McIDAS-X 2017.2
Supported System Configurations
McIDAS-X 2017.2 is supported on systems running Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft
Windows 7 with SUA or Red Hat Linux.
The section below lists the software versions, by vendor, that McIDAS User
Services tested - and fully supports - McIDAS-X 2017.2 on. In most cases,
you should be able to install and run McIDAS-X 2017.2 on workstations running
later editions in the same version series (e.g., if McIDAS-X is tested and
supported on version 1.2.1, then versions 1.2.2, 1.2.3,
etc. are also likely to work correctly). However, please keep in mind that
McIDAS User Services is very limited in its ability to acquire and test versions
other than those below and thus is limited in its ability to assist in troubleshooting
problems that occur with other versions.
Vendor: Apple
Operating System |
macOS 10.12.6 Intel |
Fortran compiler |
gfortran: 7.1 |
C compiler |
gcc: 7.1 |
X Server |
XQuartz 2.7.9 |
-or-
Operating System |
OS X 10.11.5 Intel |
Fortran compiler |
gfortran: 5.3.0 |
C compiler |
gcc: 5.3.0 |
X Server |
XQuartz 2.7.9 |
macOS and OS X Notes:
- In order to build and install McIDAS-X on macOS or OS X, you must install the Xcode Developer Tools
and Command Line Tools on your workstation. Xcode is available via the App Store and from
https://developer.apple.com. Command Line
Tools are available at
https://developer.apple.com/download/more/
(developer login required).
- XQuartz is available for free at http://xquartz.macosforge.org.
We recommend installing the latest available version.
- The gcc and gfortran compilers are available for free at
http://hpc.sourceforge.net. These compilers
must be reinstalled if Xcode is updated.
Vendor: Microsoft
Operating System |
Windows 7 Enterprise with Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) and SUA Community Complete Toolset |
Fortran compiler |
g77: 3.3 (packaged with SUA) |
C compiler |
gcc: 3.3 (packaged with SUA) |
X Server |
we do not have a specific X server that we recommend for Windows 7; the
two that are used most at SSEC are Xming (packaged with SUA Community Complete
Toolset) and X-Win32; we have encountered problems with both, typically with
cutting and pasting or when using cursor-based commands like CUR, PC or CM;
if you encounter these types of problems you may find
that setting or unsetting the -noXCursor flag in your $HOME/.mcidasrc file
improves performance |
Vendor: Red Hat
Operating System |
Enterprise Linux 7.2 Intel |
Fortran compiler |
gfortran: 4.8.5 |
C compiler |
gcc: 4.8.5 |
X Window System |
packaged with Enterprise Linux 7.2 |
-or-
Operating System |
Enterprise Linux 6.7 Intel |
Fortran compiler |
gfortran: 4.4.7 |
C compiler |
gcc: 4.4.7 |
X Window System |
packaged with Enterprise Linux 6.7 |
Linux Notes:
- We have encountered problems with the GUI when using the GNOME 3 desktop environment,
which is the default on RHEL 7 systems. We recommend installing and using KDE instead.
On RHEL 6 systems we recommend using earlier versions of GNOME. Using a different desktop
environment on either system may result in the McIDAS-X GUI windows not displaying correctly
or at all.
- Enterprise Linux does not install the compress utility
by default. So you must install compress if you
will be configuring your Enterprise Linux workstation as an ADDE remote server.
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