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@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +Ratpoison - Say good-bye to the rodent +-------------------------------------- + +About +----- + +ratpoison is a simple Window Manager with no fat library dependencies, +no fancy graphics, no window decorations, and no flashy wank. It is +largely modelled after GNU Screen which has done wonders in virtual +terminal market. + +All interaction with the window manager is done through +keystrokes. ratpoison has a prefix map to minimize the key clobbering +that cripples EMACS and other quality pieces of software. + +You'll also be pleased to hear that there is NO ratpoison.conf to +configure. If you want to configure ratpoison, edit the source. + +Building +-------- + +ratpoison comes with a Makefile that should work in most cases on most +architectures. If you have trouble compiling you may have to edit it. + +The first thing to do is compile the beast by typing 'make': + +$ make +gcc -c -g -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DDEBUG main.c -o main.o +gcc -c -g -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DDEBUG events.c -o events.o +gcc -c -g -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DDEBUG manage.c -o manage.o +gcc -c -g -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DDEBUG list.c -o list.o +gcc -c -g -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -DDEBUG bar.c -o bar.o +gcc main.o events.o manage.o list.o bar.o -o ratpoison -g -Wall -I/usr/X11R6/include -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 + + +if you want to install it, simply type 'make install' as a privileged user: + +# make install +cp ratpoison /usr/local/bin + +If you don't want ratpoison to install in /usr/local/bin, then edit +the Makefile. + +Using +----- + +See the info manual for more information.
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