Offset.pm -- A polygon offset package

ABSTRACT:

This module provides a polygon offsetting function.  The offset
calculated is a 'sharp cornered offset'. Both negative and positve
offsets are supported

For full information on usage, see the accompanying man and html

COPYRIGHT INFO

This code is copyright 2002 by Eric Wilhelm and A. Zahner Co.
It may be freely modified and distributed under the same licensing terms as Perl
provided that this notice remains intact and that all changes are documented 

THE LATEST VERSION IS 1.01

INSTALLATION:

Read these instructions all the way through before you start!

this is not guaranteed.

3.  Unpack the tar file:

	zcat Math-Geometry-Planar-Offset-1.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf -

    (Where "XX" is the most recent revision number.)  This will create
    the directory Math-Geometry-Planar-Offset-1.XX.

4.  and execute the standard installation steps

	a.  cd Math-Geometry-Planar-Offset-1.XX
	b.  perl Makefile.PL
	c.  make
        d.  make test (optional)
	e.  make html (optional)
	f.  make install

    This will create Offset.pm, its HTML manual page, and install Offset into
    the system-wide Perl library directory.  You'll need root
    privileges to do the install step.  If you don't have them, see below.

IF YOU RUN INTO PROBLEMS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

BUG REPORTS

Feel free to contact me via e-mail, subject to the caveats below.
Provide the version numbers of Offset, Perl, make and model
of your operating system, and make and model of your Web server, if
appropriate.  Provide a small script that demonstrates the bug.

WHAT'S NEW IN 1.XX

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

UPDATES:

The current version of Math::Geometry::Planar::Offset can be found at:

   http://www.cpan.org

AUTHOR:

Eric Wilhelm
ewilhelm@azahner.com
http://www.azhaner.com
