Added first stab at a socket class.

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@@ -56,16 +56,46 @@ To make sure joystick support is included when building under Linux:
 IV. Procedure to build FGFS with Native SGI Irix Compilers from CVS Sources
 ===========================================================================
 
-(Contributed by Todd Smith <msmith@sikorsky.com>)
+(Contributed by Todd Smith <msmith@sikorsky.com> with modifications
+and updates by Curt Olson)
 
-Download the latest version of plib (1.0.3) from:
+Download the latest version of plib (1.0.18) from:
 
     http://www.woodsoup.org/~sbaker/plib/
 
-Install it both in /usr/local/plib and /usr/local/include/plib.  I
-think that I am using it from /usr/local/include.
+Configure it with the default prefix of /usr/local which places
+everthing in a tree rooted at /usr/local/plib:
+
+    sh$ CC="cc -Xcpluscomm" CXX=CC ./configure
+
+*Before* running make, fix up the plib Makefiles using the script
+provided with the Flight Gear distribution:
+
+    find . -name Makefile -exec .../src/FlightGear-0.7.x/irix-hack.pl {} \;
+
+This applies a fix in all the Makefiles to the lib creation command
+(to use CC -ar rather than ar) as per a tip in the SGI pipeline
+periodical.
+
+Now, make and install plib.
+
+Download the latest fgfs source snapshot from:
+
+    ftp://ftp.flightgear.org/pub/fgfs/Source/Snapshots/
 
-Download the FlightGear-0.6 via anonymous cvs as usual, then do:
+Configure and build fgfs as you did plib:
+
+    sh$ CC="cc -Xcpluscomm" CXX=CC ./configure
+    sh$ find . -name Makefile -exec .../src/FlightGear-0.7.x/irix-hack.pl {} \;
+
+
+V. Additional Notes for Building from CVS Sources
+==================================================
+
+(Contributed by Todd Smith <msmith@sikorsky.com>)
+and updates by Curt Olson)
+
+Download the FlightGear-0.7.x via anonymous cvs as usual, then do:
 
 > aclocal              # normal
 > automake -a -i       # added '-i' flag to avoid dependency calc
@@ -122,16 +152,11 @@ warning(3303): type qualifier on return type is meaningless
 warning(3322): omission of explicit type is nonstandard ("int" assumed)
 
 
-V. Additional Native SGI Irix Compilers Notes
-=============================================
-
-If you are building with native SGI compilers try running configure like the
-following (assuming sh syntax):
-
-  CC=cc CXX=CC CFLAGS="-Xcpluscomm -woff 1014" ./configure
+VI. Additional Native SGI Irix Compilers Notes
+==============================================
 
-Then (and this step is *VERY* important for your success) run the following 
-command:
+Fixing all the Makefiles' with irix-hack.pl is *VERY* important for
+your success):
 
   find . -name Makefile -exec irix-hack.pl {} \;
 
@@ -164,7 +189,7 @@ just run:
   gmake
 
 Don't worry about the make failing in the Tools directory.  That's all
-under construction stuff right now (3/9/99) and if you get that far, 
+under construction stuff right now (10/7/99) and if you get that far, 
 rejoice because it means the simulator was successfully built in the 
 Simulator/Main subdirectory.