To compile this version of Tn3270 you will first have to acquire the
net-2 telnet source code from some place like tsx-11.mit.edu (I think
it is hiding in /pub/linux/packages/net/net-2/sources/telnet or some
such - if you have trouble try greping it out of one of the ls-lR files).
The file you're looking for is telnet-552.tar.z.

Once you have the telnet-552 source make a directory for it (it's going
to unpack into several separate directories, and things will be easier
if you know where it all went).  Essentially:

	mkdir tn
	mv telnet-552.tar.z tn
	cd tn
	tar xzvvof telnet-552.tar.z

Ok now you've got a bunch of telnet stuff (which you should be able to
compile, if you can't you're not going to get Tn3270 to compile).
Next we need to unpack the tn3270 stuff.  You've probably discovered
by now that the tn3270-500.tar.z package untarred into a few 
descriptive files and a tn3270.tar.z file.  Move the tn3270.tar.z file
into the tn directory, and now from the tn directory that you made above:

	tar xzvvof tn3270.tar.z

This will make a tn3270 directory hierarchy.  In this directory is a
tn3270.diff file.  From the tn directory:

	patch -p0 < tn3270/tn3270.diff

This will patch some of the files in the telnet directory, but should not
affect how telnet itself works if you compile it.  Ok now first we need
to make telnet and its various pieces, which will then be used to 
support Tn3270. So from the tn directory you need to build at least
libtelnet (it may be already built, but you probably want to remake it
just to be sure), so:

	cd libtelnet
	make
	

Once this is done:

	cd ../tn3270
	make

It all finishes ok, you should now have a tn3270 and an mset binary to
stick where you want.

The support files are in tn3270/man and tn3270/etc.  The stuff in
tn3270/etc needs to go in, or be simlinked in /etc, that's where tn3270
will go looking for it.  Put your man pages where you see fit 
(probably in the /usr/man/man* somewhere :-) )

As usual my disclaimer.  I don't claim this stuff is suitable for anything,
but I hope you find it useful.  I'm incredibly busy these days, but if you
see something you think I might want to know go ahead and email me.  One
of these days I'll get color support built into Tn3270, but give me time.

I also want to clean up the ugly make files, and make things a little nicer.
The natives are clamouring, however, and since it works, I thought I'd get
it out to you folks.

Eric Kasten (tigger)
tigger@tigger.cl.msu.edu
	

	



