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+// defaults.h                                               -*- C++ -*-
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave 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 2, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave 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 Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (octave_defaults_h)
+#define octave_defaults_h 1
+
+#ifndef DEFAULT_PAGER
+#define DEFAULT_PAGER "less -e"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_PREFIX
+#define OCTAVE_PREFIX "/usr/local"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_EXEC_PREFIX
+#define OCTAVE_EXEC_PREFIX "/usr/local"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_DATADIR
+#define OCTAVE_DATADIR "/usr/local/lib"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_LIBDIR
+#define OCTAVE_LIBDIR "/usr/local/lib"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_BINDIR
+#define OCTAVE_BINDIR "/usr/local/bin"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_INFODIR
+#define OCTAVE_INFODIR "/usr/local/info"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_FCNFILEDIR
+#define OCTAVE_FCNFILEDIR "/usr/local/lib/octave/ss-950127/m"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_STARTUPFILEDIR
+#define OCTAVE_STARTUPFILEDIR OCTAVE_FCNFILEDIR "/startup"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH
+#define OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH "/usr/local/lib/octave/site/m//"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_ARCHLIBDIR
+#define OCTAVE_ARCHLIBDIR "/usr/local/lib/octave/ss-950127/exec/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_OCTFILEDIR
+#define OCTAVE_OCTFILEDIR "/usr/local/lib/octave/ss-950127/oct/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH
+#define OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH "/usr/local/lib/octave/site/oct/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2//"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH
+#define OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH ".:/usr/local/lib/octave/site/oct/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2//:/usr/local/lib/octave/site/m//:/usr/local/lib/octave/ss-950127/oct/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2//:/usr/local/lib/octave/ss-950127/m//"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OCTAVE_IMAGEPATH
+#define OCTAVE_IMAGEPATH ".:/usr/local/lib/octave/ss-950127/imagelib//"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef TARGET_HOST_TYPE
+#define TARGET_HOST_TYPE "sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef FLIB_LIST
+#define FLIB_LIST "libF77.a"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef FLIB_PATH
+#define FLIB_PATH "/usr/lang/SC1.0/cg87:/usr/lang/SC1.0"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CXXLIB_LIST
+#define CXXLIB_LIST "libg++.a:libg++.a:libgcc.a:libc.a:libgcc.a"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CXXLIB_PATH
+#define CXXLIB_PATH "/usr/local/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2/2.6.3:/usr/local/gnu/lib"
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; page-delimiter: "^/\\*" ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/