Sx-2.3 fmc@pasteur.fr

Date: 12-Jun-95, 1-Aug-95, 7-Aug-95, 15-Oct-95, 9-Nov-95, 14-Apr-97

• Callbacks can now be specified either as the name of the callback function or as a reference to it.
• All widgets can be independently named to allow finer tuning through ressource file.
• Fixed a bug in the DrawArc and DrawFilledArc functions.
• Fixed a bug in Sx.pm.
• Cleaned up the callback code.
• Cleaned up the documentation file.

Incompatible changes with previous versions :

• Added prototype to the xsub functions. In particular, be careful that

  ShowDisplay; and &ShowDisplay;

  are entirely different. The second form is equivalent to ShowDisplay(@_) which will fail if @_ isn't empty.

• All scalar variables have been replaced by equivalent constant sub. So instead of using $Sx::PLACE_UNDER, you should now use PLACE_UNDER.
• The $data arguments for the MakeXXX function used to be optional. It is now mandatory. Use undef if you don't need it.
• XtDestroyWidget and XWarpPointer have been renamed DestroyWidget and WarpPointer.

• Get ride of the specific Makefile for libsx and integrate it with MakeMaker
• Finish the MakeCanvas widget creation.
• Add some tests

• You need perl5.002 or later.
• Unpack Sx package. Probably you've done this already, because you're reading this text.
• Edit Sx/Makefile.PL: change DEFINE, INC, LIBS, etc. as needed. In particular, if you want to compile for the 3d version of Xaw, you should include '-lXaw3d' in LIBS and '-DXAW3D' in INCS. Be careful with the commented LDFROM line, you should uncomment it at least on SunOs.
• Edit Sx/sx/libsx_defs: change CC, CFLAGS and RANLIB as needed. Here too, make sure to include '-DXAW3D' in CFLAGS if you want to compile for the 3d version of Xaw. Include also -DX11R6 if you're running it.
• Create a new Makefile by

        cd Sx
        perl Makefile.PL

• Compile the package by

make

• Install the package to perl lib dir by

make install

• Read the manpage: from within Sx source directory by

pod2man Sx.pod | nroff -man | more

• Thanks to
  • Dominic Giampaolo <dbg@sgi.com>.
  • Andreas Koppenhoefer <koppenas@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de>
  • and everyone on the perl5-porters list.