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From: craig@weedeater.uucp (Craig Kolb)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Graphics Gems Source Code Available
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Date: 17 Aug 90 04:41:44 GMT
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In article <1834.26cac5ab@spacm1.uucp> sysmgt007@spacm1.uucp (Dean Nedelman)
writes:
>> All source files in the book are now available via anonymous
>> ftp from site 'weedeater.math.yale.edu'.  To download the files,
>> connect to this site with an ftp program.
[...]
>Well, I tried.  Using the BITFTP service, I was able to do a directory of the
>files (all looked interesting), then I had it send me the README file from
>pub/GraphicsGems/src.
>
>The README file does not seem to correspond AT ALL to the files in the 
>directory.  In fact, it is a README file from SUN about some GPX demo software.
[...]
>===============================================================================
> 
>                             Sun Microsystems
>                          Graphics Products Division
>                                GXP DEMOS
>                               **ALPHA**
>                       Copyright 1989, Sun Microsystems
[...]

Uh, I can assure you that neither this README file nor the demos for GXP
(whatever that is) have ever appeared anywhere on weedeater.math.yale.edu
(130.132.23.17).  I don't know what went wrong with BITFTP, but everything
is downright nifty on this end.

I'll also take this as an excuse to point out that the code in
pub/GraphicsGems/src has been updated very recently.  Those of you who
snarfed straight C files rather than shar files may want to grab the
updated code.

In the new distribution, minor typos and formatting problems are fixed,
a Makefile is included, multi-file gems are broken into subdirectories,
and all file names are < 15 characters in length.

If you have problems with or questions about the archive, drop me a line.

Cheers,
Craig