `yes'.
1650 * Shogi (SrcCD, UtilT)
1652 Shogi is a Japanese game similar to Chess; a major difference is that
1653 captured pieces can be returned into play.
1655 GNU Shogi is a variant of GNU Chess; it implements the same features &
1656 similar heuristics. As a new feature, sequences of partial board
1657 patterns can be introduced to help the program play toward specific
1658 opening patterns. It has both character and X display interfaces.
1660 It is primarily supported by Matthias Mutz on behalf of the FSF.
1664 SIPP is a library for creating photorealistic renderings of 3D scenes.
1665 A scene is built up of objects which can be transformed with rotation,
1666 translation, and scaling. The objects form hierarchies where each object
1667 can have arbitrarily many subobjects and subsurfaces. A surface is a
1668 number of connected polygons which are rendered with either Phong,
1669 Gouraud, or flat shading. The library supports programmable shaders and
1670 texture mapping with textures in up to 3 dimensions and automatic
1671 interpolation of texture coordinates. A scene can be illuminated by an
1672 arbitrary number of light sources. The lights from some of them are
1673 capable of casting shadows of objects.
1675 * Smalltalk *Also see *Note Forthcoming GNUs::* (LangT,SrcCD)
1677 GNU Smalltalk is an interpreted object-oriented programming language
1678 system written in highly portable C. It has been ported to many Unix,
1679 DOS, & other OSes. Features include a binary image save capability, the
1680 ability to call user-written C code with parameters, an Emacs editing
1681 mode, a version of the X protocol invocable from Smalltalk, optional
1682 byte-code compilation and/or execution tracing, & automatically loaded
1683 per-user initialization files. It implements all of the classes &
1684 protocol in the book "Smalltalk-80: The Language", except for the
1685 graphic user interface (GUI) related classes.
1689 SNePS is the Semantic Network Processing System. It is an
1690 implementation of a fully intensional theory of propositional knowledge
1691 representation and reasoning. SNePS runs under CLISP or GCL.
1695 Spinner is a modularized, object oriented, non-forking World Wide Web
1696 server with high performance and throughput.
1698 * Superopt (LangT, SrcCD)
1700 Superopt is a function sequence generator that uses an exhaustive
1701 generate-and-test approach to find the shortest instruction sequence for
1702 a given function. You provide a function as input, a CPU to generate
1703 code for, and how many instructions you want. Its use in GCC is
1704 described in the `ACM SIGPLAN PLDI'92 Proceedings'. It supports: SPARC,
1705 m68k, m68020, m88k, IBM POWER and PowerPC, AMD 29k, Intel x86 and 960,
1706 Pyramid, DEC Alpha, Hitachi SH, & HP-PA.
1708 * `tar' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1710 GNU `tar' includes multi-volume support, the ability to archive sparse
1711 files, compression/decompression, remote archives, and special features
1712 that allow `tar' to be used for incremental and full backups. GNU `tar'
1713 uses an early draft of the POSIX 1003.1 `ustar' format which is
1714 different from the final version. This will be corrected in the future.
1716 * Termcap Library (SrcCD, UtilT) [FSFman]
1718 The GNU Termcap library is a drop-in replacement for `libtermcap.a' on
1719 any system. It does not place an arbitrary limit on the size of Termcap
1720 entries, unlike most other Termcap libraries. Included is source for the
1721 `Termcap Manual' in Texinfo format (*note Documentation::.).
1723 * Termutils (SrcCD, UtilT)
1725 The Termutils package contains programs for controlling terminals.
1726 `tput' is a portable way for shell scripts to use special terminal
1727 capabilities. `tabs' is a program to set hardware terminal tab settings.
1729 * TeX (DosBC, SrcCD)
1731 TeX is a document formatting system that handles complicated
1732 typesetting, including mathematics. It is GNU's standard text formatter.
1734 The University of Washington maintains & supports a tape distribution of
1735 TeX for Unix systems. The core material is Karl Berry's `web2c' TeX
1736 package. Sources are available via anonymous ftp; retrieval
1737 instructions are in `/pub/tex/unixtex.ftp' on `ftp.cs.umb.edu'. If you
1738 receive any installation support from the University of Washington,
1739 consider sending them a donation.
1741 To order a full distribution written in `tar' on either a 1/4inch
1742 4-track QIC-24 cartridge or a 4mm DAT cartridge, send $210.00 to:
1745 Department of Classics
1746 DH-10, Denny Hall 218
1747 University of Washington
1751 Electronic-Mail: `mackay@cs.washington.edu'
1752 Telephone: +1-206-543-2268
1754 Please make checks payable to: `University of Washington'. Do not
1755 specify any other payee. That causes accounting problems. Checks must
1756 be in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank. Only prepaid orders can be
1757 handled. Overseas sites: please add to the base cost $20.00 to ship via
1758 air parcel post or $30.00 to ship via courier. Please check with the
1759 above for current prices & formats.
1761 * Texinfo (DjgpD,DosBC,LangT,LspEmcT,SrcCD,UtilD,UtilT)[FSFman]
1763 Texinfo is a set of utilities (`makeinfo', `info', `texi2dvi',
1764 `texindex', `tex2patch', & `fixfonts') which generate both printed
1765 manuals & online hypertext documentation (called "Info"), & can read
1766 online Info documents. Version 3 has both Emacs Lisp & standalone
1767 programs written in C or shell script. Texinfo mode for Emacs enables
1768 easy editing & updating of Texinfo files. Source for the `Texinfo
1769 Manual' is included (*note Documentation::.).
1771 * Textutils (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1773 The Textutils programs manipulate textual data. They include: `cat',
1774 `cksum', `comm', `csplit', `cut', `expand', `fmt', `fold', `head',
1775 `join', `md5sum', `nl', `od', `paste', `pr', `sort', `split', `sum',
1776 `tac', `tail', `tr', `unexpand', `uniq', and `wc'.
1778 * Tile Forth (LangT, SrcCD)
1780 Tile Forth is a 32-bit implementation of the Forth-83 standard written
1781 in C, allowing it to be easily ported to new systems and extended with
1782 any C-function (graphics, windowing, etc).
1784 Many documented Forth libraries are available, including ones for
1785 top-down parsing, multi-threads, & object oriented programming.
1787 * `time' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1789 `time' reports (usually from a shell) the user, system, & real time used
1790 by a process. On some systems it also reports memory usage, page
1793 * `ucblogo' (LangT, SrcCD)
1795 `ucblogo' implements the classic teaching language, Logo.
1797 * UUCP (SrcCD, UtilT)
1799 GNU's UUCP system (written by Ian Lance Taylor) supports the `f', `g',
1800 `v' (all window & packet sizes), `G', `t', `e', Zmodem, & two new
1801 bidirectional (`i' & `j') protocols. With a BSD sockets library, it can
1802 make TCP connections. With TLI libraries, it can make TLI connections.
1803 Source is included for a manual (not yet published by the FSF).
1805 * W3 (LspEmcT, SrcCD)
1807 W3 (written by William Perry in Emacs Lisp) is an extensible, advanced
1808 World Wide Web browser that runs as part of GNU Emacs. It understands
1809 many protocols: FTP, gopher, HTML, SMTP, Telnet, WAIS, et al.
1811 * `wdiff' (DosBC, SrcCD, UtilT)
1813 `wdiff' is a front-end to GNU `diff'. It compares two files, finding
1814 the words deleted or added to the first to make the second. It has many
1815 output formats and works well with terminals and pagers. `wdiff' is
1816 very useful when two texts differ only by a few words and paragraphs
1819 * X11 *For details, see *Note X11 Tapes::* (SrcCD, X11OptT, X11ReqT)
1821 * `xboard', `xshogi' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1823 `xboard' is an X Window interface to GNU Chess. `xshogi' is an X Window
1824 interface to GNU Shogi. They use the R4 Athena widgets and Xt
1825 Intrinsics to provide an interactive referee for managing a game between
1826 a user & a computer opponent, or between two computers. You can also use
1827 `xboard' without GNU Chess to play through games in files or to play
1828 through games manually (force mode); in this case, moves aren't
1833 `xgrabsc' is a screen capture program similar to `xwd' but providing
1834 more ways of selecting the part of the screen to capture and different
1835 types of output: Postscript, color Postscript, xwd, bitmap, pixmap, and
1838 * `Ygl' (SrcCD, UtilT)
1840 `Ygl' emulates a subset of SGI's GL (Graphics Language) library under
1841 X11 on GNU/Linux with XFree, AIX 3.2, ConvexOS, HP-UX, SunOS, et al. It
1842 has most two-dimensional graphics routines, the queue device & query
1843 routines, double buffering, RGB mode with dithering, FORTRAN bindings,
1848 Program/Package Cross Reference
1849 *******************************
1851 Here is a list of what package each GNU program or library is in. You can FTP
1852 the current list in the file `/pub/gnu/ProgramIndex' from a GNU FTP host
1853 (listed in *Note How to Get GNU Software::).
1877 * autoheader Autoconf
1878 * autoreconf Autoconf
1880 * autoupdate Autoconf
1889 * basename Shellutils
1895 * bdftops Ghostscript
1904 * bpltobzr Fontutils
1927 * charspace Fontutils
1989 * dirname Shellutils
2065 * font2c Ghostscript
2066 * fontconvert Fontutils
2068 * forthicon Tile Forth
2069 * forthtool Tile Forth
2093 * ghostview Ghostview
2118 * gnuplot_x11 gnuplot
2142 * gsrenderfont Fontutils
2156 * hostname Shellutils
2174 * imgrotate Fontutils
2220 * libavcall.a ffcall
2223 * libbzr.a Fontutils
2227 * libcurses.a ncurses
2228 * libdcurses.a ncurses
2241 * libncurses.a ncurses
2243 * libnihclmi.a NIHCL
2244 * libnihclvec.a NIHCL
2246 * libobjects.a libobjects
2247 * liboctave.a Octave
2249 * libpbm.a Fontutils
2258 * libtermcap.a Termcap
2259 * libtfm.a Fontutils
2261 * libvacall.a ffcall
2263 * libwidgets.a Fontutils
2288 * logcvt-ip2n phttpd
2291 * logname Shellutils
2300 * mail-files Sharutils
2301 * mailshar Sharutils
2303 * make-docfile Emacs
2420 * pathchk Shellutils
2438 * plot2plot Graphics
2451 * printenv Shellutils
2456 * ps2ascii Ghostscript
2457 * ps2epsi Ghostscript
2518 * runtest.exp DejaGnu
2619 * transcript HylaFAX
2641 * unexpand Textutils
2649 * updatedb Findutils
2656 * uudecode Sharutils
2658 * uuencode Sharutils
2860 We offer Unix source code on tapes in `tar' format on these media:
2862 * 4mm DAT cartridge tape.
2864 * 8mm Exabyte cartridge tape.
2866 * Sun DC300XLP QIC-24 1/4in cartridge (readable on some other systems).
2868 * Hewlett-Packard 16-track DC600HC 1/4in cartridge tape.
2870 * IBM RS/6000 QIC-150 1/4in cartridge (readable on some other systems).
2872 * 1600bpi 9-track 1/2in reel tape.
2874 The contents of the various tapes for Unix systems are the same; only the
2875 media are different. For prices, see the *note Free Software Foundation
2876 Order Form::.. Source code for the manuals & reference cards is included
2877 (*note Documentation::.).
2879 Some of the files on the tapes are compressed with `gzip' to allow more files
2880 on each tape. Refer to the top-level `README' file at the beginning of each
2881 tape for instructions on uncompressing them. `uncompress' and `unpack' *do
2889 This tape contains programming tools: compilers, interpreters and, related
2890 programs (parsers, translators, debuggers, linkers, etc.).
2903 * GCC/G++/Objective-C 2.7.2
2933 This tape has Common Lisp systems and libraries, GNU Emacs, assorted
2934 extensions that work with Emacs, manuals, & a few other important utilities.
2944 * GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual Ed. 1.03 for Version 18
2945 * GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual Ed. 2.4 for Version 19.29
2952 * Programming in Emacs Lisp: An Introduction Ed. 1.04
2961 This tape consists mostly of smaller utilities and miscellaneous applications.
2982 * Ghostview for Windows 1.0
3036 Scheme is a simplified, lexically-scoped dialect of Lisp. It was designed at
3037 MIT and other universities to teach students the art of programming and to
3038 research new parallel programming constructs and compilation techniques.
3040 This tape now has MIT Scheme 7.3, which conforms to the "Revised^4 Report On
3041 the Algorithmic Language Scheme" (MIT AI Lab Memo 848b), for which TeX source
3042 is included. It is written partly in C, but is presently hard to bootstrap.
3043 Binaries that can be used to bootstrap it exist for: HP 9000 series 300, 400,
3044 700, & 800 (running HP-UX 9.0), NeXT (NeXT OS 2 or 3.2), DEC Alpha (OSF/1),
3045 IBM RS/6000 (AIX), Sun-3 or Sun-4 (SunOS 4.1), DECstation 3100/5100 (Ultrix
3046 4.0), Sony NeWS-3250 (NEWS OS 5.01), & Intel i386 (MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 or NT).
3047 If your system is not on this list & you don't enjoy the bootstrap challenge,
3048 see "JACAL" in *Note GNU Software::.
3055 The two X11 tapes contain Version 11, Release 6 of the X Window System. The
3056 first tape has all of the core software, documentation, & some contributed
3057 clients. We call this the "required" X tape since it is necessary for
3058 running X or Emacs under X. The second, "optional" tape has contributed
3059 libraries & toolkits, the Andrew User Interface System, games, etc.
3061 The X11 Required tape also contains all fixes and patches released to date.
3062 We update this tape as new fixes and patches are released for programs on
3063 both tapes. *Note Tape & CD-ROM Subscription Service::.
3065 While supplies last, we will distribute X11R5 on the *Note November 1993
3066 Source Code CD-ROM::.
3070 Berkeley 4.4BSD-Lite Tape
3071 -------------------------
3073 The "4.4BSD-Lite" release is the last from the Computer Systems Research
3074 Group at the University of California at Berkeley. It has most of the BSD
3075 software system, except for a few files that remain proprietary. It is much
3076 more complete than the previous "Net2" release.
3080 VMS Emacs and VMS Compiler Tapes
3081 --------------------------------
3083 We offer two VMS tapes. One has just GNU Emacs 18.59 (none of the other
3084 software on the *Note Lisps/Emacs Tape::, is included). The other has GCC
3085 2.3.3, Bison 1.19 (to compile GCC), `gas' 1.38 (to assemble GCC's output), and
3086 some library and include files (none of the other software on the *Note
3087 Languages Tape::, is included). We are not aware of a GDB port for VMS.
3088 Both VMS tapes have DEC VAX executables from which you can bootstrap, as the
3089 DEC VMS C compiler cannot compile GCC. We do not have executables for DEC
3090 Alpha VMS systems. Please do not ask us to devote effort to VMS support,
3091 because it is peripheral to the GNU Project.
3098 We offer these CD-ROMs:
3100 * Several editions of our *Note Source Code CD-ROMs::.
3102 * *Note December 1995 Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM::.
3104 * *Note December 1994 Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM::.
3106 * *Note December 1993 Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM::.
3108 * *Note MS-DOS Book with CD-ROM::.
3110 * *Note Debian GNU/Linux Book with CD-ROM::.
3112 Our CD-ROMs are in ISO 9660 format & can be mounted as a read-only file
3113 system on most computers. If your driver supports it you can mount each CD
3114 with "Rock Ridge" extensions (the MS-DOS CD-ROM is only in ISO 9660 format),
3115 & it will look just like an ordinary Unix file system, rather than one full
3116 of truncated & otherwise mangled names that fit vanilla ISO 9660.
3118 You can build most of the software without copying the sources off the CD.
3119 You only need enough disk space for object files and intermediate build
3124 Pricing of the GNU CD-ROMs
3125 --------------------------
3127 If a business or organization is ultimately paying, the December 1995 Source
3128 CDs costs $240. It costs $60 if you, an individual, are paying out of your
3129 own pocket. The December 1995 Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM costs $220 for
3130 a business or organization, and $55 for an individual.
3134 What do the individual and company prices mean?
3135 ...............................................
3137 The software on our disks is free; anyone can copy it and anyone can run it.
3138 What we charge for is the physical disk and the service of distribution.
3140 We charge two different prices depending on who is buying. When a company or
3141 other organization buys the December 1995 Source CD-ROMs, we charge $240.
3142 When an individual buys the same CD-ROM, we charge just $60. This
3143 distinction is not a matter of who is allowed to use the software. In either
3144 case, once you have a copy, you can distribute as many copies as you wish and
3145 there's no restriction on who can have or run them. The price distinction is
3146 entirely a matter of what kind of entity pays for the CD.
3148 You, the reader, are certainly an individual, not a company. If you are
3149 buying a disk "in person", then you are probably doing so as an individual.
3150 But if you expect to be reimbursed by your employer, then the disk is really
3151 for the company; so please pay the company price and get reimbursed for it.
3152 We won't try to check up on you--we use the honor system--so please cooperate.
3154 Buying CDs at the company price is very helpful for GNU; just
3155 140 Source CDs at that price support an FSF programmer or tech writer for a
3160 Why is there an individual price?
3161 .................................
3163 In the past, our distribution tapes have been ordered mainly by companies.
3164 The CD at the price of $240 provides them with all of our software for a much
3165 lower price than they would previously have paid for six different tapes. To
3166 lower the price more would cut into the FSF's funds very badly and decrease
3167 the software development we can do.
3169 However, for individuals, $240 is too high a price; hardly anyone could
3170 afford that. So we decided to make CDs available to individuals at the lower
3175 Is there a maximum price?
3176 .........................
3178 Our stated prices are minimum prices. Feel free to pay a higher price if you
3179 wish to support GNU development more. The sky's the limit; we will accept as
3180 high a price as you can offer. Or simply give a donation (tax-deductible in
3181 the U.S.) to the Free Software Foundation, a tax-exempt public charity.
3185 December 1995 Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM
3186 --------------------------------------------
3188 We now have the third edition of our CD-ROM that has binaries and complete
3189 sources for GNU compiler tools for some systems which lack a compiler. This
3190 enables the people who use these systems to compile GNU and other free
3191 software without having to buy a proprietary compiler. You can also use
3192 these GNU tools to compile your own C/C++/Objective-C programs. Older
3193 editions of this CD are available while supplies last at a reduced price; see
3194 the *note Free Software Foundation Order Form::..
3196 We hope to have more systems on each update of this CD. If you can help
3197 build binaries for new systems (especially those that don't come with a C
3198 compiler), or have one to suggest, please contact us at the addresses on page
3203 * DJGPP 1.12m4 from GCC 2.6.3
3204 * GCC/G++/Objective-C 2.7.1
3205 * GNU C Library 1.09
3209 * Emacs 19.29 (MS-DOS only)
3217 * `hppa1.0-hp-hpux9'
3218 * `sparc-sun-solaris2'
3219 * `sparc-sun-sunos4.1'
3223 December 1994 Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM
3224 --------------------------------------------
3226 We still have the 2nd edition of our CD-ROM that contains executables for GNU
3227 compiler tools for some systems which lack a compiler. This enables the
3228 people who use these systems to compile GNU and other free software without
3229 having to buy a proprietary compiler. You can also use the GNU compilation
3230 system to compile your own C/C++/Objective-C programs.
3232 We hope to have more systems on each update of this CD. If you can help
3233 build binaries for new systems (especially those that don't come with a C
3234 compiler), or have one to suggest, please contact us at the addresses on
3239 *DJGPP 1.12.m2 from GCC 2.6.0
3240 *GCC/G++/Objective-C 2.6.2
3245 *Emacs 19.26 (MS-DOS only)
3254 *`sparc-sun-solaris2'
3255 *`sparc-sun-sunos4.1'
3259 December 1993 Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM
3260 ---------------------------------------------
3262 We still have the 1st edition of our CD-ROM that contains executables for GNU
3263 compiler tools for some systems which lack a compiler. This will allow users
3264 of those systems to compile GNU and other free software without having to buy
3265 a proprietary compiler.
3267 The CD-ROM is in ISO 9660 format and can be mounted as a read-only file
3268 system on most operating systems. If your driver supports it you can mount
3269 the CD-ROM with "Rock Ridge" extensions and it will look just like an
3270 ordinary Unix file system, rather than one full of truncated and otherwise
3271 mangled names that fit the vanilla ISO 9660 specifications.
3273 We hope to have more systems included with each update of this CD-ROM. If
3274 you can help build binaries for new systems (especially for systems that
3275 don't come with a C compiler), or have a system to suggest, please contact us
3276 at either address on the front cover.
3282 * GCC/G++/Objective C 2.5.7
3298 For these platforms:
3302 * `hppa1.1-hp-hpux9'
3304 * `sparc-sun-solaris2'
3306 * `sparc-sun-sunos4.1'
3313 We have several versions of our Source Code CD-ROMs available, including:
3315 * *Note December 1995 Source Code CD-ROMs::, the newest release, has
3316 programs, bug fixes, & improvements not on the other CDs.
3318 * *Note June 1995 Source Code CD-ROM::.
3320 * *Note May 1994 Source Code CD-ROM::..
3322 * *Note November 1993 Source Code CD-ROM::.
3324 * May 1993 Source Code CD-ROM, see the *note Free Software Foundation
3327 * October 1992 Source Code CD-ROM, see the *note Free Software Foundation
3330 The older Source CDs are available while supplies last at a reduced price
3331 (please note that the December 1994 Source CD is permanently out of stock).
3332 All the Source CDs have Texinfo source for the GNU manuals listed in *Note
3335 The VMS tapes' contents are *not* included. Many programs that are only on
3336 MS-DOS diskettes & not on the tapes are also *not* included. The MIT Scheme
3337 & X11 Optional tapes' contents are *not* on the older Source CDs. *Note
3338 Tapes:: & *Note MS-DOS Diskettes::.
3340 There are no precompiled programs on these Source CDs. You will need a C
3341 compiler (programs which need some other interpreter or compiler normally
3342 provide the C source for a bootstrapping program). We ship C compiler
3343 binaries for some systems on the *Note Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM::.
3347 December 1995 Source Code CD-ROMs
3348 .................................
3350 The 7th edition of our Source CD is out! Due to increasing amounts of GNU
3351 Software, the Source Code CD is now a two disc set--the price remains
3352 unchanged! It contains these packages, & some manuals that are not part of
3395 * GCC/G++/Objective C 2.7.1
3401 * Ghostview for Windows 1.0
3407 * GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Ed. 1.03 for Version 18.59
3408 * GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Ed. 2.4 for Version 19.29
3446 * Programming in Emacs Lisp: An Introduction, Ed. 1.04
3484 June 1995 Source Code CD-ROM
3485 ............................
3487 We still have the 6th edition of our Source CD at a reduced price while
3488 supplies last. Not all FSF distributed software is included (*note Source
3489 Code CD-ROMs::.). It contains these packages, and some manuals that are not
3517 * GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual Ed. 1.03 for Version 18
3518 * GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual Ed. 2.4 for Version 19.29
3528 * GCC/G++/Objective C 2.6.3
3529 * GCC/G++/Objective C 2.7.0
3534 * Ghostview for Windows 1.0
3572 * Programming in Emacs Lisp: An Introduction Ed. 1.03 for Version 19
3604 May 1994 Source Code CD-ROM
3605 ...........................
3607 We still have the 4th edition of our Source CD, at a reduced price. This
3608 CD has Edition 2.3 for version 19 of the `GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual' &
3609 some additional software; not all FSF distributed software is included (see
3610 ``Source Code CD-ROMs''). It contains the following packages:
3649 *Ghostview for Windows 1.0
3707 November 1993 Source Code CD-ROM
3708 ................................
3710 We still have the 3rd edition of our Source CD, at a reduced price, while
3711 supplies last. It was the last Source Code CD to contain X11R5. This CD has
3712 Edition 2.2 for version 19 of the `GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual' & some
3713 additional software; not all FSF distributed software is included (*note
3714 Source Code CD-ROMs::.). It contains these packages:
3748 * GCC/G++/Objective C 2.5.4
3753 * Ghostview for Windows 1.0
3808 MS-DOS Book with CD-ROM
3809 -----------------------
3811 We are working on our first book describing GNU Software for MS-DOS, but we
3812 do not know when it will be finished. It will include a CD-ROM with all the
3813 sources & binaries on the MS-DOS Diskettes and more.
3815 Please do NOT contact us about this book until we announce it on our mailing
3816 lists (to subscribe, ask `info-gnu-request@prep.ai.mit.edu'), because it just
3821 Debian GNU/Linux Book with CD-ROM
3822 ---------------------------------
3824 We are working on our first book describing Debian GNU/Linux but we do not
3825 know when it will be finished. Please do NOT contact us about this book
3826 until we announce it on our mailing lists (ask
3827 `info-gnu-request@prep.ai.mit.edu' to subscribe), because it just slows us
3830 A CD will be inside the book with sources & binaries for Debian GNU/Linux,
3831 which is a complete operating system for i386/i486/Pentium. It is a
3832 GNU/Linux system--that is to say, a variant GNU system which uses Linux as
3833 the kernel. (All the systems now available that use the Linux kernel are
3834 GNU/Linux systems, see item "Linux" in *Note Free Software for
3837 Debian is being developed by Ian Murdock and the Debian Association in
3838 conjunction with the Free Software Foundation. We are distributing it as an
3839 interim measure until the GNU kernel (the Hurd) is ready for users.
3841 For details on Debian & how to help, see URL: `http://www.debian.org/' or
3842 FTP, `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/DEBIAN' from a GNU FTP host (*note How to Get GNU
3843 Software::.). FTP Debian under `/debian' from `ftp.debian.org'.
3850 The FSF distributes some of the GNU software ported to MS-DOS, on 3.5inch
3851 1.44MB diskettes. These disks have both sources and executables.
3858 We offer DJGPP on 30 diskettes. For further details, see *Note GNU
3859 Software::. The DJGPP diskettes contain the following:
3881 Two versions of GNU Emacs are included on the Emacs diskettes we distribute:
3882 GNU Emacs version 19.29 handles 8-bit character sets; the other, MULE version
3883 2.2, handles 16-bit character sets including Kanji.
3887 Selected Utilities Diskettes
3888 ----------------------------
3890 The GNUish MS-DOS Project ported GNU software to PC compatibles. Though
3891 GNUish is no longer active, users still ask for these ports done some years
3892 ago. We offer these ports on five diskettes. In general, the ports run on
3893 8086/80286-based 16-bit machines; an 80386 is not required. Some are
3894 necessarily missing features.
3896 Included are: `cpio', `diff', `find', `flex', `gdbm', `grep', `indent',
3897 `less', `m4', `make', `ptx', RCS, `sed', `shar', `sort', & Texinfo.
3904 We offer GNU Chess and `gnuplot' for Microsoft Windows on a single diskette.
3908 Tape & CD-ROM Subscription Service
3909 **********************************
3911 If you do not have net access, our subscription service enables you to stay
3912 current with the latest GNU developments. For a one-time cost equivalent to
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3914 new versions of the tape of your choice or the Source Code CD-ROM. The tapes
3915 are sent each quarter; the CD-ROMs are sent as they are issued (currently
3916 twice a year, but we hope to make it more frequent).
3918 Regularly, we will send you a new version of a Lisps/Emacs, Languages,
3919 Utilities, or X Window System (X11R6) Required tape, or the Source CD-ROM.
3920 The MIT Scheme and X Window System Optional tapes are not changed often
3921 enough to warrant quarterly updates. We do not yet know if we will be
3922 offering subscriptions to the Compiler Tools Binaries or our new Books with
3925 Since Emacs 19 is on the Lisps/Emacs Tape and the Source CD-ROM, a
3926 subscription to either is an easy way to keep current with Emacs 19 as it
3929 A subscription is an easy way to keep up with the regular bug fixes to the X
3930 Window System. We update the X11R6 Required tape as fixes and patches are
3931 issued throughout the year. Each edition of the *Note Source Code CD-ROMs::,
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3946 There is a GNU & improved T-shirt. The front has the GNU Emacs Lisp code
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3955 is perfect for late night hacking. All shirts are thick 100% cotton, & come
3956 in sizes M, L, XL, & XXL. GNU shirts often create spontaneous friendships at
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3977 Unix and VMS Software
3978 ---------------------
3980 These tapes in the formats indicated (*note Tapes::., for contents):
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4001 Scheme $200 $210 $230 $215 $205 $225
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4024 These 1600 bpi reel-to-reel 9 track 1/2" tapes, in VMS BACKUP format (aka
4025 interchange format) (*note VMS Emacs and VMS Compiler Tapes::.):
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4029 ____ @ $195 = $ ______ VMS Compiler, GCC, GAS, and Bison source and
4033 FSF Deluxe Distribution
4034 .......................
4035 (Please call with any questions. *note Deluxe Distribution::. for machine,
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4041 Machine: _____________________________________________________________________
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4045 Media type: __________________________________________________________________
4047 Version of X Windows System to build: _______________________________________
4051 CD-ROMs, in ISO 9660 format (*note CD-ROMs::.):
4052 ..............................................
4055 GNU Source Code CD-ROMs, Version 7 with X11R6 (*note December 1995 Source Code CD-ROMs::.):
4057 ____ @ $240 = $ ______ for corporations and other organizations.
4059 ____ @ $ 60 = $ ______ for individuals.
4062 Subscriptions, next 4 updates, of the Source Code CD-ROM, in ISO 9660 format
4063 (*note Tape & CD-ROM Subscription Service::.):
4065 ____ @ $720 = $ ______ for corporations and other organizations.
4067 ____ @ $180 = $ ______ for individuals.
4070 GNU Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM, Version 3, December 1995 Edition
4071 (*note Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM::.):
4073 ____ @ $220 = $ ______ for corporations and other organizations.
4075 ____ @ $55 = $ ______ for individuals.
4082 The following sources and executables for MS-DOS, on 3.5" 1.44MB diskettes
4083 (*note MS-DOS Diskettes::.):
4085 ____ @ $ 90 = $ ______ Emacs diskettes, GNU Emacs, for 80386 and up.
4087 ____ @ $ 80 = $ ______ DJGPP diskettes, GCC version 2, and other tools
4088 for 80386 and up (also on the
4089 *note Compiler Tools Binaries CD-ROM::.).
4091 ____ @ $ 85 = $ ______ Selected Utilities diskettes, 8086 and up.
4093 ____ @ $ 40 = $ ______ Windows diskette: GNU Chess and gnuplot for
4100 These manuals (*note Documentation::.). The latest version of each manual
4101 will be shipped. Please call if you want a specific version.
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4117 ____ @ $ 20 = $ ______ Debugging with GDB, with a reference card.
4119 ____ @ $ 25 = $ ______ GAWK manual.
4121 ____ @ $ 20 = $ ______ Make manual.
4123 ____ @ $ 20 = $ ______ Bison manual, with a reference card.
4125 ____ @ $ 20 = $ ______ Flex manual, with a reference card.
4127 ____ @ $ 20 = $ ______ Texinfo manual.
4129 ____ @ $ 15 = $ ______ Termcap manual.
4136 The following reference cards, in packets of ten. For single copies please
4139 ____ @ $ 10 = $ ______ GNU Emacs version 19 reference cards.
4141 ____ @ $ 10 = $ ______ GNU Emacs Calc reference cards.
4143 ____ @ $ 10 = $ ______ GDB reference cards.
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4147 ____ @ $ 10 = $ ______ Flex reference cards.
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4263 Organization: ________________________________________________________________
4265 Street Address: ______________________________________________________________
4267 City/State/Province: _________________________________________________________
4269 Zip Code/Postal Code/Country: ________________________________________________
4271 Telephone number in case of a problem with your order.
4272 For international orders, please include a Fax number. _______________________
4275 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4277 | Orders filled only upon receipt of check, money order, or credit card |
4278 | order in U.S. dollars. Unpaid orders will be returned to the sender. |
4279 | We do not have the staff to handle the billing of unpaid orders. Please |
4280 | help keep our lives simple by including your payment with your order. |
4282 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4286 For orders from outside the U.S.:
4287 ---------------------------------
4289 You are responsible for paying all duties, tariffs, and taxes. If you
4290 refuse to pay the charges, the shipper will return or abandon the order.
4293 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4295 | Please make checks payable to the ``Free Software Foundation''. |
4297 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4301 For Credit Card Orders:
4302 -----------------------
4304 The Free Software Foundation takes these credit cards: Carte Blanche,
4305 Diner's Club, JCB, MasterCard, Visa, or American Express. Please note that
4306 we are charged about 5% of an order's total amount in credit card
4307 processing fees. Please consider paying by check instead, or adding on a 5%
4308 donation to make up the difference. To place a credit card order, please
4309 give us this information:
4312 Card type: ___________________________________________________________________
4314 Account Number: ______________________________________________________________
4316 Expiration Date: _____________________________________________________________
4318 Cardholder's Signature: ______________________________________________________
4322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4324 | If you wish to pay by wire transfer or you are a reseller, please |
4325 | call or write us for details. |
4327 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4330 Please mail orders to: Free Software Foundation
4331 59 Temple Place -- Suite 330
4333 PRICES AND CONTENTS MAY CHANGE +1-617-542-5942
4334 WITHOUT NOTICE AFTER June 30, 1996. Fax (including Japan): +1-617-542-2652
4336 Version: January 1996 ASCII etc/ORDERS
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