11.1. Compilation of mbedit 

   A central role in the configuration of mbedit play the header files 
   "config.h" and "config2.hh". The specifications of all system specific
   #define constants are located here. In particular:

   The operating system:              makefile

      ACT_OP_SYSTEM = MS_DOS          ms_dos/makefile
                      WIN_32          win32bit/makefile.vcw
                      OS_9            os_9/makefile
                      OS_9000         os_9000/makefile
                      UNIX_SVR4       unix/makefile
                      DEC_ULTRIX         "
                      SGI_IRIX           "
                      SUN_OS             "
                      SCO_UNIX           "
                      LINUX              "
                      OSF_1              "
                      QNX                "
                      HP_UX           hp_ux/makefile


   For generation of the editor, proceed as follows:

   - Uncompress the tgz file:
     gunzip mbsource.tgz
     This generates the archive "mbsource.tar".

   - Unpack the archive file
     tar xvf mbsource.tar
     This extracts the whole mbedit branch.

   - Change to the source directory.
     cd source

   - Edit "config2.hh" and select the desired #define constant
     ACT_OP_SYSTEM (e.g.: LINUX, which is default).

   - Start "make" with the appropriate makefile listed above.
     cp ../makfiles/unix/makefile .
     make

   - Copy files to PATH-Directory:
     cp mbedit     /usr/local/bin
     cd ../doc_hmtl
     cp mbedit.mac /usr/local/bin
     cp mbedit.syn /usr/local/bin

 
11.2. Notes for Programming 

   Who is interested in this theme (perhaps somebody wants to improve
   the program), should read the remarks in the header file "config.h".

   You must always keep in mind, that mbedit is a software for very
   different development environments. A function, which is available for
   MS-DOS, can be absent in ultrix. Even some habits of programming are
   not always comprehensible to every compiler.

   The essential differences between the several operating systems are the
   keyboard input and the monitor output (see the files "kb_input.c" and 
   "mon_outp.c").
   
   Further details concern the memory management and the file handling
   (see "memo_hnd.c" and "file_hnd.c").