[daip] Aips porting

[Christopher Flatters]

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Matt Crocker <mattcrocker at mac.com> writes:
To: <aipsmail at cv3.cv.nrao.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 6:44 AM
Subject: [daip] Aips porting


> I am currently attempting to install AIPS on a Macintosh PowerPC
> running  Linux. Everything seems to go well until I attempt to run
> INSTEP2, the part of  the installation process that will actually
> compile stuff for me.  
> 
> The problem in that the supplied files "LIBR.DAT" are incompatible
> with  systems that are not listed in the manual. I may also need
> some "Z files",  whatever they are. The manual says to refer to the
> "AIPS Unix Porting  Guide", but I cannot find a copy anywhere.  

"The AIPS Unix Porting Reference Manual" is part of the AIPS
distribution: 
$AIPSPUBL/UGUIDE.PS.

There is already a Linux/PPC port of AIPS and we are expect it to be
contributed
to the AIPS code base after it is cleaned up a little. You will save
yourself some
work if you wait for this to happen.

        Chris Flatters
        cflatter at nrao.edu

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