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 1. INTRODUCTION

 Wine is a program which allows running Microsoft Windows programs
 (including DOS, Windows 3.x and Win32 executables) on Unix.  It
 consists of a program loader which loads and executes a Microsoft
 Windows binary, and a library (called Winelib) that implements Windows
 API calls using their Unix or X11 equivalents.  The library may also
 be used for porting Win32 code into native Unix executables.

 Wine is free software, released under the GNU LGPL; see the file
 LICENSE for the details.


 2. QUICK START

 Whenever you compile from source, it is recommended to use the Wine
 Installer to build and install Wine.  From the top-level directory
 of the Wine source (which contains this file), run:

 ./tools/wineinstall

 Run programs as "wine program".  For more information and problem
 resolution, read the rest of this file, the Wine man page, and
 especially the wealth of information found at http://www.winehq.org.


 3. REQUIREMENTS

 To compile and run Wine, you must have one of the following:

   Linux version 2.0.36 or above
   FreeBSD 6.2 or later
   Solaris x86 2.5 or later
   NetBSD-current
   Mac OS X 10.4 or later

 As Wine requires kernel-level thread support to run, only the operating
 systems mentioned above are supported.  Other operating systems which
 support kernel threads may be supported in the future.

 Linux info:
   While Linux 2.2.x should still work and Linux 2.0.x may still work
   (older 2.0.x versions had thread-related crashes),
   it's best to have a current kernel such as 2.4.x or 2.6.x.

 FreeBSD info:
   Wine should build on FreeBSD 5.x, but versions before FreeBSD 6.2 will
   generally not work properly.

   More information can be found in the FreeBSD ports tree at
   <ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports/emulators/wine/>.

 Solaris info:
   You will most likely need to build Wine with the GNU toolchain
   (gcc, gas, etc.). Warning : installing gas does *not* ensure that it
   will be used by gcc. Recompiling gcc after installing gas or
   symlinking cc, as and ld to the gnu tools is said to be necessary.

 NetBSD info:
   Make sure you have the USER_LDT, SYSVSHM, SYSVSEM, and SYSVMSG options
   turned on in your kernel.

 Mac OS X info:
   You need Xcode 2.4 or later to build properly on x86.


 Supported file systems:
   Wine should run on most file systems. However, Wine will fail to start
   if umsdos is used for the /tmp directory. A few compatibility problems have
   also been reported using files accessed through Samba. Also, as NTFS
   can only be used safely with readonly access for now, we recommend against
   using NTFS, as Windows programs need write access almost everywhere.
   In case of NTFS files, copy over to a writable location.

 Basic requirements:
   You need to have the X11 development include files installed
   (called xlib6g-dev in Debian and XFree86-devel in Red Hat).

 Build tool requirements:
   On x86 Systems gcc >= 2.7.2 is required.
   Versions earlier than 2.7.2.3 may have problems when certain files
   are compiled with optimization, often due to problems with header file
   management.

   Of course you also need "make" (most likely GNU make).

   You also need flex version 2.5 or later and bison.

 Optional support libraries:
   Run ./configure --verbose to see the optional libraries that could
   be used but aren't found on your system.


 4. COMPILATION

 In case you chose to not use wineinstall, run the following commands
 to build Wine:

 ./configure
 make depend
 make

 This will build the program "wine" and numerous support libraries/binaries.
 The program "wine" will load and run Windows executables.
 The library "libwine" ("Winelib") can be used to compile and link
 Windows source code under Unix.

 To see compile configuration options, do ./configure --help.

 To upgrade to a new release by using a patch file, first cd to the
 top-level directory of the release (the one containing this README
 file). Then do a "make clean", and patch the release with:

     bunzip2 -c patch-file | patch -p1

 where "patch-file" is the name of the patch file (something like
 wine-0.9.x.diff.bz2). You can then re-run "./configure", and then
 run "make depend && make".


 5. SETUP

 Once Wine has been built correctly, you can do "make install"; this
 will install the wine executable, the Wine man page, and a few other
 needed files.

 Don't forget to uninstall any conflicting previous Wine installation
 first.  Try either "dpkg -r wine" or "rpm -e wine" or "make uninstall"
 before installing.

 See the Support area at http://www.winehq.org/ for configuration
 hints.

 In case of library loading errors
 (e.g. "Error while loading shared libraries: libntdll.so"), make sure
 to add the library path to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig as root.


 6. RUNNING PROGRAMS

 When invoking Wine, you may specify the entire path to the executable,
 or a filename only.

 For example: to run Solitaire:

 	wine sol		   (using the search Path as specified in
 	wine sol.exe		    the config file to locate the file)

 	wine c:\\windows\\sol.exe  (using DOS filename syntax)

 	wine /usr/windows/sol.exe  (using Unix filename syntax)

         wine sol.exe /parameter1 -parameter2 parameter3
 				   (calling program with parameters)

 Wine is not yet complete, so several programs may crash. In that crash
 you will be dropped into the debugger so that you can investigate and
 fix the problem.  For more information on how to do this, please check
 the debugging section of the Wine Developer's Guide.


 7. GETTING MORE INFORMATION

 WWW:	A great deal of information about Wine is available from WineHQ at
 	http://www.winehq.org/ : various Wine Guides, application database,
 	bug tracking. This is probably the best starting point.

 FAQ:	The Wine FAQ is located at http://www.winehq.org/FAQ

 Usenet:	You can discuss Wine-related issues and get help
 	on comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine.

 Bugs:	Report bugs to Wine Bugzilla at http://bugs.winehq.org
 	Please search the bugzilla database to check whether your
 	problem is already found before posting a bug report.  You can
 	also post bug reports to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine.

 IRC:	Online help is available at channel #WineHQ on irc.freenode.net.

 GIT:	The current Wine development tree is available through GIT.
 	Go to http://www.winehq.org/site/git for more information.

 Mailing lists:
 	There are several mailing lists for Wine users and developers;
 	see http://www.winehq.org/forums for more information.

 Wiki:	The Wine Wiki is located at http://wiki.winehq.org

 If you add something, or fix a bug, please send a patch (in 'diff -u'
 format) to wine-patches@winehq.org list for inclusion in the next
 release.

 --
 Alexandre Julliard
 julliard@winehq.org
	1. INTRODUCTION

	Wine is a program which allows running Microsoft Windows programs
	(including DOS, Windows 3.x and Win32 executables) on Unix. It
	consists of a program loader which loads and executes a Microsoft
	Windows binary, and a library (called Winelib) that implements Windows
	API calls using their Unix or X11 equivalents. The library may also
	be used for porting Win32 code into native Unix executables.

	Wine is free software, released under the GNU LGPL; see the file
	LICENSE for the details.


	2. QUICK START

	Whenever you compile from source, it is recommended to use the Wine
	Installer to build and install Wine. From the top-level directory
	of the Wine source (which contains this file), run:

	./tools/wineinstall

	Run programs as "wine program". For more information and problem
	resolution, read the rest of this file, the Wine man page, and
	especially the wealth of information found at http://www.winehq.org.


	3. REQUIREMENTS

	To compile and run Wine, you must have one of the following:

	Linux version 2.0.36 or above
	FreeBSD 6.2 or later
	Solaris x86 2.5 or later
	NetBSD-current
	Mac OS X 10.4 or later

	As Wine requires kernel-level thread support to run, only the operating
	systems mentioned above are supported. Other operating systems which
	support kernel threads may be supported in the future.

	Linux info:
	While Linux 2.2.x should still work and Linux 2.0.x may still work
	(older 2.0.x versions had thread-related crashes),
	it's best to have a current kernel such as 2.4.x or 2.6.x.

	FreeBSD info:
	Wine should build on FreeBSD 5.x, but versions before FreeBSD 6.2 will
	generally not work properly.

	More information can be found in the FreeBSD ports tree at
	<ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports/emulators/wine/>.

	Solaris info:
	You will most likely need to build Wine with the GNU toolchain
	(gcc, gas, etc.). Warning : installing gas does not ensure that it
	will be used by gcc. Recompiling gcc after installing gas or
	symlinking cc, as and ld to the gnu tools is said to be necessary.

	NetBSD info:
	Make sure you have the USER_LDT, SYSVSHM, SYSVSEM, and SYSVMSG options
	turned on in your kernel.

	Mac OS X info:
	You need Xcode 2.4 or later to build properly on x86.


	Supported file systems:
	Wine should run on most file systems. However, Wine will fail to start
	if umsdos is used for the /tmp directory. A few compatibility problems have
	also been reported using files accessed through Samba. Also, as NTFS
	can only be used safely with readonly access for now, we recommend against
	using NTFS, as Windows programs need write access almost everywhere.
	In case of NTFS files, copy over to a writable location.

	Basic requirements:
	You need to have the X11 development include files installed
	(called xlib6g-dev in Debian and XFree86-devel in Red Hat).

	Build tool requirements:
	On x86 Systems gcc >= 2.7.2 is required.
	Versions earlier than 2.7.2.3 may have problems when certain files
	are compiled with optimization, often due to problems with header file
	management.

	Of course you also need "make" (most likely GNU make).

	You also need flex version 2.5 or later and bison.

	Optional support libraries:
	Run ./configure --verbose to see the optional libraries that could
	be used but aren't found on your system.


	4. COMPILATION

	In case you chose to not use wineinstall, run the following commands
	to build Wine:

	./configure
	make depend
	make

	This will build the program "wine" and numerous support libraries/binaries.
	The program "wine" will load and run Windows executables.
	The library "libwine" ("Winelib") can be used to compile and link
	Windows source code under Unix.

	To see compile configuration options, do ./configure --help.

	To upgrade to a new release by using a patch file, first cd to the
	top-level directory of the release (the one containing this README
	file). Then do a "make clean", and patch the release with:

	bunzip2 -c patch-file \| patch -p1

	where "patch-file" is the name of the patch file (something like
	wine-0.9.x.diff.bz2). You can then re-run "./configure", and then
	run "make depend && make".


	5. SETUP

	Once Wine has been built correctly, you can do "make install"; this
	will install the wine executable, the Wine man page, and a few other
	needed files.

	Don't forget to uninstall any conflicting previous Wine installation
	first. Try either "dpkg -r wine" or "rpm -e wine" or "make uninstall"
	before installing.

	See the Support area at http://www.winehq.org/ for configuration
	hints.

	In case of library loading errors
	(e.g. "Error while loading shared libraries: libntdll.so"), make sure
	to add the library path to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig as root.


	6. RUNNING PROGRAMS

	When invoking Wine, you may specify the entire path to the executable,
	or a filename only.

	For example: to run Solitaire:

	wine sol (using the search Path as specified in
	wine sol.exe the config file to locate the file)

	wine c:\\windows\\sol.exe (using DOS filename syntax)

	wine /usr/windows/sol.exe (using Unix filename syntax)

	wine sol.exe /parameter1 -parameter2 parameter3
	(calling program with parameters)

	Wine is not yet complete, so several programs may crash. In that crash
	you will be dropped into the debugger so that you can investigate and
	fix the problem. For more information on how to do this, please check
	the debugging section of the Wine Developer's Guide.


	7. GETTING MORE INFORMATION

	WWW: A great deal of information about Wine is available from WineHQ at
	http://www.winehq.org/ : various Wine Guides, application database,
	bug tracking. This is probably the best starting point.

	FAQ: The Wine FAQ is located at http://www.winehq.org/FAQ

	Usenet: You can discuss Wine-related issues and get help
	on comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine.

	Bugs: Report bugs to Wine Bugzilla at http://bugs.winehq.org
	Please search the bugzilla database to check whether your
	problem is already found before posting a bug report. You can
	also post bug reports to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine.

	IRC: Online help is available at channel #WineHQ on irc.freenode.net.

	GIT: The current Wine development tree is available through GIT.
	Go to http://www.winehq.org/site/git for more information.

	Mailing lists:
	There are several mailing lists for Wine users and developers;
	see http://www.winehq.org/forums for more information.

	Wiki: The Wine Wiki is located at http://wiki.winehq.org

	If you add something, or fix a bug, please send a patch (in 'diff -u'
	format) to wine-patches@winehq.org list for inclusion in the next
	release.

	--
	Alexandre Julliard
	julliard@winehq.org