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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 What is the background of the archive?

2. CONTACTING THE CENTRE
2.1 How do I contact the centre?

3. ARCHIVE STRUCTURE
3.1 How are the packages organised?
3.2 What are the files in the package directories?
3.3 What do the package filenames mean?
3.4 What are the DATABASE files?

4. SOURCE PACKAGE DISTRIBUTIONS
4.1 How do I unpack the sources?
4.2 What is the HP-UX.Install file?
4.3 What are the files ending in .cln?
4.4 What compilers do you use to build packages?
4.5 How do I obtain gcc/g++/gcj for 11.11, 11.23 or 11.31?

5. BINARY PACKAGE DISTRIBUTIONS
5.1 Why do you only carry dynamically linked binaries?
5.2 How do I transfer binaries via the Web?
5.3 What's the difference between PA-RISC and Itanium binary depot packages?
5.4 Why aren't there any new binary depot packages for 10.20 or 11.00?
5.5 What do I do with SD 11.X depot packages?
5.6 How do I get swinstall to use the installation package on 11.X?
5.7 How do I install a PA-RISC depot on an Itanium system?
5.8 How do I install two versions of the same binary package?

6. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION
6.1 How is the software configured?
6.2 Where is the software installed?
6.3 How do I set up my environment so I can use the software?

7. ARCHIVE INFORMATION
7.1 How do I keep up to date with the changes to the archive?
7.3 How do I (un)subscribe to the announce list?
7.4 Why don't you carry certain packages?

8. FEEDBACK
8.1 How do I add a package I have ported to the archive?


 

       
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