aalib-1.4rc4

Introduction to aalib

Download location (HTTP):       http://telia.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/aa-project/aalib-1.4rc4.tar.gz
Download location (FTP):        ftp://ftp.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/aa-project/aalib-1.4rc4.tar.gz
Version used:                   1.4rc4
Package size:                   10 KB
Estimated Disk space required:  1.2 MB
Estimated build time:           0.31 SBU

aalib is a library to render any graphic into ascii art.

aalib will utilize:
xfree86-4.3.0

Installation of aalib

Install aalib by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr && 
make &&
make install

Configuring aalib

Configuration Information

As with most libraries, there is no configuration to do, save that the library directory i.e. /usr/lib or /usr/local/lib should appear in /etc/ld.so.conf so that ldd can find the shared libraries. After checking that this is the case, /sbin/ldconfig should be run while logged in as root.

Contents

The aalib package contains the libaa libraries, aalib-config, aainfo, aatest and aasavefont.

Description

Ascii Art libraries

The Ascii Art library is a collection of routines to render any graphical input in portable format to Ascii Art. It can be used through many programs and has a very well documented api, so you can easily put it into your own programs.

aalib-config

aalib-config provides configuration info for aalib.

aainfo

aainfo provides information for your current settings related to aalib.

aatest

aatest shows the abilities of aalib in a little test.

aafire

aafire is another little toy of aalib, rendering an animated fire in Ascii Art.

aasavefont

Currently no information available.