Stop here and take
a look at
the patches to see if
you have to apply any source code patches
(c) COPYRIGHT MIT 1995. Please first read the full copyright statement in the file COPYRIGH.
This is the README file which you get when you unwrap one of our distribution files. Each package contains source code for building one or more of our Web applications and related helper applications. The set of W3C Web applications is currently:
Please note that the W3C Reference Library distribution file is required in order to build any of the other applications. At the bottom of this file, you will find pointers to more information about each application.
A distribution file contains the source code for one or more of the modules. W3C also provides a set of precompiled binaries which are available for W3C members directly via HTTP or as public domain via anonymous FTP from ftp.w3.org.
All distribution files are available as compressed tar files, gzipped tar
files, or as zip
files. For the compressed tar files, first uncompress and untar the file
<dist>.tar.Z where <dist> is the name
of the specific
distribution:
uncompress <dist>.tar.Z gunzip <dist>.tar.gz
Then untar the file by typing
tar xf <dist>.tar
For the zip files, type the following:
unzip <dist>.zip
Compilation can be put into two groups depending on your platform
and if it is supported in the
BUILD script or not. The BUILD script is placed in the
WWW directory and you
can use it to compile and link the W3C applications. The BUILD script
figures out what
platform you are on and generates a Makefile which consists
of a platform independent
part and a platform dependent part.
Stop here and take
a look at
the patches to see if
you have to apply any source code patches
We use autoconf in order to compile the reference source code on Unix platforms. Please read the INSTALL document for instructions.
For other Unix platforms please read the guide on how to adjust the BUILD script for compilation on your platform.
For Windows we have some special documentation on how you can produce DLLs out of the Reference Library.
The W3C Reference Library is a general code base that can be used to build clients and servers. It contains code for accessing HTTP, FTP, Gopher, News, WAIS, Telnet servers, and the local file system. Furthermore it provides modules for parsing, managing and presenting hypertext objects to the user and a wide spectra of generic programming utilities. The Library is the basis for many World-Wide Web applications and all the W3C software is build on top of it. The Library is a required part of all other W3C applications in this distribution.
The Library documentation is included in the distribution file and you can find the top page at
Library/User/Overview.html
You can also use the online documentation
The W3C Line Mode Browser is a simple character based client. It is developed for use on dumb terminals and as a test tool for the Common Code Library. It can be run in interactive mode, non- interactive mode and as a proxy client. Furthermore it gives a variety of possibilities for data format conversion, filtering etc. It is primarily intended as a test-tool for quick access to the Web or used in batch jobs.
Installation is very simple as the application can run without any particular
setup. You can specify
your own HOME PAGE using the WWW_HOME environment variable.
Remember toy setup
a NNTPSERVER environment variable before you try to access a
news server.
The Line Mode Browser documentation is included in the distribution file and you can find the top page at
LineMode/User/Overview.html
You can also use the online documentation
The W3C Mini Server is a cross platform server frame work that can be used as a basis for writing portable servers. It is NOT a full server - only a frame! It is developed in C and serves as an example of a server application using the W3C Reference Library.
The Mini Server documentation is included in the distribution file and you can find the top page at
MiniServ/User/Overview.html
You can also use the online documentation
The W3C Command Line Tool is a cross platform command line tool for accessing the Web. It is developed in C and serves as an example of a client application using the W3C Reference Library and as a test-tool for quick access to the Web from scripts, cron jobs etc. It gives a variety of possibilities for data format conversion, filtering etc. It is primarily intended as a test-tool for quick access to the Web or used in scripts, cron jobs etc.
The Command Line Tool documentation is included in the distribution file and you can find the top page at
ComLine/User/Overview.html
You can also use the online documentation
The W3C Mini Robot is a cross platform command line tool for accessing the Web. It is developed in C and serves as an example of a robot application using the W3C Reference Library and as a test-tool for quick access to the Web from scripts, cron jobs etc. It is primarily intended as a test-tool for quick access to the Web or used in scripts, cron jobs etc.
The W3C Mini Robot documentation is included in the distribution file and you can find the top page at
Robot/User/Overview.html
You can also use the online documentation
If you encounter problems, would like to feed back suggestions good ideas etc. then please send a mail explaining your problem and the version of the W3C software to libwww@w3.org
Have fun!