52. What's on the Disc

52.1 Introduction

This book comes with a companion CD-ROM that contains source code and binaries for the programs described in the book.

There are two groups of files on the CD-ROM:

• the platforms listed in article 52.3, and fully tested those for Red Hat Linux and Digital UNIX.

• Scripts that we wrote or adapted ourselves, and wanted to share with our readers.

evaluating whether or not it's worthwhile. You're faced with the job of wading through everything to figure out whether it's worth using or not.

• A quick summary of what's on the disc (article 52.4).

• What versions of UNIX the programs are already compiled for (article 52.3).

• A detailed description of the installation procedure (article 52.5).

• How to get a CD-ROM drive if you don't already have one (article 52.6).

• How to get the software from the online archive (files marked with a * in article 52.4, instructions in article 52.7) and on alternate media.

• How to build the software from the source code if you don't have one of the supported platforms (article 52.8).

• How to get software support or porting help (article 52.9).