Gaussian 98 Installation Instructions for IRIX

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July 4, 2008

Gaussian 98 Installation Instructions for IRIX

Obtain Gaussian 98
Gaussian 98 is a commercial software product and must be purchased from Gaussian, Inc.

Create a tar file from the tape distribution if necessary
% su
# cd /download_dir
# tar xvof /dev/tape
# tar cvf g98.tar g98
# exit

Verify that the following packages have been installed on the IRIX workstation:

MIPSpro Fortran 77
MIPSpro C

Install BLAS libraries
Go to System: System Manager: Software: Software Manager
Insert the IRIX 6.5.x Installation Tools and Overlays (1 of 2) CD-ROM
Change the location to /CDROM/dist
Click Custom Installation
When prompted for next CD in set, insert the IRIX 6.5.x Overlays (2 of 2) and click Add
When prompted for next CD in set, insert the IRIX 6.5 Foundations and click Add
When prompted for next CD in set, click Done
Open the Standard Execution Environment and select the following subproducts for installation:

libblas Standard Execution Libraries (N32bit) (or appropriate version for your processor)
libeag Standard Execution Libraries (N32bit) (or appropriate version for your processor)

Click Start, and insert the IRIX 6.5.x Overlays (2 of 2) CD-ROM when prompted.
When the "Installation and removals were successful" message appears, choose Exit.

Extract g98 files
# cd /usr/local
# tar xvof /download_dir/g98.tar
# chmod 755 g98
# chown -R root:sys g98

Compile g98
# /bin/csh
# setenv g98root /usr/local
# cd $g98root/g98
# bsd/install >& install.log
# bsd/bldg98 >& bldg98.log (takes a while)

Change file permissions
# cd /usr/local/g98
# chmod -R o+r *
# chmod o+x bsd/set-mflags

Isolate version of g98 with a symbolic link
# cd /usr/local
# mv g98 g98A7 (or appropriate version)
# ln -s g98A7 g98
# exit

Setup a user to run g98 and do a test run
% cd ~
% mkdir g98
% cd g98
% vi g98setup

i (to enter insert mode)
setenv g98root /usr/local
setenv GAUSS_SCRDIR /tmp
source $g98root/g98/bsd/g98.login
<Esc>:wq (to quit and save)

% source g98setup
% cp -p /usr/local/g98/tests/com/test001.com test001.com
% cp -p /usr/local/g98/tests/alpha-osf1/test001.log test001.log.alpha
% g98 < test001.com > test001.log.sgi
% tail test001.log.alpha
% tail test001.log.sgi

Optionally, setup g98 system policies such as max disk space
% su
# cd /usr/local/g98
# vi Default.Route

i (to enter insert mode)
-#- MaxDisk=512MB
<Esc>:wq (to quit and save)

# exit