| Re: Dual Installation of IDL 4 and IDL 5 [message #8642 is a reply to message #8509] |
Fri, 21 March 1997 00:00  |
Andy Loughe
Messages: 174
Registered: November 1995
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Troy Richards wrote:
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> Hello group,
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> Is it possible to have working installations of IDL 4 and IDL 5 at the same
> time. Is it neccessary? ie does IDL 4 code work with IDL 5.
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> Sorry if this is a FAQ
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> Thanks for the help, Troy
We are able to run both versions here (Solaris 2.5), but unlike
the letter which accompanies your CD-ROM disk indicates, version 5
*will* try to access the license manager if you have an old version
of IDL installed. One must unset LM_LICENSE_FILE *before* invoking
version 5, or one will be placed in 7 minute demo mode!
We have had compatibility problems with map_set because of a bug
in specifying lon>180, but that will be fixed in the final release.
Otherwise I think you should do fine with version 5. For the kind
of programming I do version 5 isn't such a major release, but for
others it may address problems they have been having with version 4.01b.
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Andrew F. Loughe |
afl@cdc.noaa.gov
University of Colorado, CIRES Box 449 |
http://cdc.noaa.gov/~afl
Boulder, CO 80309-0449 | phn:(303)492-0707
fax:(303)497-7013
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