aalib-1.4.0 ready for review/upload [was: Re: [ITP]: aalib-1.4.0]

[Nicholas Wourms <nwourms at netscape dot net>]

Greetings,

The packages for aalib are finally ready for review and upload!  I used
 method #2 for packaging and building.  I have made some modifications
and split the packages into a core and runtime library version per the
advice of Chuck.  The packages are:

aalib
libaa0

Although this is mostly a console application library, there are some X
applications which use it, so I have also linked against the X11 runtime
library.  There were some variables which were auto-imported at
link-time, but they don't seem to be causing any issues, as the tests
work fine.  Note that I also generated the source tarball from CVS
sources, due to the fact that I found fixes in the CVS that I liked and
the fact that the latest releases were all release candidtates.  The
problem was they were all 1 year old!  The author is at-large, so future
development on this project may be slow.  Finally, I have included both
static and shared libraries, so if you prefer static, besure to link
with the -static flag when using gcc.  I have attached the readme for
your reference.  For a sample of what this library can do, go to:

http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/gallery/holecek.html

Here is where to get the packages:
http://today.clemson.edu/cygwin/release/aalib/setup.hint
http://today.clemson.edu/cygwin/release/aalib/aalib-1.4.0-1.tar.bz2
http://today.clemson.edu/cygwin/release/aalib/aalib-1.4.0-1-src.tar.bz2
http://today.clemson.edu/cygwin/release/aalib/libaa0/setup.hint
http://today.clemson.edu/cygwin/release/aalib/libaa0/libaa0-1.4.0-1.tar.bz2

Here are the setup.hints:

<aalib>
category: Graphics Libs Text
requires: cygwin ncurses libaa0 XFree86-bin
sdesc: "A graphics library for ascii art rendering - programs, docs, and
development"
ldesc: "AA-lib is a low level gfx library just as many other libraries are.
The main difference is that AA-lib does not require graphics device. In
fact, there is no graphical output possible. AA-lib replaces those
old-fashioned output methods with powerful ascii-art renderer.  AA-lib
API is designed to be similar to other graphics libraries."

<libaa0>
category: Graphics Libs Text
requires: cygwin ncurses XFree86-bin
external-source: aalib
sdesc: "A graphics library for ascii art rendering - runtime"
ldesc: "AA-lib is a low level gfx library just as many other libraries are.
The main difference is that AA-lib does not require graphics device. In
fact, there is no graphical output possible. AA-lib replaces those
old-fashioned output methods with powerful ascii-art renderer.  AA-lib
API is designed to be similar to other graphics libraries."

Cheers,
Nicholas

aalib
------------------------------------------
A graphics library for ascii art rendering

Runtime requirements:
  cygwin-1.3.10 or newer
  ncurses
  XFree86-bin

Build requirements:
  cygwin-1.3.10 or newer
  gcc-2.95.3-5 or newer
  binutils-20011002-1 or newer
  ncurses
  XFree86-bin
  XFree86-prog
  

Canonical homepage:
  http://aa-project.sourceforge.net

Canonical download:
  <none> Use CVS server from above webpage
  
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Build instructions:
  unpack aalib-1.4.0-X-src.tar.bz2
  (if you use setup to install this src package, it will be
  unpacked under /usr/src automatically)
  
  cd /usr/src
  ./aalib-1.4.0-X.sh all

This will create:
  /usr/src/aalib-1.4.0-X.tar.bz2
  /usr/src/libaa0-1.4.0-X.tar.bz2
  /usr/src/aalib-1.4.0-X-src.tar.bz2

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Files included in libaa0-1.4.0-X:
  usr/bin/cygaa-0.dll

Files included in aalib-1.4.0-X:
  usr/bin/aainfo.exe
  usr/bin/aatest.exe
  usr/bin/aafire.exe
  usr/bin/aasavefont.exe
  usr/bin/aalib-config
  usr/lib/libaa.dll.a
  usr/lib/libaa.la
  usr/lib/libaa.a
  usr/include/aalib.h
  usr/man/man1/aafire.1
  usr/man/man3/aa_attrs.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_autoinit.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_autoinitkbd.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_autoinitmouse.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_close.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_createedit.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_currentfont.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_defparams.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_defrenderparams.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_displayrecommended.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_dithernames.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_drivers.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_edit.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_editkey.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_fastrender.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_fonts.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_formats.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_getevent.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_getkey.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_getmouse.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_gotoxy.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_help.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_hidecursor.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_hidemouse.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_image.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_imgheight.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_imgwidth.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_init.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_initkbd.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_initmouse.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_kbddrivers.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_kbdrecommended.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_mmheight.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_mmwidth.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_mousedrivers.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_mouserecommended.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_parseoptions.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_printf.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_putpixel.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_puts.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_recommendhi.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_recommendhidisplay.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_recommendhikbd.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_recommendhimouse.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_recommendlow.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_recommendlowdisplay.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_recommendlowkbd.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_recommendlowmouse.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_registerfont.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_render.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_resize.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_resizehandler.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_scrheight.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_scrwidth.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_setfont.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_setsupported.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_showcursor.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_showmouse.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_text.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_uninitkbd.3
  usr/man/man3/aa_uninitmouse.3
  usr/man/man3/mem_d.3
  usr/man/man3/save_d.3
  usr/info/aalib.info
  usr/info/aalib.info-1
  usr/info/aalib.info-2
  usr/info/aalib.info-3
  usr/share/aclocal/aalib.m4
  usr/doc/Cygwin/aalib-1.4.0.README
  usr/doc/aalib-1.4.0/
  usr/doc/aalib-1.4.0/README
  usr/doc/aalib-1.4.0/COPYING
  usr/doc/aalib-1.4.0/README.OS2
  usr/doc/aalib-1.4.0/ChangeLog
  usr/doc/aalib-1.4.0/INSTALL

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Port Notes:

Please be sure to visit the following page for info on howto "tune"
aalib for maximum performance on your machine:
http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/tune/

----- 1.4.0-1 -----
=Changed -version-info to 0:1:4
=Added checks for cygwin to make the runtime links work
=Removed the macro "HAVE_ST_RDEV" since it is not used anywhere in the code
=Updated libtool to use 1.4e
=Updated configure scripts to use autoconf 2.5x and automake-1.6.1
=Initial release

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Cygwin port maintained by: Nicholas Wourms <nwourms@netscape.net>