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diff --git a/Build/source/libs/potrace/potrace-1.11/README-WIN b/Build/source/libs/potrace/potrace-1.11/README-WIN new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ff16913c8ee --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/libs/potrace/potrace-1.11/README-WIN @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ + + POTRACE - transform bitmaps into vector graphics + + README for Windows + _________________________________________________________________ + +This file contains instructions specific to the pre-compiled Windows +distribution of Potrace. Please see the general README file and the +man page for general information on usage, how to compile Potrace, +etc. + + +INSTALLATION for Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/Vista/7/whatever: +=========================================================== + +Download the file potrace-XXX.win32.zip (or potrace-XXX.win64.zip if +you want the 64-bit version). Unpack it with your favorite unzipping +tool, such as unzip, 7-Zip, WinZip, or just right-clicking on the +file. + +If you have "tar" and "gunzip" installed, you may also get the tar.gz +file instead of the zip file. + +The distribution includes the executable programs potrace.exe and +mkbitmap.exe. You need to move these files to a place where Windows +looks for programs, for example C:\WINDOWS. Alternatively, you can +amend your PATH environment variable, by adding something like the +following line to C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT: + + PATH=%PATH%;C:\DIRECTORY\WHERE\FILES\ARE + +Note: as of version 1.6, the Potrace Windows distribution is built +using MinGW and not Cygwin. It is no longer necessary to install a +separate DLL file with Potrace. + + +RUNNING: +======== + +For non-Windows specific usage information, see the file README. + +Potrace on Windows runs in much the same way as under Linux and other +Unix-like operating systems. You must run Potrace from the command +line (also known as the MSDOS Prompt). File names can be given in Unix +style or Windows style, thus the following will both work: + + potrace h:/data/file.txt + potrace h:\data\file.txt + +Wildcards can also be used, as in: + + potrace h:\data\*.* + potrace h:/data/*.* + +Earlier versions of Potrace had some problems when wildcards and +backslashes were mixed; these problems seem to have been solved by the +switch from Cygwin to MinGW. + +Another problem that some users have reported is that the generated +".ps" and ".eps" were not executable under Windows (i.e., one could +not simply display these files by typing their name on the MSDOS +Prompt, as should normally be the case if a default application for +PostScript files has been configured). I was never able to replicate +this problem, but I believe that it has also been solved by the switch +to MinGW. |