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Wine is a program which allows running Microsoft Windows programs Wine is a program which allows running Microsoft Windows programs
(including DOS, Windows 3.x and Win32 executables) on Unix. It (including DOS, Windows 3.x and Win32 executables) on Unix. It
consists of a program loader which loads and executes a Microsoft consists of a program loader which loads and executes a Microsoft
Windows binary, and a library that implements Windows API calls using Windows binary, and a library (called Winelib) that implements Windows
their Unix or X11 equivalents. The library may also be used for API calls using their Unix or X11 equivalents. The library may also
porting Win32 code into native Unix executables. be used for porting Win32 code into native Unix executables.
Wine is free software, and its license (contained in the file LICENSE) Wine is free software, and its license (contained in the file LICENSE)
is BSD style. Basically, you can do anything with it except claim is BSD style. Basically, you can do anything with it except claim
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./tools/wineinstall ./tools/wineinstall
Run programs as "wine [options] program". For more information and Run programs as "wine [options] program". For more information and
problem resolution, read the rest of this file, the Wine manpage, problem resolution, read the rest of this file, the Wine man page,
and the files in the documentation directory in the Wine source. the files in the documentation directory in the Wine source, and
especially the wealth of information found at http://www.winehq.com.
3. REQUIREMENTS 3. REQUIREMENTS
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On FreeBSD, you may want to apply an LDT sharing patch too On FreeBSD, you may want to apply an LDT sharing patch too
(unless you are tracking -current where it finally has (unless you are tracking -current where it finally has
been committed just recently), and there also is a small sigtrap been committed just recently), and there also is a small sigtrap
fix thats needed for wine's debugger. (Actually now that its using fix that's needed for wine's debugger. (Actually now that it's using
ptrace() by default it may no longer make a difference but it still ptrace() by default it may no longer make a difference but it still
doesn't hurt...) And if you're running a system from the -stable doesn't hurt...) And if you're running a system from the -stable
branch older than Nov 15 1999, like a 3.3-RELEASE, then you also branch older than Nov 15 1999, like a 3.3-RELEASE, then you also
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If you want to build the documentation, you can run "make" in the If you want to build the documentation, you can run "make" in the
documentation directory. documentation directory.
Wine requires a configuration file named wine.conf. Its default Wine requires a configuration file named named "config" in your
location is /usr/local/etc, but you can supply a different name when ~/.wine directory. The format of this file is explained in the man
configuring wine by using the --prefix or --sysconfdir options to page. The file documentation/samples/config contains an example
./configure. You can also override the global configuration file with configuration file which has to be adapted and copied to the location
a file named "config" in your ~/.wine directory.
The format of this file is explained in the man page. The file
documentation/samples/config contains an example configuration file
which has to be adapted and copied to one of the two locations
mentioned above. mentioned above.
See http://www.winehq.com/config.html for further configuration hints. See http://www.winehq.com/support.shtml for further configuration hints.
In order to verify the correctness of the environment you need for In order to verify the correctness of the environment you need for
Wine to run successfully, run "./tools/winecheck | less". You'll get Wine to run successfully, run "./tools/winecheck | less". You'll get
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7. GETTING MORE INFORMATION 7. GETTING MORE INFORMATION
DOCU: grep -i "SearchString" `find documentation/`|more WWW: A great deal of information about Wine is available from WineHQ at
http://www.winehq.com/ : various user guides, application database,
bug tracking. This is probably the best starting point.
FAQ: The Wine FAQ is located at http://www.winehq.com/FAQ FAQ: The Wine FAQ is located at http://www.winehq.com/FAQ
WWW: A great deal of information about Wine is available from WineHQ at
http://www.winehq.com/, especially various user guides.
Untested patches against the current release
are available on the wine-patches mailing list; see
http://www.winehq.com/dev.shtml#ml for more information.
HOWTO: The Wine HOWTO is available at HOWTO: The Wine HOWTO is available at
http://www.westfalen.de/witch/wine-HOWTO.txt . http://www.westfalen.de/witch/wine-HOWTO.txt .
Usenet: Please browse old messages on http://www.dejanews.com/ to check whether Usenet: The best place to get help or to report bugs is the Usenet newsgroup
your problem is already fixed before posting a bug report to the
newsgroup.
The best place to get help or to report bugs is the Usenet newsgroup
comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine. Please read the file comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine. Please read the file
documentation/bugreports to see what information should be included documentation/bugreports to see what information should be included
in a bug report. in a bug report.
IRC: Online help is available at channel #WineHQ on IRCnet. Please browse old messages on http://groups.google.com/ to check
whether your problem is already fixed before posting a bug report
to the newsgroup.
IRC: Online help is available at channel #WineHQ on irc.openprojects.net.
CVS: The current Wine development tree is available through CVS. CVS: The current Wine development tree is available through CVS.
Go to http://www.winehq.com/dev.shtml for more information. Go to http://www.winehq.com/dev.shtml for more information.
Mailing lists:
There are several mailing lists for Wine developers; see
http://www.winehq.com/dev.shtml#ml for more information.
If you add something, or fix a bug, please send a patch ('diff -u' If you add something, or fix a bug, please send a patch ('diff -u'
format preferred) to julliard@winehq.com or to the format preferred) to julliard@winehq.com or to the
wine-patches@winehq.com mailing list for inclusion in the next wine-patches@winehq.com mailing list for inclusion in the next