Readme Arexxport - 02 May 1996

Andrew Cook
Lib v37.21

As every these doc are sparse, but if you want any help email me,
(amc93el@soton.ac.uk) or snail mail to

    72 Sea Lane,
    Rustington,
    West Sussex,
    BN16 2RT.
    England.

The email address is only available until the end of June 1996, after
which I graduate and will getting a new internet connection. When I
do I'll repost this archive with a new email address in it.
(Prob. September/October 1996).

Okay, on with the show.

Whats in this archive ?

     Includes (dir)
          Clib (dir)
            arexxport_protos.h
          rexx (dir)
            arexxport.h
     docs (dir)
       arexxport.doc                    History
     libs (dir)
       arexxport.library
     Glue (dir)
          fd (dir)
            arexxport.fd
          Dice (dir)
            arexxport.a                      arexxport.lib
     Locale (dir)
       arexxport.cd                     arexxport.ct
     Demo (dir)
          obj (dir)
            demo.o
       demo                             demo.c
       demo.prj                         test.rexx
       test2.rexx                       ArexxTest.rexx
  arexxport.readme                 Readme

At the moment there is only glue code for the freeware version of
dice. But you can use the .fd file to generate the glue code for any
other compiler you want. If you do please sent me a copy of the glue
code. (or details of how to create it, if it uses available tools)
and I'll include it a later release.

Also there are no translations, so if you do one please let me have a
copy to include. Cheers.

Localisations works when locale.library 38+ is available, but the
arexxport library will function without it.
There is a single arexx function 'LocalErrorText' this is a localised 
version of the rexx internal function 'ErrorText'. To use this the 
arexxport.libary must be addlib(). See demo/ArexxTest for an example.
NB the offset for the the addlib() command is -108 not -30.
 
The demo.c shows how to program the library. It's all straight
forward - I think - email me with your problems.

Legal Stuff

    Distribution
    Some or all of the files in this package may be may be
transmitted by any means. Providing words to the effect of

'arexxport.library is Copyright(c)1995-1996 Andrew Cook.'

are included in the accompanying documentation. The files are
FreeWare but copyright is retained by the author (Andrew Cook).

These files may be included in any distribution commercial,
shareware, freeware or other. I would like to be informed of any such
packages, but this is not a requirement.

ALTHOUGH THE FILES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY TESTED ANY ERRORS OR ACCIDENTS
ARISING FROM THEIR USE IS NOT THE RESPONSIBITY OF THE AUTHOR. USE AT
YOUR OWN PERIL. THIS PACKAGE IS INTENDED FOR PROGRAMMERS, AND WILL CRASH
YOUR MACHINE IF NOT USED CAREFULLY.

I'd like to thank,
    Fergus Duniho - Beta testing even if he didn't know it.
    Every one who has used 'Varexx' and so have also been beta
    testers.

    Cheers
        Andy Cook