N o d e B r a i n   0.7.4

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File:        README for nb-0.7.4 release files

Package:     NodeBrain (nb)

Version:     0.7 - Dunce

Release:     0.7.4

Date:        February 9, 2009

Reference:   http://www.nodebrain.org
               1) Online documentation
               2) Signatures to verify release file integrity

See NEWS for a list of changes in this release.

NOTE: This version is incompatible with rules coded for prior versions.
You will need to modify existing rules for use with 0.7.x.

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Installation Instructions for Unix/Linux Platforms

a) From source code distribution - install to standard directories

     $ gunzip nb-0.7.4-source.tar.gz
     $ tar -xf nb-0.7.4-source.tar
     $ cd nb-0.7.4
     $ ./configure
     $ make
     $ make check
     $ make install

b) From source code distribution - install to /tmp/nodebrain

     $ gunzip nb-0.7.4-source.tar.gz
     $ tar -xf nb-0.7.4-source.tar
     $ cd nb-0.7.4
     $ mkdir /tmp/nodebrain
     $ ./configure --prefix=/tmp/nodebrain
     $ make
     $ make check
     $ make install

c) From binary distribution (none available at time of initial release)

     $ gunzip nb-0.7.4-.tar.gz
     $ tar -xf nb-0.7.4-.tar
     $ cd nb-0.7.4
     $ ./install-nb
   
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Unix/Linux Platforms

The install instructions above have been tried with success on the
following platforms with this release.

OS            Hardware
-----------   ----------------------------------------------------
GNU/Linux
  Suse        IBM s390
UNIX
  Solaris     x86, sparc

Previous version of NodeBrain built ok on the following platforms, but
have not been tried with this release.  We relied on the SourceForge
compiler farm for a few of these platforms in the past. 

OS            Hardware
-----------   ----------------------------------------------------
GNU/Linux         (Most distribtuions versions probably work)
  Debian      x86, alpha,
  Fedora      x86
  Suse        amd64,IBM s390
  Mandrake    x86 (Not tested for several versions)
  Redhat      x86 (Compile farm switched to Fedora)
UNIX
  FreeBSD     x86
  NetBSD      x86
  OpenBSD     x86
  Solaris     x86, sparc
  HPUX        hp 9000/700
  Mac OS X    ppc
  AIX         RS/6000 (skill modules will not work without a patch)
  Teradata    NCR (Not tested for several versions)
  Dynix/ptx   Sequent (End of life - not tested for several versions)
  zOS USS     IBM s390 (Not tested for several versions)
  IRIX        SGI (Compiled many versions ago)

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Installation Instructions for Windows

Version 0.7 has not been ported to Windows yet.  You will need to use
0.6.5 on Windows and follow these instrucutions.

The best way to install on a Windows platform is to obtain a Windows
distribution file.  A binary distribution with a Microsoft Installer (MSI)
file is provided for easy installation, and a source distribution is 
provided with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 C++ project workspace.

     nb-0.6.5-win.2k-x86.setup.zip    (binary)
     nb-0.6.5-source.msdsw.zip        (source)

If you are installing from the standard source only distribution on a
Windows platform and want to use Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 to compile,
use the following settings.

  o  nb  

     Project type:   Win32 Console Application
     Link libraries: ws2_32.lib advapi32.lib librxspencer.lib

     You may obtain librxspencer.lib from gnuwin32.source.net
     download package RegEx-Spencer.  You may substitute a
     compatible RegEx library if you have a preference.
 
  o  nb_mod_console.dll
     nb_mod_netflow.dll
     nb_mod_servant.dll
     nb_mod_simple.dll
     nb_mod_snmptrap.dll
     nb_mod_syslog.dll
     nb_mod_translate.dll
     nb_mod_tree.dll

     Project type:   Win32 Dynamic-Link Library
     Link libraries: nb.lib msvcrt.lib  
     Link options:   /nodefaultlib:"libcmt.lib"

     You will need to build nb before linking skill modules.
     Qualify the nb.lib as necessary so the linker can
     find the one your built.

Version 0.6.5 has only been built on Windows XP.

Windows   Status
--------  ---------------------------------------------------
XP        Compiled this release (0.6.5)
2003      Not tested
2000      Not tested
98        No longer supported
95        No longer supported.
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Copyright (C) 1998-2009 The Boeing Company
                        Ed Trettevik 

NodeBrain is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

Software License:  See COPYING file (also LICENSE.txt on Windows)