topic Re: Help with netedit .. ?? in Operating System - HP-UX

Help with netedit .. ??

someone_4 — Thu, 24 May 2001 15:24:17 GMT

From my last post netedit was recommended to me. I went to the site and it looks like this is the tool that I need. But I was wondering if someone could tell me how to set this up.
By reading the docs on the website. It looks like this is something I actually install on my HP box. If so that means I have to compile it. Im just at a loss here.. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Help with netedit .. ??

someone_4 — Thu, 24 May 2001 15:26:26 GMT

correction its nedit..

Re: Help with netedit .. ??

maafa — Fri, 25 May 2001 11:06:27 GMT

Download from

http://hpux.cict.fr/hppd/hpux/Editors/nedit-5.1.1/

there is a (gziped) depot for HPUX11.00 and 10.20

and then gunzipd it and tape :

swinstall -s /tmp/nedit......depot (if the file is in /tmp)

then from the menu select :
actions/install analysis
and presse OK

it install the commande nedit in /opt/nedit/bin/nedit

then make a symbolic link to /usr/local/bin

cd /usr/local/bin

ln -s /opt/nedit/bin/nedit nedit

:)

Re: Help with netedit .. ??

someone_4 — Fri, 25 May 2001 19:16:53 GMT

I did the swinstall and I linked it.
By the way.. Why do I have to link it?
So now what do I do?
I read the doc and the man. And it appears that
I need an X workstation. Would reflections X work? Or do you recommend something else? Once I get that set up how do I execute it?
Thanks for all your help.

Richard

Re: Help with netedit .. ??

Shannon Petry — Fri, 25 May 2001 21:12:49 GMT

Well, you may be able to run it through an X emulator like WRQ. Sometimes there are font problems with emulators though. I'd recommend the Xdmcp for your X desktop!

Why link it? Because if it is not in your PATH, then you will not be able to run it! Unless you typed "/opt/nedit/bin/nedit" every time you needed to access it.

Why do you need X? Because without X you have no graphics in Unix!

NOTE: For performance and stability I recommend you don't pay for the emulator, and just install Linux. This will give you local nedit, and lots of other stuff as well as the ability to launch any X application and have it displayed on your desktop!

Regards,
Shannon