Installation Instructions for libCh

Thanks for checking out libCh! The code in this library will make you even more productive when writing hot new BeOS software.

License

libCh is shareware. If you use it in any of your applications, you must register it using the Register application in this directory.

See the documentation for details.

Installation

You can install the libCh headers and library by:

Installing by hand

To install libCh by hand:

  1. Unpack the archive (I'll bet you've already managed this one!).
  2. Copy or move the contents of the include directory to /boot/home/config/include.
  3. Copy or move the contents of the lib directory to /boot/home/config/lib.
  4. Go read the docs and look at the code in the tests directory.
  5. Play with libCh.
  6. Register libCh using the enclosed Register application.

    OR

    Delete libCh if you don't like it. Be sure to let me know what I can do to make libCh more useful to you!

Installation with install.sh

To install libCh using the install.sh script:

  1. Run install.sh from this directory in a Terminal window.
    If you run install.sh from the Tracker by double-clicking, it will be unable to find the libCh files!
  2. Go read the docs and look at the code in the tests directory.
  3. Play with libCh.
  4. Register libCh using the enclosed Register application.

    OR

    Delete libCh if you don't like it. Be sure to let me know what I can do to make libCh more useful to you!

Registration

To register your copy of libCh, simply run the enclosed Register application and follow the on-screen directions. Register will let you pay through several convenient methods, and you can do it directly over the Internet or through normal mail.

Cost

If you register an 0.x version of libCh, you'll receive all 0.x and 1.x updates automatically. That is if you register now, you get all 0.x and 1.x updates for free. Registering an 0.x version is also cheaper than registering after 1.0 is released.

If you register a later version, you'll receive all updates until the next major revision. Updates will be cheaper than the original registration cost.

Cost # of licenses
$25 US 1 developer
This registers libCh 0.2 for one developer; that developer can use libCh on every machine they own, and that developer can use the PowerPC and x86 versions of libCh.
$250 US 1 site
This registers libCh 0.2 for one site in your organization; a site is an office, a home, or any other building where two or more developers can work together. That site can use libCh on every machine at the site, and that site can use the PowerPC and x86 versions of libCh.
$2500 US 1 world
This registers libCh 0.2 for one world; all of your sites located on that world (such as Earth, Mars, a Lunar base, etc.) can use libCh on every machine on that world, and those sites can use the PowerPC and x86 versions of libCh.

Registering libCh 1.0 will probably cost twice the price listed for registering the 0.2 version.

Thanks!

Last updated: $Date: 1998/04/14 10:44:54 $