This is the README file for GAS2.0

Primary distribution is via WWW page http://info.ox.ac.uk/~ayoung/gas.html

Please follow the instructions below for retrieving and unpacking the
manuals, program and example files for the GAS2.0 package.

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There are two manuals for GAS, which should be retrieved and saved as Ascii
format files.  These are in Postscript format and should be listed on a
Postscript compabible laserprinter.  You will require both manuals to make
full use of GAS.

	gman20g.ps
	gman20a.ps

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For DOS systems you require (retrieve as a Binary Image) the single file:

	gas20dos.exe

Once this is installed, type `gas20dos' and it will unpack to produce the
program and example files.  Note that the files 32RTM.EXE and DPMI32VM.OVL
must be in the DOS path to run GAS, and that the Windows directory must also
be in this path.

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There are several versions available for Unix systems:

	gas20_aix.tar.Z			IBM AIX
	gas20_alpha.tar.Z		DEC Alpha OSF
	gas20_sgi.tar.Z			Silicon Graphics IRIX
	gas20_sunos.tar.Z		SunOS
	gas20_sunsolaris.tar.Z		Sun Solaris
	gas20_ultrix.tar.Z		DEC Ultrix

plus the compressed example file:

	gas20_examples.tar.Z

Once you've retrieved the example file and the appropriate program file (as
Binary Images), you can uncompress them with the command:

     zcat filename | tar -xvf -

where `filename' are the names of the *.tar.Z files (one at a time).

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The VMS files are not compressed (retrieve them as Binary Images) and can be
run directly after renaming them to gas.exe:

	gas20_vax.exe			DEC Vax
	gas20_alpha.exe			DEC Alpha

To run from the command line, make a definition

		gas :== $Dgas.exe

where `D' is the full disk and directory specification in which the gas.exe
file is located.  You should retrieve either the DOS or Unix examples to use
with the manual (the contents are identical).

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 Any problems, email ayoung@vax.ox.ac.uk

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