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   This is a binary distribution of RLaB for Linux.  This distribution
   is not packaged with one of the more popular distribution's package
   system because: a) all the distributions do not use the same
   packaging system, b) I release binary distributions on other
   platforms, and do not have the bandwidth to learn packaging systems
   for every OS/Platform.

   Instead, this pre-built release is a simple tar'ed and compressed
   archive that contains everything necessary to run Rlab on most
   Linux systems.  This package can be unpacked somewhere, and by
   editing a simple script, can be used fairly quickly.

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   TO INSTALL:

     1) Unpack this distribution wherever you wish.

     2) Edit the file ./bin/rlab2 to reflect the proper installation
        directory.  To do this, change the line that looks like:

        RROOT="/tmp/rlab-2.1.05"      # Where the rlab directory is. 

        Change the value of RROOT to reflect the location you unpacked
        Rlab into.

     3) Put the location of bin/rlab2 in your PATH environment variable,
        or execute rlab by typing in the full pathname to ./bin/rlab2.

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   PLOTTING:

   This binary distribution was built to use the RLaB/PGplot
   interface. The PGplot interface is very versatile, and many
   improvements can be made by simply enhancing pgplot.r.  See
   examples/plot_test_pgplot.r if you want to see some of the plotting
   capabilities. 

   If you wish to use the low-level/direct-pgplot interface routines
   (they all start with the letters "pg"), you can get the PGplot
   distribution, and read the documentation therein.

   The other plotting options: PlotMTV, GNUPLOT, PGraf, and PLplot can
   be used if you re-compile the sources.

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   05/13/2000
   Ian Searle
   searleir@yahoo.com