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Read Me
WORLDWIDEWEB CERN-DISTRIBUTED CODE
See the CERN copyright[1] . This is the README file which you get when you
unwrap one of our tar files. These files contain information about
hypertext, hypertext systems, and the WorldWideWeb project. If you have
taken this with a .tar file, you will have only a subset of the files.
THIS FILE IS A VERY ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE
WEB. IF IN DOUBT, READ THE WEB DIRECTLY. If you have not got ANY browser
installed yet, do this by telnet to info.cern.ch (no username or password).
Files from info.cern.ch are also mirrored on ftp.ripe.net.
Archive Directory structure
Under /pub/www[2] , besides this README file, you'll find bin[3] , src[4]
and doc[5] directories. The main archives are as follows:
bin/xxx/bbbb Executable binaries of program bbbb for system xxx.
Check what's there before you bother compiling. (Note
HP700/8800 series is "snake")
bin/next/WorldWideWeb_v.vv.tar.Z
The Hypertext Browser/editor for the NeXT -- binary.
src/WWWLibrary_v.vv.tar.Z
The W3 Library. All source, and Makefiles for
selected systems.
src/WWWLineMode_v.vv.tar.Z
The Line mode browser - all source, and Makefiles for
selected systems. Requires the Library[6] .
src/WWWDaemon_v.vv.tar.Z
The HTTP daemon, and WWW-WAIS gateway programs.
Source. Requires the Library.
src/WWWMailRobot_v.vv.tar.Z
The Mail Robot.
doc/WWWBook.tar.Z A snapshot of our internal documentation - we prefer
you to access this on line -- see warnings below.
Basic WWW software installation from source
This applies to the line mode client and the server. Below, $prod means
LineMode or Daemon depending on which you are building.
GENERATED DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
The tar files are all designed to be unwrapped in the same (this) directory.
They create different parts of a common directory tree under that directory.
There may be some duplication. They also generate a few files in this
directory: README.*, Copyright.*, and some installation instructions (.txt).
The directory structure is, for product $prod and machine $WWW_MACH
WWW/$prod/Implementation
Source files for a given product
WWW/$prod/Implementation/CommonMakefile
The machine-independent parts of the Makefile for this
product
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WWW/$prod/$WWW_MACH/ Area for compiling for a given system
WWW/All/$WWW_MACH/Makefile.include
The machine-dependent parts of the makefile for any
product
WWW/All/Implementation/Makefile.product
A makefile which includes both parts above and so can
be used from any product, any machine.
COMPILATION ON ALREADY SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
You must get the WWWLibrary tar file as well as the products you want and
unwrap them all from the same directory.
You must define the environmant variable WWW_MACH to be the architecure of
your machine (sun4, decstation, rs6000, sgi, snake, etc)
In directory WWW, type BUILD.
COMPILATION ON NEW PLATFORMS
If your machine is not on the list:
Make up a new subdirectory of that name under WWW/$prod and WWW/All,
copying the contents of a basically similar architecture's directory.
Check the WWW/All/$WWW_MACH/Makefile.include for suitable directory and
flag definitions.
Check the file tcp.h for the system-specific include file coordinates,
etc.
Send any changes you have to make back to www-request@info.cern.ch for
inclusion into future releases.
Once you have this set up, type BUILD.
NeXTStep Browser/Editor
The browser for the NeXT is those files contained in the application
directory WWW/Next/Implementation/WorldWideWeb.app and is compiled. When you
install the app, you may want to configure the default page,
WorldWideWeb.app/default.html. These must point to some useful information!
You should keep it up to date with pointers to info on your site and
elsewhere. If you use the CERN home page note there is a link at the bottom
to the master copy on our server. You should set up the address of your
local news server with
dwrite WorldWideWeb NewsHost news
replacing the last word with the actual address of your news host. See
Installation instructions[7] .
Line Mode browser
Binaries of this for some systems are available in /pub/www/bin/ . The
binaries can be picked up, set executable, and run immediately.
If there is no binary, see "Installation from source" above.
(See Installation notes[8] ). Do the same thing (in the same directory) to
the WWWLibrary_v.cc.tar.Z file to get the common library.
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You will have an ASCII printable manual in the file
WWW/LineMode/Defaults/line-mode-guide.txt which you can print out at this
stage. This is a frozen copy of some of the online documentation.
Whe you install the browser, you may configure a default page. This is
/usr/local/lib/WWW/default.html for the line mode browser. This must point
to some useful information! You should keep it up to date with pointers to
info on your site and elsewhere. If you use the CERN home page note there is
a link at the bottom to the master copy on our server.
Some basic documentation on the browser is delivered with the home page in
the directory WWW/LineMode/Defaults. A separate tar file of that directory
(WWWLineModeDefaults.tar.Z) is available if you just want to update that.
The rest of the documentation is in hypertext, and so wil be readable most
easily with a browser. We suggest that after installing the browser, you
browse through the basic documentation so that you are aware of the options
and customisation possibilities for example.
Server
The server can be run very simply under the internet daemon, to export a
file directory tree as a browsable hypertext tree. Binaries are avilable
for some platofrms, otherwise follow instructions above for compiling and
then go on to " Installing the basic W3 server[9] ".
XMosaic
XMosaic is an X11/Motif W3 browser.
The sources and binaries are distributed separately from
FTP.NCSA.UIUC.EDU[10] , in /Web/xmosaic[11] . Binaries are available for
some platforms. If you have to build from source, check the README in the
distribution.
The binaries can be picked up, uncompressed, set "executable" and run
immediately.
Viola browser for X11
Viola is an X11 application for reading global hypertext. If a binary is
available from your machine, in /pub/www/bin/.../viola*, then take that and
also the Viola "apps" tar file which contains the scripts you will need.
To generate this from source, you will need both the W3 library and the
Viola source files. There is an Imakefile with the viola source directory.
You will need to generate the XPA and XPM libraries and the W3 library
befere you make viola itself.
Documentation
In the /pub/www/doc[12] directory are a number articles, preprints and
guides on the web.
See the online WWW bibliography[13] for a list of these and other articles,
books, etc. and also the list of WWW Manuals[14] available in text and
postscript form.
General
Your comments will of course be most appreciated, on code, or information on
the web which is out of date or misleading. If you write your own hypertext
and make it available by anonymous ftp or using a server, tell us and we'll
put some pointers to it in ours. Thus spreads the web...
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Tim Berners-Lee
WorldWideWeb project
CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 767 3755; Fax: +41 22 767 7155; email: timbl@info.cern.ch
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