Installing RPC under Unix

The files available are all under a rpc directory which you may get as a tar file. Under this directory is subdirectories rts/c with the c code. This in turn has subdirectories for each target unix-like system. Currently, these include vax_ultrix, next, os9, msdos, and sun4. Within each of these subdirectories is a Makefile. If you need to make a new subdirectory for a new target system, just copy a close match and edit it as necessary.

To configure the system, see the file syspec.h, which selects a system-specific xxx_specific.h include file (for example unix_specific.h). Modify the later for your own ends, to select for example the transport protocols which you wish to support on your system. Then, run make.

Similarly, under rpc/test/big are subdirectories for ach target system for the generation of the test software. Make a new subdirectory if necessary. Edit the Makefile, and the test* scripts to put in the name of your host machine, then run make and the script "test" to test the system (if unix).

The directory rpc/compiler contains the compiler (in pascal, needing "pc").

The files distributed include:-

rpcc

The rpc compiler

rpcc.p

The source of rpcc for compilation under different systems.

rpcrts.h

The general include file

rpc_ts.h

An include file for ts.c

rpc_code.h

An include file for rpc code modules

rpcrts.c

The runtime kernel source

ts.c

The transport service interface module

ts_xxx.c

The transport service part specific to the medium xxx ( = tcp, eth, or v24)

cm_env.c

The configuration manager

rpc_rts_for.c

The fortran runtime interface

system_sepcific.h

An include file which selects a suitable xxx_specific.h file

unix_specific.h

Include file with the characteristics of unix.