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The following steps are necessary to get bvi running:

UNIX

The Unix version of bvi uses the curses (ncurses) library for cursor movement.
  1. Download the source package from the Download Page
  2. Unzip the package with the command:
        # gunzip -c bvi-1.2.0.src.tar.gz | tar xvf
    
  3. Change to the directory bvi-1.2.0 and type
        # ./configure
        # make
    
  4. Type `make install' for copying the executable file to the final directory (/usr/local/bin. If you need another directory, you have to edit the Makefile.
    You will find now three new commands:
        bvi     The binary editor
        bview   The readonly version of bvi
        bedit   The beginners version of bvi
    

MSDOS

You have to convert the sourcefiles from the UNIX textformat to the MSDOS textformat first. This can be done e.g. by loading and saving them with the MSDOS standard editor `edit'.

The MSDOS version is using the conio routines of the Turbo - C and Borland - C compilers for cursor movement. The doscur.h header file substitutes the curses commands.
Bvi is using the "LARGE" memory model.

  1. Download the source package from the Download Page
  2. Unzip the package with the command:
        gunzip -c bvi-1.2.0.src.tar.gz | tar xvf
    
  3. Load the tcconfig file (located in the tc subdirectory for Turbo - C or bc for Borland - C).
  4. Select F9-Make
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Last update: August 30th 1999 by Gerhard Bürgmann