This directory contains current released versions of the Hermes experimental prototype. Each version consists of a collection of tar files, in both compressed and uncompressed form. In addition, you will find for each version a shell script named "install-hermes." This script will allow you to install Hermes from the tar files (compressed or not) that constitute the release. You'll want to transfer this file, plus whichever tar files you think you'll need (see below for some hints). Most likely you will want the most recent (i.e. largest numbered) version that you find here. Older versions may disappear without notice, but if you're really stuck for something from an older version, send mail to hermes@ibm.com and we'll get it for you. All tar files, whether compressed or uncompressed, must be transferred in binary mode. Once you have all the tar files (compressed or uncompressed or a mixture) that you need in one place, you can run the install-hermes shell script to build your local Hermes system (ftp strips execute permission bits, so you'll probably need to add them to install-hermes in order to run it). Be sure to look at that INSTALLATION and README files (they come from the "doc.tar" file, so you won't have them if you didn't grab this component) for additional important information. Which tar files you'll need --------------------------- You should always take required.tar. It includes a file called "USERAGREEMENT," which explains the terms under which you may use this software. You will probably want to take doc.tar. It includes a users guide in TeX form (doc/user.tex) and some other useful documents. The minimum you will need for a working Hermes system is binary.tar plus one of the machine-dependent binary components. These all have names indicating the platforms which they support. Examples are rs6000.tar for the IBM Risc System/6000, and sun4.tar for Sun SPARC architectures. You can support multiple architectures from a single Hermes installation (of course, for some of your machines, Hermes will end up being available via NFS or some other such mechanism). Just grab all the appropriate tar files. If you're interested in the Hermes sources, either for informational purposes or because you want to experiment with enhancements or extentions, you'll want source.tar. If you want to run the examples that appear in the tutorial section of the Hermes book, you'll want tutbin.tar. Sources for the examples are in tutsrc.tar. If you want to try out the distributed appointment scheduler demo, you'll need demobin.tar; sources in demosrc.tar. Compressed versions of all tar files are in a subdirectory named "compressed." For example, the tar files for version 0.6alpha can be obtained from /pub/hermes/0.6alpha/*.tar, while compressed versions are in /pub/hermes/0.6alpha/compressed/*.tar.Z. If the machine supporting ftp access to the distribution is tight on disk space, you may find only the compressed versions of the tar files. If you have any problems or comments, please send them to Hermes@ibm.com. We are very interested in knowing who you are and what your interests are relating to Hermes.