RED Installation Problems
If you have problems during installation, please check whether you find an answer in the following list. If not, mail me.
problem:
During "make", you get an error like this:

make: Fatal error in reader: Makefile, line 87: Unexpected end of line seen

solution:
You are not using GNU make. Either use GNU make (sometimes installed under the name "gmake") or edit the Makefile. The offending command is either "export" or "ifdef".

To replace "export", repeat the definitions that define the exported variable in the two nested Makefile in the subdirectories "Red" and "Utility". (Export has been removed from the Makefile in the latest version.)

To replace "ifdef", replace the whole "ifdef" expression by its first alternative (RO_FLAG is true).

problem:
When starting red, an error message like this is displayed:

ld.so.1: red: fatal: libXm.so.3: can't open file: errno=2

solution:
Motif is not properly installed on your system. Tell your system administrator to install it properly, or get the statically linked version of Red.
problem:
When you type "red", no X Window opens. When you type in the shell window each line is answered with a '?'.
solution:
You are running the wrong program. On some systems an antique program called "red" exists (restricted ed). Make sure your new "red" is found in the command path before the old one.
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