Advances on the interface ALBERTA-Open DX (see file dxtools.c)

MAINTENANCE

@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ installation, the file alberta/src/Common/gltools.c is included in the ALBERTA
 libraries. The user can specify the path of an already installed
 gltools-package as a "configure" option, see INSTALL.
 
+Same thing applies for Open DX which is used for online visualization 
+via the alberta/src/Common/dxtools.c interface.
+
 IV) Checking into Subversion directory tree
 ====================================
 

Makefile.am.template

@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ nodist_libalberta2%LIBCODE%_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
 if HAVE_GLTOOLS
 nodist_libalberta2%LIBCODE%_la_SOURCES += ../Common/gltools.c
 endif
+
+if HAVE_DX
+nodist_libalberta2%LIBCODE%_la_SOURCES += ../Common/dxtools.c
+endif

README

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ II.  External Packages (both required and optional packages)
          gltools
          GRAPE
          Silo
+         Open DX 
          alternate compilers
 
 III. Configure Options
@@ -170,6 +171,17 @@ gltools -- OpenGL toolkit
 	NOTE: you need at least gltools-2-4. Version 2-3 will _not_
 	work. "configure" does not check for right version, it's up to
 	yourself.
+
+dxtools -- Open DX toolkit
+	The dxtools are an interface to the Open DX visualization software.
+	It may be downloaded from
+
+	http://www.opendx.org/
+
+	The visualization features are far more advanced than gltools, 
+	however Open DX is a huge project that takes time getting used to.
+	The dxtools interface was designed to keep things simple and 
+	intuitive.
 	
 GRAPE -- Graphics Programming Environment
 	If GRAPE is present, the four programs alberta_grape22,
@@ -290,8 +302,7 @@ following options:
 
   --without-PKG
 	Prohibit the use of this package, even if it is installed on
-	your system. Obviously, this affects only the two optional
-	packages "gltools" and "GRAPE" .
+	your system.
 
   --with-PKG-name=NAME
         Alter the default name of the package,
@@ -350,6 +361,18 @@ notation (e.g. PREFIX, EPREFIX etc.).
   --with-gltools-headers=DIR
                           use gltools include files below directory DIR
                           (default: PREFIX/include/)
+  --without-dx       	  disable use of package dx (default: autodetect)
+  --with-dx-name=NAME
+                          use NAME as the name of the dx library (without
+                          leading "lib" prefix and trailing suffix). Default:
+                          "dx"
+  --with-dx-dir=DIR       use dx library (and headers) below directory
+                          DIR (no default)
+  --with-dx-lib=DIR       use dx library below directory DIR (default:
+                          EPREFIX/lib/)
+  --with-dx-headers=DIR
+                          use dx include files below directory DIR
+                          (default: PREFIX/include/)
   --without-grape         disable use of package grape (default: autodetect)
   --with-grape-name=NAME  use NAME as the name of the grape library (without
                           leading "lib" prefix and trailing suffix). Default:

configure.ac

 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT([alberta2], [2.0], [claus@mathematik.uni-freiburg.de,koester@math.uni-augsburg.de])
+AC_INIT([alberta2], [2.0], [claus@mathematik.uni-freiburg.de,kosterdtp@ewi.uwente.nl])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([alberta/src/Common/alberta.h])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
@@ -254,6 +254,16 @@ dnl check for optional package gltools
 dnl
 ALBERTA_CHECK_PACKAGE(gltools, gltools, ,${OPENGL_ALL_LIB} ${X_ALL_LIBS}, glmesh.h,,,optional)
 
+dnl
+dnl check for optional package dx
+dnl
+ALBERTA_CHECK_PACKAGE(dx, DXL, ,-lrt -lDXcallm,dx/dx.h,,,optional)
+
+if test -n "${HAVE_DX_FALSE}"; then
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([unistd.h errno.h Xm/Xm.h Xm/Form.h Xm/DrawingA.h pthread.h],,
+		 [AC_MSG_ERROR([Sorry, needed for dxtools, exiting...])])
+fi
+
 dnl
 dnl GRAPE interface stuff
 dnl
@@ -268,7 +278,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Geomview interface, should not depend on any other installed
 dnl library, just a conversion tool.
 dnl
-AM_CONDITIONAL(GEOMVIEW, true)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(GEOMVIEW, false)
 
 dnl
 dnl Debugging
@@ -299,4 +309,4 @@ ALBERTA_DIMENSION_DISABLE(3)
 #
 # flush everything to disk
 #
-AC_OUTPUT
+AC_OUTPUT
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