
This is a Linux-only distribution of nvi (the new vi editor) version 1.49
(ALPHA).  The source tree has been stripped of any unnecessary files to reduce
disk usage as much as possible.  If you want the whole thing, you can grab it
from ftp.cs.berkeley.edu in /ucb/4bsd.  However, I have made several
modifications to (hopefully) make it as easy as possible to compile nvi using
this distribution:

To install with the distributed binaries, simply type `make install' from the
top-level directory (obviously you are already there, or you would not be
reading this 8^).  This will also install the man pages.  NOTE: The distributed
binaries were compiled using gcc-2.6.3 and libc-4.6.27; if you do not have at
least libc-4.6.0, you will have to re-compile nvi.

To re-compile the binaries, type `make realclean; make'.  If everything goes
well (no compiler errors), you may type `make install' to install the man pages
and binaries.

You may want to take a look at the top-level Makefile and adjust the compiler
flags, installation paths, etc., to your liking.

Enjoy!

Joshua Cowan <jcowan@jcowan.reslife.okstate.edu>

