	$Id: README.WIN32,v 1.19 2007/10/03 00:35:13 guru Exp $

README file for GMT 4 Run-Time Distribution for Win32
This version contains dynamic executables with the DLL support.
We assume you only want to run GMT and not compile from scratch.
To compile, see information in src/gmtinstall.bat and gmtsuppl.bat

INSTALLATION:
=============

To use the precompiled GMT executables on your system you must

1a Win95/98/Me:
   Edit src/gmtenv.bat and change the values for HOME and GMTROOT.
   Execute gmtenv.bat or place it in autoexec.bat so it is run each
   time you reboot your machine.

1b WinNT/2000/XP/Vista:
   Add HOME and GMTROOT and modify PATH in the environmental
   parameters via the system settings.  See the gmtenv.bat
   file for what the definitions should be.

2  By default GMT is installed in C:\GMT, hence the run-time share
   files live in C:\GMT\share.  If you move these files elsewhere
   you must defined the environment variable GMT_SHAREDIR to point
   to your new directory.
   
3. To test that all is well, try some of the commands in the cookbook.
   You are strongly urged to install the free Services For Unix from
   Microsoft or Cygwin from RedHat to take full advantage of GMT.


ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:
====================

For complete GMT Documentation, including a Cookbook and Technical
Reference Manual, a Tutorial and Short Course Manual in PDF format,
and a PDF version of all UNIX man pages, get the GMT_pdf.zip archive.
For the HTML-only versions, get GMT_web.zip.  After installing, make
a bookmark for the file GMT/www/gmt/gmt_sevices.html.  Should you
want to try the tutorial examples you will need GMT_tut.zip.
UNIX man pages are in GMT_man.zip.  Most Windows users will only
need the HTML or PDF versions.

If you want the high and/or full resolution GSHHS coastlines,
political borders, and rivers you must obtain GSHHS_high.zip and
GSHHS_full.zip as well. unzip from the directory that contains GMT.

To view your GMT PostScript or EPS plots, we recommend you install gsview
(see www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview). It is required to run the do_view script.

The GMT Team
