This is version 1.5.2 of the Datatypes library. It has been renamed 
libdatatypes.so and been moved into the system folder hierarchy. 
Datatype translators should go into /system/add-ons/Datatypes, or 
could go wherever you set your DATATYPES environment variable to 
point to.

To install, type "make copy" and it will install the provided binaries:

/system/lib/libdatatypes.so
/boot/apps/ShowApp
/boot/bin/convert
/boot/develop/libraries/Glue.lib

To re-build, type "make" or "make install". Please note that this will 
(or at least should) overwrite two system headers that are buggy 
in the AAPR BeOS: DataHandler.h does not include <Mime.h>, and 
DataFormats.h does not define kCommentExtension to "/comment".

This version of Datatypes comes (only) with a sample translator 
for the Targa (TGA) file format, as used by Be screen dumps, the 
POV-RAY ray tracing application, and others. It currently supports 
8, 24 and 32 bit uncompressed formats.

Try "ShowApp test_datatypes.tga" from the command line to see 
that all works well.

<hplus@mindcontrol.org>  97-05-28