Open Tax Solver - Sources Package
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>>> Initial versin for 2006 tax-year.  State forms to be added soon. <<<<

Unix/Linux:
 To build the binaries in the bin/ directory:
    ./Build_taxsolve_packages_LINUX.sh   ( this command creates the bin/ directory)
 To run the GUI:
    ./Run_taxsolve_GUI_Unix.sh

MS-Windows:
 Pre-compiled executables are normally in bin\ directory.
    However to build (MinGW is recommended), execute src\Make_MinGW.bat,
    then src\GUI\Make_MinGW.bat.
 To run the GUI:
    Run_taxsolve_GUI_mswin.bat

General:
Example tax-data files and starting templates are included under
the examples_and_templates directory.  For each filer, save filled-out 
template to a new name, such as "fed1040_2006.dat".  After filling-in the
lines, then run the tax solver on it.  From the GUI, this is done by
pressing buttons.
Or solvers can be run from the command-line, for example, as:
  bin/taxsolve_usfed1040_2006  Fed1040_2006.dat
Where "Fed1040_2006.dat" is the name of -your- tax-data file, which
you can edit with your favorite text-editor to fill it in or print
it out.  Output results are saved to .out files (eg. Fed1040_2006.out),
and can be printed out directly too.

For updates and further information, see:
        http://sourceforge.net/projects/opentaxsolver/
Documentation:
        http://opentaxsolver.sourceforge.net/

Directory Structure:
OpenTaxSolver2006_src   ......................................       25.246-KB
   |-- src   .................................................      211.079-KB
   |   |-- GUI   .............................................      138.633-KB
   |       |-- otk_lib   .....................................      266.071-KB
   |-- examples_and_templates   ..............................       49.152-KB
   |   |-- US_1040   .........................................       20.946-KB
   |   |-- US_1040_Sched_C   .................................       12.636-KB
   |-- bin   .................................................        8.192-KB



Cygwin Users:
 Install the optional cygwin packages:  gcc, make


Known Issues:
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	 The taxsolve_routines.c should probably have its own header file so the
   object file only needs to be compiled once.

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Aston Roberts (aston_roberts@yahoo.com)
File Organization and Makefiles by: Krish Krothapalli, David Masterson, & Jesse Becker
Programs contain contributions by many others.  See OTS credits webpage.