Filename: Xforms4Perl-0.7.tgz

Size: 105671 bytes

Target Platform: Unix systems with Perl 5.002 (and up) and Xforms 0.81 (and up)

Short: An extension to Perl giving access to the Xforms library - Version 0.7

This is an extension to Perl version 5.002 and above that provides
access to the functions of the Xforms GUI toolkit library. Thus you
can now write X Windows applications using Perl. And, if you have
ever seen the Xforms library, you know how easy it is to use.

This is version 0.7 which rationalizes a number of things within the package
since version 0.6:

	* Name space moved under X11:: to be completely compatible with
	  CPAN perl modules and facilitate the use of this package alongside
	  other CPAN packages (such as X11::fvwm).

	* Installation process overhauled and considerably simplified using
	  the facilities of perl's MakeMaker extension. No more installtion
	  scripts required - just make and go.

	* All known make diagnostics resolved. 

	* Confirmed testing on a number of platforms including Linux, HP-UX, 
	  SGI, Sparc (see README for details).

	* A number of bugs resolved.

	* An RPM is available from the Red Hat ftp site and on the next
	  release of their PowerCD tool set. 

The extension contains 3 independent modules that provide access to the Xforms
API, XEvent structures, and XFontStruct structures.

The distribution includes example applications - an MS-Office-like
toolbar manager completely written in a single Perl script, some useful
system utilities specifically for Linux, and various perl-ized examples from 
the Xforms DEMOS directory.

All the relevant parts of the Xforms 0.81 and 0.86 release APIs are 
supported. Usage documentation can be found within the distribution, but
you are advised to get the Xforms documentation as well, since I have NOT
duplicated the information contained therein. That is available from the
Xforms site noted below.

The package requires the Xforms GUI Toolkit version 0.81 or above, which
can be obtained from ftp://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/pub/Xforms. It can also be
found on the Red Hat PowerCD tool set.  You also need a complete Perl 5.002 
or above implementation preferably using dynamic libraries.

Suggested location:/pub/perl/perl

Author: Martin Bartlett

Maintained by: martin@nitram.demon.co.uk