Dummies guide for compiling GrADS?

[Wang, Yi]

Hi There:

   I guess that the download pages needed to be updated. We are now having a
new Mac with intel CPU. The website seems not addressing this particular
issue.

      Also, both ftp sites for Mac OS X do not work. Please check.

    Thanks,

     Yi


On 4/3/07 12:39 PM, "Stephanie Mayfield" <smayfield at SCOTIAWEATHER.COM>
wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I've reviewed the website, the user group and some of the files that
> came in the GrADS download and I haven't found what I'm looking for.
> I'd like to see a "Dummies guide" for compiling GrADS.  Does such a
> thing exist?
>
> I'll give you the specs of what I'm trying to do:
>
>  - RHE4
>  - grads 1.9b4 ( currently trying the *linuxRHE3*
> <ftp://grads.iges.org/grads/1.9/grads-1.9b4-linuxRHE3.tar.gz> (full)
> version)
>  - gcc 3.4.6
>
> I'm trying to get the basic grads to compile for starters.   I plan on
> adding a module, therefore the pre-compiled binaries aren't going to
> help me much.
>
> A few of my questions:
> 1) The download page mentions the separate data file.  This appears to
> be packaged with the full download in the data subdirectory so does
> anything special need to be done there?
> 2) Are there libraries that need to be installed?  Are these in the
> supplemental files?  Where are they supposed to go?  Which version of
> the supplemental libraries is closest to RHE4?  I'm guessing 1.9b1?
>
> I am a programmer but I haven't done much in C/C++.  I've got very
> limited experience with GrADS.  So please use small words!
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Steph

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