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Notes about the use of libmoto
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RCS: @(#) $Id: libmoto.doc,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:40:04 stanton Exp $
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First of all, libmoto is not required!  If you don't have it, you
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can simply remove the library reference from the project file and
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everything should compile just fine.
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The libmoto library replaces certain functions in the MathLib and
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ANSI libraries.  Motorola has optimized the functions in the library
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to run very fast on the PowerPC.  As I said above, you don't need
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this library, but it does make things faster.
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Obtaining Libmoto:
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	For more information about Libmoto and how to doanload
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	it, visit the following URL:
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    http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/library/fact_sheet/libmoto.html
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	You will need to register for the library.  However, the
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	library is free and you can use it in any commercial product
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	you might have.
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Installing Libmoto:
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	Just follow the instructions provided by the Motorola 
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	README file.  You need to make sure that the Libmoto
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	library is before the ANSI and MathLib libraries in
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	link order.  Also, you will get several warnings stateing
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	that certain functions have already been defined in 
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	Libmoto.  (These can safely be ignored.)
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Finally, you can thank Kate Stewart of Motorola for twisting my
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arm at the Tcl/Tk Conference to provide some support for Libmoto.
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Ray Johnson
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