# README file for XITE

This document provides some basic information about XITE (X-based Image processing Tools and Environment) and describes the files needed to install the software.

## Contents

- XITE on the World Wide Web
- XITE on anonymous ftp
- XITE dependencies
- Files
- Available platforms

## XITE on the World Wide Web

There is a World Wide Web home page for XITE. You can reach it with a program such as Mosaic, Netscape or Lynx, using the URL `http://www.ifi.uio.no/~blab/Software/Xite`.

## XITE on anonymous ftp

XITE is available with anonymous ftp from `ftp.ifi.uio.no` (presently `129.240.64.21`) in `/pub/blab/xite`. Remember to use binary transfer mode for the files with extension .Z or .gz.

## XITE dependencies

- The X Window System, Version 11, Release 5 or higher.
- A PseudoColor or GrayScale 8-plane, or DirectColor or TrueColor 24-plane visual. PseudoColor or DirectColor is preferable.
- For conversion between XITE BIFF image files and TIFF files: An ANSI C compiler, like GNU gcc.

## Files

Most of these files are also contained in xite.tar.gz (and xite.tar.Z). They will be placed in the etc and etc/.install directories below the XITE home directory during installation.

- Read before installing XITE
  WHAT_IS_XITE
    Read this to see whether you want to install XITE at your site.
  FUNC_PROG_LIST
    One-line summaries of manual page descriptions for XITE programs, functions and BIFF file format.
  CHANGES
    A list of changes between versions.
  BUGS
    A list of known bugs.
  COPYRIGHT
    The XITE Copyright notice (XITE is free software).
- Needed to install XITE
  REGISTER
    Register your copy of XITE by completing this and mailing it to xite-register@ifi.uio.no (XITE is free software).
  README.INSTALL
    A condensed description of how to install XITE.
  SysAdmManual.ps.Z
    A more thorough description of how to install XITE.
  install_xite
    The shell script which installs XITE.
  xite.tar.gz
    This contains all the source files, manual pages, example images, data, scripts, User's Manual, Programmer's Manual and System Administrator's Manual.
  xite.tar.Z
    Same as xite.tar.gz, but compressed with "compress" instead of "gzip". If you have "gzip", then don't get xite.tar.Z.
- Miscellaneous
  VERSION
    XITE version number.
  bugReport
    Template for issuing bug reports.

## Available platforms

XITE should run on the following platforms