stars

Simulate the viewport of a starship

Authored and Contributed by

Ronald Joe Record

Restrictions

Availability

The mathrec source code is freely redistributable. The author maintains binary distributions for Caldera OpenLinux 3.1, OpenServer, UnixWare 7 and Open UNIX 8. These distributions and the source code are available via:

Binary Distributions

OpenLinux/Open UNIX ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/.../RPMS/mathrec-1.1c-1col.i586.rpm (no longer available)

UnixWare 7 ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/uw7/Packages/mathrec-1.1b.pkg

OpenServer ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/osr5/vols/mathrec-1.1c-VOLS.tar

Binary Distributions
OpenLinux/Open UNIX	ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/.../RPMS/mathrec-1.1c-1col.i586.rpm (no longer available)
UnixWare 7	ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/uw7/Packages/mathrec-1.1b.pkg
OpenServer	ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/osr5/vols/mathrec-1.1c-VOLS.tar

Source Code Distributions

Source RPM ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/.../SRPMS/mathrec-1.1c-1col.src.rpm (no longer available)

Gzip'd tar archive ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/src/x11/misc/mathrec-1.1c.tar.gz

Description

Source Code Distributions
Source RPM	ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/.../SRPMS/mathrec-1.1c-1col.src.rpm (no longer available)
Gzip'd tar archive	ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/src/x11/misc/mathrec-1.1c.tar.gz

Stars is an X11 client that simulates stars rushing past or receding from a viewport. The interactive controls allow the user to control the size and shape of the stars as well as the direction of their movement, even causing them to wander about the screen.

Build

To build the stars binary, either use the Imakefile or the sample makefile - Makefile.std. To build with the Imakefile, first type "xmkmf" or "imake -DUseInstalled -I/usr/lib/X11/config" if your system doesn't have xmkmf. Then just type "make" and the stars binary will be built.

The manual pages can be formatted by typing "nroff -man stars.man > stars.doc"

Install

To install stars, copy the stars binary to the desired location (the sample makefiles put it in /usr/local/bin). Copy the resource file Stars.ad to /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Stars or append it to your $HOME/.Xdefaults file. Copy the formatted man page to wherever you keep your local doc (i use /usr/local/man/cat1 for imaging software), then add that location to your MANPATH.

Productivity

None

Safety

I have used this for years without harm.

Work Planned

None

Documentation

manual page.

Verification

Simple execute stars with no arguments.

Feedback

Ideas, comments, additions, deletions, suggestions, bug reports, code review,... e-mail Ronald Record at rr@ronrecord.com