README file for acedb database repository

This directory contains the public release of acedb, the
genomic database for the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Get and read the file NOTES to get further general information.

Files are:

README			this file
NOTES			read this next
INSTALL			installation shell script
bin.sparc.1_7.tar.Z	executables, run time files and doc
bin.mips.1_7.tar.Z		"	"	"
bin.iris.1_7.tar.Z		"	"	"
bin.next.1_7.tar.Z		"	"	"
source.1_7.tar.Z	source, run time files and doc
update.1-1.tar.Z
...			update files up to current
update.1-11.tar.Z

You need all the updates from -1 up to the latest one and either
bin.etc or source.etc but not both.  We recommend the bin versions
if possible because you need various freely available, but
nonstandard, things to recompile (gcc and MIT X libraries).  SUN
SPARCstation 1, 1+, 2, IPC, IPX:
	bin.sparc...
DEC  DECstation3100, 5100 etc.
	bin.mips...
Silicon Graphics Iris series
	bin.iris...
Next stations
	bin.next...
Other Unix:
        We have ported onto Alliant and  
        are considering PC-486, HP and IBM Rios.  To make these versions you 
	must ceate a new DEF file in the directory wmake, the
	instructions are at the top of the file wmake/truemake,
	and in wdoc/installation_guide.tex.
         Please let us know what you do or need.
Macintosh:
	We are still (4/92) working on the stand alone Mac version. (No joke).
Sunview:
	We no longer distribute the sunview binary as part of
	bin.sparc.  Please recompile or contact us if you want it.

To make a database from scratch or just install the latest release, 
ftp the latest tar.Z file in the ACEDB directory and run the script
INSTALL

When you first run the program it makes an empty database file.
The next time you run it you should select the "Add Update" option
from the main menu to add all the updates.

Please let us know either if you install the system or if you have
problems.

Richard Durbin		rd@mrc-lmba.cam.ac.uk
Jean Thierry-Mieg	mieg@crim.crim.fr, mieg@frmop11.bitnet


