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Getting Up and Running

In order to use XmdvTool, you must be at an X capable terminal or workstation. If you are running XmdvTool from the same host that you are logged into then follow these instructions:

> cd Xmdv
> setenv XAPPLRESDIR .
> XmdvTool MDV.res filename.okc

Xmdv is the directory where the XmdvTool resource file (MDV.res) resides, and filename is the name of the dataset. Try one of the datasets supplied with XmdvTool such as cars.okc or cereal.okc to test the installation.

If you are running XmdvTool from a remote machine, then it is necessary to tell the remote machine what display to use. If this is the environment you are running XmdvTool under, then type the following on your local machine:

> xhost +remotehost

Where remotehost is the name of the remote host you are running XmdvTool on. Then type the following on the remote host:

> setenv DISPLAY localhost:0
> cd Xmdv
> setenv XAPPLRESDIR .
> XmdvTool MDV.res filename.okc

Where localhost is the name of the local host you are using for a display, Xmdv is the directory where the XmdvTool resource file (MDV.res) resides, and filename is the name of the dataset. Try one of the datasets supplied with XmdvTool such as cars.okc or cereal.okc to test the installation.


matt@owl.WPI.EDU
Mon Nov 20 08:22:06 EST 1995