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surf
Version 1.0.6
Copyright (C) 1996-1997 Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet
Erlangen-Nuernberg, 1997-2006 Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
Authors: Stephan Endrass, Hans Huelf, Ruediger Oertel, Ralf Schmitt,
Kai Schneider and Johannes Beigel (see AUTHORS file)
Projectteam 'Qualifizierung und Weiterentwicklung eines Software-Pakets
zur Darstellung reell-algebraischer Kurven und Flaechen'
from Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main (University of Applied Sciences)
Project supervisor: Erich Selder
Authors: Karen Gharslyan, Stephan Haasmann, Jonas Heil, Igor Krmcar,
Bingbing Li, Marcus Scherer, Sven Sperner, Suepriz Yaykan
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What is surf?
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surf is a tool to visualize algebraic curves and algebraic surfaces.
surf is script driven and has a graphical user interface using the Gtk
widget set.
Documentation can be found in the docs/ directory.
Visit surf's homepage for more information:
http://surf.sourceforge.net
Required dependencys:
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GNU gcc/g++ version 2.7.x or higher
make
cups
GNU flex Version 2.5 or higher
GTK+ Version 1.2.0 or higher (only if GUI is needed)
POSIX Threads ( glibc2 on Linux)
GNU MP(gmp) Version 2 or higher
lib-tiff
lib-jpeg
zlib
ps2pdf
linux-kernel-header (on Suse Linux 11.x)
lib-xmu
Tested on:
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openSUSE 11.x
(k)ubuntu 9.x
Debian 5.0
Archlinux
Gentoo
Basic Installation:
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(see INSTALL for a more complete description)
$ cd surf-1.0.6
$ ./configure
[ wait.. ]
$ make
[ ..wait even longer.. ]
$ su
[ enter root's password ]
# make install
# logout
Installation without CUPS-Support:
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(see INSTALL for a more complete description)
$ cd surf-1.0.6
$ ./configure --disable-cups
[ wait.. ]
$ make
[ ..wait even longer.. ]
$ su
[ enter root's password ]
# make install
# logout
This will install the binary, some data and surf's man page.
Getting Started:
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To get a first impression start surf in an xterm:
$ surf
Then click on the "load script..." button to load one of the distributed
example scripts in the examples/ directory. Press the "execute script"
button, wait a few seconds and enjoy the output :)
License:
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surf is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
version 2 or later. See also COPYING file.
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