INSTALL

Columbo Simple Serial Library
http://cssl.sourceforge.net
Copyright 2003 Marcin Siennicki m.siennicki@cloos.pl
see COPYING file for details


To compile install this you will need libtool and
GNU make. If you got it, just cd to libcssl directory,
look into Makefile - you can change destination directory
for the library files (it is set to /usr/lib), then type:

$ make

--Note for RedHat and other RPM systems users----------
If you like to create RPM files: edit Makefile - it is
configured for RedHat. Change SRPMPATH, RPMPATH,
SRPMNAME and RPMNAME to proper settings (you don't
need to do it under RedHat or Aurox). Then run:

$ make rpm

or (if you haven't privileges to /usr/src/redhat dirs):

$ su
Password:
# make rpm

the rpms should appear in the source directory.
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I everything was ok then you can test it. Connect
your  serial port (ttyS0) to other one - it can be
a character terminal, other machine or just your
second serial port (ttyS0). If the remote device is a pc
then run a terminal emulator on it (for example minicom).
Configure remote device's serial port as follows:

baudrate: 19200
data bits: 8
parity: none
stop bits: 1
flow control: none

Then run:

$ ./test

If there's file access error, try:

$ su
Password:
# ./test

Now it should be everything OK.

You should see a text on the remote device. Type some
text on the remote keyboard. You should see it on your
linux screen. Ctrl-D on the remote or Ctrl-C on local
machine finishes program.

If it did work, type:

# make install,

or, for rpm users:

# rpm -Uhv <put_rpm_filename_here>
(for example: # rpm -Uhv libcssl-0.9.3-1.i386.rpm)

Now check if shared linking works:

$ make test.shared
$ ./test.shared

And then you can compile your programs against libcssl.
Don't forget to read README file. If you find the library
useful, and you realy use it - please let me know about it.

If it didn't work, feel free to email me and describe the
problem.

Marcin Siennicki
m.siennicki@cloos.pl