Pport

README

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License

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

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Description

This is a ruby library for interfacing with a parallel port. It currently supports windows via the inpout32.dll library and linux via the /dev/port file. More platforms may be added in the future(or current platforms refined) if it is requested or someone else is motivated enough to do the work.

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Installation:

Installation is done via the gem command:

gem install Ruby_Pport

- Windows Requirements -

    * To use the on microsoft windows you must have a copy of the inpout32
      library availible on your system. You can find the DLL at:
      http://logix4u.net/Legacy_Ports/Parallel_Port/Inpout32.dll_for_Windows_98/2000/NT/XP.html

- Linux Requirements -

    * On linux you must run any program using this library as root or
    another user who has read and write permissions to /dev/port.
    !Please note, giving users read and write permissions to /dev/port can
    be a serious security risk and should be done with caution!

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CHANGELOG

v0.1.1(current)

- Minor bug fix
- First git version

v0.1.0

- Initial version