# tcl3270 Frequently Asked Questions

If you have a problem building, installing, or running tcl3270, please browse through this file first.

## Build/Run Questions

### Unresolved Symbols

The tcl library is often installed as a shared library, so in order to run tcl3270, you need to have the library diectory in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH envronment variable.

## General Questions

### Am I allowed to use it?

Yes. Full copyright information is in the Lineage file, but the gist is that anyone is free to use the code, and anyone is free to sell copies of the code.

You are also free to modify it and to redistribute it, provided you preserve the existing copyright notices.

## Getting Help

If you are still having a problem with tcl3270, feel free to send e-mail to Paul Mattes, Paul.Mattes@usa.net No guarantees are made about responses to particular problems, but a patches are usually forthcoming in a few days. It will also get you on an x3270 mailing list, which also includes information on tcl3270, and where you can find out about new releases and bug fixes.

When you send a question about tcl3270, please include the following information. It makes it much easier to narrow down the problem.

1. The version of tcl3270 you are using, including all patches, e.g., "3.2.9".
2. What kind of machine you are running on, e.g., "Sun SPARC-10".
3. What operating system you are running, and what version, e.g., "SunOS 4.1.3_U1" or "Irix 5.2". The "uname -a" command will usually provide this information.

Complaints, suggestions, requests for enhancements, and porting experiences are also welcome. Code changes for bug fixes and enhancements are also welcome, provided that you don't mind your code being placed (often anonymously) under the x3270 license.