20001025: f2c stuff for solaris

>From: alan anderson <address@hidden>
>Organization: St. Cloud State
>Keywords: 200010251413.e9PEDv419035 McIDAS gcc f2c

Alan,

First, I will apologize for not responding to your earlier email.  We
are all in crazed workshop mode (machines breaking; networking
problems; final preparations demanding top priority; etc.), so some
things are slipping through the cracks.  Again, I apologize.

>I sent an email a couple of days back, and will press you
>again for a reply.  To build mcidas, I need  f2c, f2c.h and 
>libf2c.a.  
>
>I don't have the Sun compilers (yet), and thought I would 
>use gcc and f2c.  Have installed gcc, but stuck on the 
>f2c stuff.  I need a steer on building these files using
>the source material from bell labs, or else copies of them
>for Solaris8 sparc.  
>
>I have downloaded the files from bell labs netlib/f2c/src
>directory and unzipped them, but now I need to hold hands
>with someone.

I am forwarding this to Sandy to see if he can help you through the f2c
build process.  Since I have not done this on Solaris SPARC, I can't
give you a simple A, B, C for the f2c build, but I have to imagine that
there is an INSTALL or README document with the distribution that
points the way.  I would imagine that the process is probably something
like defining zero or more environment variables; running configure;
running make; and then running make install.  I also imagine that you
will have to be root to do the install, but, again, since I have not
done this for Solaris SPARC I may be incorrect.

>I see the files I am seeking  on your ftp site for
>Solaris intel, and for RedHat, but not for Solaris sparc.

Hopefully, Sandy can do the build/install here on one of our Solaris
SPARC machines and I can make the executable, header file, and library
available in the same way that I have done for Solaris x86 and Linux.
We will see if that option is viable after Sandy gets some time to look
into the challange.

>Thanks 

Sorry for not touching base earlier...

Tom

>From address@hidden Wed Oct 25 12:42:23 2000
>Subject: Re: 20001025: f2c stuff for solaris

>I just remembered that your workshop week is starting.  I know 
>you must be very busy.  Thanks for the help.

>Alan