The libXm is a commercial Motif library - if you cannot get a hold of it, please download the C-Forge-static-* package. The static version of C-Forge does not require the presence of libXm.so.2.
Running C-Forge:
I installed the .rpm packages for Redhat 5.1 and the rpm program installed it with no problems. However, now I'm trying to find the name of the executable to invoke C-forge and I can't find it....nor can I find the help system I also installed.
Answer:
After executing the "rpm -i <package>.rpm" command go to "/usr/local/lib/C-Forge" and execute the "./configure" script located there. If you select the "quick" installation, all the links will be created for you. You can run C-Forge by typing "cforge" or launch the editor from the command line by typing "clsmed <filename>".
Torubleshooting Question:
During configuration or launching of the IDE I receive the following error message:
"gethostbyname - can't get host address: No address associated with name"
Answer:
You machine's hostname may be misconfigured. Please execute the following command from the command prompt:
$ hostname
If the command produces no output please configure your machine's host name using the following command:
$ hostname my_machine_name
Troubleshooting Question:
During configuration or launching of the IDE I receive the following error message:
"gethostbyname - can't get host address: Unknown host"
Answer:
You machine's IP adress may be misconfigured. Please check the following files if your machine is NOT connected to a network:
/etc/resolv.conf - should be empty.
/etc/hosts - should have a line that looks like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost my_machine_name
General Question:
Are their specific requirements for the X environment?
Answer:
Video Requirements: C-Forge runs as an X application. It will look best at resolutions of least 800x600x16bit. This really depends more on your monitor and graphic adapter capabilities as well as your visual preferences.
Memory Requirements: 32mb or memory is a minimum for a single-user development machine. More may be necessary depending on the type of development that you are planning. As always with memory, too much is never enough. Make sure that your swap file/partition is at least twice the size of your physical memory.
Disk Space Requirements: The largest C-Forge package installs in just under 20mb.
General Question:
What does the single user license get me?
Answer:
Purchasing the single user license entitles you to all upgrades in the 1.x series as well as a discount towards the upgrade to 2.0 when it comes out.
General Question:
Do you offer a student discount.
Answer:
We currently do not offer a direct student discount. We can, however, arrange one through your school. For further information please contact us.
General Question:
What does "Multi-User (Corporate) (v2.0)" mean?
Answer:
The MultiUser version will allow a team of developers to participate in the same project at the same time. The single user version will allow only one user to access a particular project at the same time.
General Question:
Do you plan gtk+ support?
Answer:
gtk+ support is planned. We don't have a delivery date yet - but we will give it higher priority as more people ask for it.
If you have any further questions or feedback please don't hesitate to email us at consult@codeforge.com
