This compilation was done on NEXTSTEP 3.3 with the hppa, sparc, i486, and m68k development environments installed. This version seems to work fine on NEXTSTEP 3.3, but gives problems when running on 3.2. I gave up trying to compile it on 3.2 because 3.2's posix implementation is broken. If you want nvi, you are better off upgrading to NEXTSTEP 3.3. Sorry, I haven't had a chance to work on compiling this on OPENSTEP 4.x, but it should run fine on there. I am eagerly awaiting on a MacStep (?) development environment from Apple (since Apple bought NeXT Software). I will compile nvi for that once it is available. As of 1.57, Keith Bostic has switched nvi over to GNU's autoconf system. nvi no longer needs to be ported with every release now. I am contact with Keith Bostic so that each release compiles right out of the box. Yay! I hope the same can be done with GNU's autoconf system in the future when Apple releases its massaged NeXT technology. Keep in mind that by default, /tmp gets cleaned out when NEXTSTEP reboots. This means that /tmp/vi.recover will be removed unless you decide to change things around in /etc/rc. As always, use at your own risk. -- abbott@inslab.uky.edu, 12/24/96
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.
