From c823b2bf3165990a556d50990adf4da5cee95593 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hans-Christoph Steiner Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:36:19 +0000 Subject: commit Gem 0.93.3 from http://gem.iem.at/releases/0.93.3/Gem-0.93.3-W32-i686.zip svn path=/trunk/; revision=16521 --- packages/noncvs/windows/extra/Gem/README.txt | 293 ++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 157 insertions(+), 136 deletions(-) (limited to 'packages/noncvs/windows/extra/Gem/README.txt') diff --git a/packages/noncvs/windows/extra/Gem/README.txt b/packages/noncvs/windows/extra/Gem/README.txt index 9f9ed1b1..364cabd7 100644 --- a/packages/noncvs/windows/extra/Gem/README.txt +++ b/packages/noncvs/windows/extra/Gem/README.txt @@ -1,136 +1,157 @@ -This is GEM 0.91 -=================== -You can get the current distribution from: -http://gem.iem.at -ftp://iem.at/pd/Externals/GEM - -============================================= -NEW::: ------- - -Gem is now supported by W32, linux and macOS-X -the IRIX version might work (but most probably will not): if you want to use Gem under IRIX,feel free to make it work and report failure and success to me, so i can incorporate any needed changes into the main Gem-trunk. - -for installation instructions see below - - -NEW (gem-0.87)::: ------------------ -(note: this NEWs only refer to the packaging, not to features of Gem) - -As with GEM-0.87, i have broken the distribution into various packages -gem-.tgz :: quite everything (except binaries and auxiliary libraries) -gem-doc-.tgz :: example-patches, manual, ... -gem-bin-.zip :: W32-binary (containing a single file "Gem.dll") -gem-bin-doc-.zip :: W32-binary + documentation - -GemLibs--.tgz :: auxiliary libraries (used to be "AuxLibs") - -1) the core Gem-packages: -the core Gem-packages all extract into the same directory gem-/ -there are install-scripts for windoze (and probably IRIX) -these will install the documentation... - - -2) the GemLib-package: -I don't know, whether it has much sense, to break the core Gem-package (doc/src/bin), -but i do know, that the GemLibs should be in a distinct package (just for the sake of downloading) - -the GemLibs have their own version numbering, starting with 1. -You can get the newest GemLib from the place mentioned above - - -COMPILING DEPENDENCIES: -======================= -current version: GEM-0.91 -GemLibs >= 1 -PD >= 0.34 - -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - -INSTALLATION: -============= - -To install GEM on W32: - -a) (preferred method) - use the installer executable to install Gem into ...\pd\extra - to build the installer you will have to have NSIS installed - see build/win-nsis for details - -b) do it by hand - - 1) unzip the GEM package - - 2) put the Gem.dll-file somewhere pd can find it (e.g.: ...\pd\extra) - - 3) when using pd>=0.37, copy the entire "help"-folder into the same place where the Gem.dll lies - rename the "help"-folder to "help-Gem" - you should now have following structure - (...)\Gem.dll - (...)\help-Gem\ - (...)\help-Gem\accumrotate.pd - - 4) when using pd<0.37, copy the entire "help"-folder into the pd's reference path ( ...\pd\doc\5.reference) - rename the newly created "help"-folder to "Gem" - you should have following structure - (...)\pd\extra\Gem.dll - (...)\pd\doc\5.reference\Gem\ - (...)\pd\doc\5.reference\Gem\accumrotate.pd - -note: in prior versions of Gem, GLUT was needed; this is obsolete - - -------------------------------------- -To install GEM on linux: -chdir into /src/ -read the README. (like README.linux) etc... - -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- - - - -RUNNING: -======== - -just installing Gem is not enough ! -you will have to tell pd that it should load that library !! -you cannot create any Gem-objects without having loaded the Gem-library into pd !!! - -make sure you have the proper binary for you OS - - windows: Gem.dll - - macOS-X: Gem.pd_darwin - - linux : Gem.pd_linux - - irix : Gem.pd_irix - - ... - -when starting pd, tell it to load Gem with the "-lib" flag -if your Gem-binary lives in pd/extra/, you could just try "pd -lib Gem" -if your Gem-binary lives somewhere else use something like "pd -lib /path/to/my/Gem" -you could also use "pd -path /path/to/my -lib Gem" -after loading Gem you will see a bit of a welcome message on the konsole - -NOTE: there *must not* be any file extension with the "-lib"-flag:: "pd -lib Gem.dll" will miserably fail -NOTE: please note the spelling: it is "Gem" and not "gem" nor "GEM" - -if you have problems loading any library including Gem, have a look at the pd-documentation -if you have problems loading just Gem (but other libraries work), send me a bug-report (see below) - -BUG-REPORT: -=========== -if your mail only says "hey, it does not work !", it is an annoyance and no bug-report -please specify at least the following things: - - Operating-System (kernel-version,...) - video-card, driver - other hardware that is related to your problem (e.g.: camera) - does your system work with similar applications (e.g.: capture-software, openGL (games, "glxgears") - what is the output of pd when you start it with the "-verbose" flag (e.g.:"pd -verbose -lib Gem") - ----- -have fun - -zmoelnig@iem.at - +This is GEM - Graphics Environment for Multimedia +================================================= +You can get the current distribution from: +http://gem.iem.at +http://sourceforge.net/projects/pd-gem + +============================================= +NEW::: +------ + +Gem is now supported by W32, linux and macOS-X +the IRIX version might work (but most probably will not): if you want to use Gem under IRIX,feel free to make it work and report failure and success to me, so i can incorporate any needed changes into the main Gem-trunk. + +for installation instructions see below + + +NEW (gem-0.87)::: +----------------- +(note: this NEWs only refer to the packaging, not to features of Gem) + +As with GEM-0.87, i have broken the distribution into various packages +gem-.tgz :: quite everything (except binaries and auxiliary libraries) +gem-doc-.tgz :: example-patches, manual, ... +gem-bin-.zip :: W32-binary (containing a single file "Gem.dll") +gem-bin-doc-.zip :: W32-binary + documentation + +GemLibs--.tgz :: auxiliary libraries (used to be "AuxLibs") + +1) the core Gem-packages: +the core Gem-packages all extract into the same directory gem-/ +there are install-scripts for windoze (and probably IRIX) +these will install the documentation... + + +2) the GemLib-package: +I don't know, whether it has much sense, to break the core Gem-package (doc/src/bin), +but i do know, that the GemLibs should be in a distinct package (just for the sake of downloading) + +the GemLibs have their own version numbering, starting with 1. +You can get the newest GemLib from the place mentioned above + + +------------------------------------- +------------------------------------- + +INSTALLATION: +============= + +------------------------------------- +To install GEM on linux/OSX/...: +run +$ ./configure +$ make +$ make install + +note that you might want to help Gem to find the Pd-headers, e.g. by doing +$ ./configure --with-pd=/usr/include/pd +try +$ ./configure --help to see more options + +------------------------------------- +To install GEM on W32: +a) installer (preferred method) + use the installer executable to install Gem into ...\pd\extra + (to _build_ the installer you will have to have NSIS installed + see build/win-nsis for details) + +b) archive (do it by hand) + + 1) unzip the GEM package + + 2) put the subfolders of Gem-\ into the "extra" folder of your + Pd installation + e.g. if you installed Pd as "C:\Program Files\Pd-0.43-0" you should + end up with: + "C:\Program Files\Pd-0.43-0\extra\Gem" + and eventually with + "C:\Program Files\Pd-0.43-0\extra\pix_drum" + "C:\Program Files\Pd-0.43-0\extra\pix_mano" + ... + + there is no need to copy the README.txt found in Gem-\ into + "extra" + + 3) please note that the archive comes with all plugins + in most cases, you won't need all of them, and having plugins + installed that you don't need, will considerably slow down load + time of patches and might leed to undesired side-effects. + therefore, if loading is too slow (or you experience weird + things), it might be a good idea to disable plugins you don't + need. + disabling plugins is as simple as deleting them (or moving them + into a subfolder) + + plugins are files of the form: "gem_.dll" + e.g. "gem_filmQT.dll" is a plugin for reading films using the + QuickTime framework. + in order to use videoPYLON, videoHALCON and videoAVT, you need + to install proprietary libraries yourself; if you haven't done + so or don't own a device that can interact with those libraries, + you can safely remove these plugins. + if you have no clue what this is about, these plugins are most + likely not for you (so remove them) + + + +------------------------------------- +------------------------------------- + +RUNNING: +======== + +just installing Gem is not enough ! +you will have to tell pd that it should load that library !! +you cannot create any Gem-objects without having loaded the Gem-library into pd !!! + +make sure you have the proper binary for you OS + - windows: Gem.dll + - macOS-X: Gem.pd_darwin + - linux : Gem.pd_linux + - irix : Gem.pd_irix + - ... + +when starting pd, tell it to load Gem with the "-lib" flag +if your Gem-binary lives in pd/extra/, you could just try "pd -lib Gem" +if your Gem-binary lives somewhere else use something like "pd -lib /path/to/my/Gem" +you could also use "pd -path /path/to/my -lib Gem" +after loading Gem you will see a bit of a welcome message on the konsole + +NOTE: there *must not* be any file extension with the "-lib"-flag:: "pd -lib Gem.dll" will miserably fail +NOTE: please note the spelling: it is "Gem" and not "gem" nor "GEM" + +if you have problems loading any library including Gem, have a look at the pd-documentation +if you have problems loading just Gem (but other libraries work), send me a bug-report (see below) + +BUG-REPORTS: +============ +please do not hesitate to report any crashes, weirdnesses or other issues, using +the bugtracker at sourceforge: +http://sourceforge.net/projects/pd-gem/ +or the gem-dev mailinglist (subscription at http://lists.puredata.info) + +if your mail only says "hey, it does not work !", it is an annoyance and no bug-report +please specify at least the following things: + Operating-System (kernel-version,...) + video-card, driver + other hardware that is related to your problem (e.g.: camera) + does your system work with similar applications (e.g.: capture-software, openGL (games, "glxgears") + what is the output of pd when you start it with the "-verbose" flag (e.g.:"pd -verbose -lib Gem") + +please do not use the puredata bugtracker for reporting gem-specific bugs. + +---- +have fun + +zmoelnig@iem.at + -- cgit v1.2.1