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Re: IDL Setup [message #13009 is a reply to message #12949] Fri, 25 September 1998 00:00 Go to previous message
callen is currently offline  callen
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Registered: October 1996
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> 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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