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IDL Setup [message #12949]

Wed, 23 September 1998 00:00

predator
Messages: 1
Registered: September 1998

Junior Member

I am trying to set up IDL on a PC running FreeBSD 3.0. The compiler I
am using runs on Linux and several commercial flavors of UNIX but does
not officially run on FreeBSD. Is there any way to get this compiler
working on my current system?
Thanks in advance.

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Re: IDL Setup [message #13009 is a reply to message #12949]

Fri, 25 September 1998 00:00

callen
Messages: 5
Registered: October 1996

Junior Member

> I am trying to set up IDL on a PC running FreeBSD 3.0. The compiler I
> am using runs on Linux and several commercial flavors of UNIX but does
> not officially run on FreeBSD. Is there any way to get this compiler
> working on my current system?

I switched an NT license over to a "Linux" license and am happily running
IDL 5.1.1 under FreeBSD 2.2.6 (after too many annoying NT problems,
grrr...). Note that IDL is a commercial product, and you will only be
able to run it in "7 minute demo" mode until you get a license.

1. Turn on Linux compatibility in FreeBSD. This involves setting a switch
in /etc/rc.conf, then installing the Linux compatibility libraries (I
installed from /usr/ports/emulators/linux_somethingorother). You are now
able to run Linux x86 ELF binaries (hmm... probably have to reboot first).

2. Download the Linux distribution and install as per the instructions.
Mine's straight in /usr/local/rsi.

3. Go into the rsi/idl/bin directory and for every shell script (there are
LOTS), look for a switch statement on `uname` and add an appropriate
result for "FreeBSD":

case `uname` in
...
"ULTRIX") OS="ultrix";;

"Linux") OS="linux";;

"FreeBSD") OS="linux";;

4. Tell RSI you're using FreeBSD so that they'll have more incentive to
make a native FreeBSD port!

-- Charles Allen -- callen@bga.com --

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