Installation of VisVIP: UNIX Executable

Requirements
and
Implementation

• depends on common Web Metrics resource code; you must install these resources before running VisVIP.
• invokes Xlib for graphic input (mouse, spaceball, keyboard) and exchanges information with the Tcl/Tk menu via generated X events. Thus it is assumed that you are running an X client.
• uses the GLX library (extensions to X Windows for OpenGL) for 3D graphic output, so your X client (your terminal) must be able to execute GLX commands.
• uses a few Unix system calls (system, getenv).
• uses Netscape for text display and to show pages of website.

Download

Go to our NIST Web Metrics download page to download the VisVIP software. Copy VisVIP-xxx.tar.gz into the $WEBMET_TOOLS/ directory (where xxx = the name of your specific unix operating system). Then do:

   gunzip VisVIP-xxx.tar.gz   (to produce VisVIP-xxx.tar)
   tar -xvf VisVIP-xxx.tar    (to generate VisVIP tree)

VisVIP Files

   VisVIP directory
      visvip.oglx           - The OpenGL executable
      visvip.tk             - the Tk script for the control menu
      tcl subdirectory
         xchg-event.interp  - customized Tcl interpreter

Preparation
and
Cleanup

  change:
    #!./VisVIP/tcl/xchg-event.interp
  to:
    #!/yourhome/WebMetrics/WebTools/VisVIP/tcl/xchg-event.interp

You are now ready to operate VisVIP.

You can delete the original *.tar file to save room, if desired.