-Compilation and installation
-
-The primary output of the source here is the libyaz.a library, which
-contains support functions for implementing the server or client role
-of Z39.50/SR. Currently, the library is placed in a directory 'lib'
-which is one level *above* the distribution directory (yaz). This was
-initially done because the library is often used along with several
-other packages, and it was useful to gather the different libraries in
-a common place. If you don't like it, changing the 'LIBDIR' macro in
-the toplevel makefile should be sufficient. Obscurely, the header
-files are located in the include-directory *under* the yaz/ directory.
-
-The toplevel makefile also contains directions on how to enable Peter
-Furniss' XTIMOSI package. The package can be downloaded from
-ftp://pluto.ulcc.ac.uk/ulcc/thinosi/... (or something close to that).
-If you place the xtimosi directory on the same level as the yaz
-directory, and simply follow the directions in the toplevel YAZ
-makefile, the libmosi.a library from xtimosi should link in with no
-problems. The xtimosi library is needed to support a full OSI stack,
-but is *not* required to talk to American-style Z39.50 implementations
-over TCP/IP. Don't worry about compiling the test applications in the
-xtimosi package. Just do a "make libmosi.a", and do whatever is
-required to make the compilation complete on your local ystem.
-
-Two test-programs of interest are generated when you type 'make' at
-the top level. server/ztest and yazlib/cli. Ztest is a dummy database
-server which returns canned responses to all queries. It's good for
-verifying that the protocol works ok, and ztest.c shows a minimalistic
-implementation of the 'backend' interface.
-
-Cli is a linemode Z39.50 client. It supports a fair amount of the
-functionality of Z39.50v2/SR, but some things you need to enable by
-recompilation. Its primary purpose is to excersise the package, and
-verify that the protocol works OK. It can be started by typing
-
-cli tcp:<hostname>:<port>
-
-at the UNIX prompt, to connect to a Z39.50 server, or
-
-cli osi:[<tsel>'/']<hostname>:<port>
-
-to connect to an OSI SR target (this requires XTIMOSI). To connect to
-the DANBIB test target, you might use:
-
-cli osi:0103/find2.denet.dk:4500
-
-CLI supports CCL-queries, with the mapping between qualifiers and
-attribute values specified in the file default.bib in the working
-directory.
-
-The directories:
-
-util - Various little utility functions. Logging, memory debugging,
- primitive ISO2709 presentation for the client, etc.
-
-odr - Open Data Representation. This module implements the BER
- encoding rules. Documentation is found in the files odr.man
- and odr.txt.
-
-asn - This module implements the Z39.50/SR protocol. The best way
- to find out how it works is to look in the sample
- client/server code in server/seshigh.c or yazlib/tst.c.
-
-yazlib - This module primarily implements the transport transparency
- stack (COMSTACK). The comstack implements a generic interface
- for exchanging BER-encoded records over a network. It supports
- the American mode of exchanging the records straight over
- TCP/IP, and Peter Furniss' XTIMOSI package over RFC1006. Look
- for documentation in the file comstack.man.
-
-server - This is the implementation of the server frontend. It
- It provides event-handling and server managament functions,
- and calls the backend primitives (best documentation of these
- is in the file include/backend.h).
-
-rfc1006 - Xtimosi requires an implementation of the OSI transport
- with an XTI-based API. Some systems (HP and DEC, notably)
- provide this. For others, we provide an implementation of the
- RFC1006 protocol (which is what ISODE-based implementations
- typically use). This module is not neeeded if you don't use
- xtimosi.
-
-makelib - This is a simple utility that gathers the libraries from the
- previous modules into libyaz.a.
-
-include - The various header files.
-
-../lib - The libraries. Primarily libyaz.a.
+YAZ toolkit
+
+Copyright (C) 1995-2014 Index Data.
+See the file LICENSE for details.
+
+The primary output of the source here is the YAZ library, which
+contains support functions for implementing the server or client
+role of Z39.50 and SRU.
+
+On Unix, GNU configure is used to configure YAZ and generate Makefiles.
+Type "./configure", then "make" to build YAZ. Read
+doc/installation.unix.html for details.
+
+On Windows, a MS Visual Studio makefile is provided (nmake). The commands
+ cd \win
+ nmake
+should do. Refer to doc/installation.win32.html for details.
+
+Note: If you are using the Git snapshot of YAZ you must have autoconf,
+automake, libtool and xsltproc installed. Before running configure, create
+support files by running buildconf.sh in the top-level directory of YAZ.
+
+In any case refer to the documentation in sub directory doc or read
+it online at http://www.indexdata.com/yaz/
+
+File organisation:
+
+doc Documentation.
+
+src Source for the YAZ library.
+
+util Utility programs, ASN.1 compiler, MARC dump utility, and others.
+
+client A demonstration client for testing the protocol. It's bug'n
+ ugly. But, it supports many features.
+
+ztest A demonstration server that implements a backend.
+
+etc Various configuration files.
+
+include/yaz The various header files.
+
+To get more information or assistance, send mail to yaz-help@indexdata.dk.
+Even better, sign on to the YAZ mailing list here:
+http://lists.indexdata.dk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yazlist
+
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