Planned
System Configurations
for Next McIDAS-X Upgrade
Note: The information on this page is current as of
03 March 2008. Changes from the previous upgrade are indicated by green text. Please keep in mind that the information is subject to change.
If you plan to purchase new hardware or software for the next upgrade, do not base your decisions
on the versions below. Instead, contact the McIDAS Help Desk and ask for the most up to date
information and advice.
The McIDAS Users' Group (MUG) plans to support the next McIDAS-X upgrade
on systems running Apple
Mac OS X, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Microsoft Windows XP with Services for Unix,
Red Hat Linux, SGI IRIX or Sun Solaris. The table below lists the software
versions, listed alphabetically by vendor, that the MUG plans to support
with the next McIDAS upgrade. The MUG will be extremely limited in
its ability to support sites running McIDAS-X with other versions.
Vendor: Apple
| Operating System |
Mac OS X 10.5 Intel * |
| Fortran compiler |
g77: 3.4 (available for free at http://hpc.sourceforge.net) |
| C compiler |
gcc: 4.0.1 (packaged with Xcode 3.0) |
| X Server |
packaged with Mac OS X 10.5 |
-or-
| Operating System |
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC |
| Fortran compiler |
g77: 3.4.3 (available for free at http://fink.sourceforge.net) |
| C compiler |
gcc: 4.0 (packaged with Mac OS X 10.4) |
| X Server |
packaged with Mac OS X 10.4 |
Mac OS X Notes:
- In order to build and install McIDAS-X on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Intel, you must install
Xcode Development Tools 3.0 on your workstation. The Xcode Development Tools is included on the OS install
media and is available as a free download from http://developer.apple.com.
|
Vendor: HP
| Operating System |
HP-UX 11.11 |
| Fortran compiler |
vendor: HP Fortran 90 version 3.1 |
| C compiler |
vendor: HP C/ANSI C 11.11.16 |
| X Window System |
packaged with HP-UX 11.11 |
Vendor: IBM
| Operating System |
AIX 5L version 5.3.3 |
| Fortran compiler |
vendor: XLF 8.1.0 -or- g77: 3.4.4 |
| C compiler |
vendor: XLC 6.0 -or- gcc: 3.4.4 |
| X Window System |
AIXwindows 5.3.3 |
Vendor: Microsoft
| Operating System |
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 and Services for Unix 3.5 |
| Fortran compiler |
g77: 3.3 |
| C compiler |
gcc: 3.3 |
| X Server |
see below |
Windows XP Notes:
- Because McIDAS-X for XP is distributed as a binary package,
the Fortran and C compilers are needed only if you do local
development on the workstation. The compilers are included
in the Software Development Kit (SDK) available with Services
for Unix (SFU).
- We do not have a specific X server that we
recommend. We have tried many X servers, but have encountered
problems with all of them, especially when cutting and pasting.
Some work better than others; many people at SSEC use MI/X 4.1.2 or MI/X 4.2.3 in Windows Desktop mode (both available for $25 from www.microimages.com) or Exceed 6.1.1 (an older version that's no
longer available; we have not acquired and tested newer versions).
- McIDAS-X for XP will not run (it gives a "mcimagem: ERROR fork()ing"
error at startup) if the Windows XP Physical Address Extension (PAE)
is enabled. See the McIDAS-X
for XP section in Chapter 1 of the McIDAS User's Guide for more information and how to check
and/or disable PAE.
|
Vendor: Red Hat
| Operating System |
Enterprise Linux WS 4.0 in 32 or 64 bit mode |
| Fortran compiler |
g77: 3.4.6 |
| C compiler |
gcc: 3.4.6 |
| X Window System |
packaged with Enterprise Linux WS 4.0 |
Linux Notes:
- On Linux systems, we recommend that you use the GNOME desktop
environment. Other desktops, such as KDE, will not display
the McIDAS-X windows correctly.
- We recommend that you run your Enterprise Linux workstations in 32 bit
mode. The McIDAS-X 2007 core software will be fully system tested in
64 bit mode, but many other problems have been reported, especially
with locally developed code.
- Enterprise Linux 4.0 does not install Unix compress by default.
So you must install compress if you will be configuring your
Enterprise Linux 4.0 workstation as an ADDE remote server.
|
Vendor: SGI
|
| Operating System |
IRIX 6.5.21 |
| Fortran compiler |
vendor: SGI Fortran 77 7.4.2 -or- g77:
3.3.2 |
| C compiler |
vendor: ANSI C 7.4.2 -or- gcc: 3.3.2 |
| X Window System |
packaged with IRIX 6.5.21 |
Vendor: Sun
| Operating System |
Solaris 10 OS SPARC Platform Edition |
| Fortran compiler |
vendor: Sun Studio 11 -or- g77: 3.4.6 |
| C compiler |
vendor: Sun Studio 11 -or- gcc: 3.4.6 |
| X Window System |
packaged with Solaris 10 |
- or -
| Operating System |
Solaris 10 OS x86 Platform Edition |
| Fortran compiler |
g77: 3.4.6 |
| C compiler |
gcc: 3.4.6 |
| X Window System |
packaged with Solaris 10 |
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