Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of IDL

Timestamp:

09/25/06 16:18:06 (19 years ago)

Author:

cdelacruz@…

Comment:

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 = IDL =
 
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-IDL 6.3 Web Download and Install Instructions: FlexLM License Server
-
-These instructions describe the process of downloading and installing the FlexLM license server for IDL 6.3 on your UNIX system.
-Before you begin:
-
-    * The FlexLM license server requires approximately 8 MB of disk space.
-    * Be sure you have root (or similar) permissions before installing.
-
-Installing the FlexLM License Server
-
-To download and install the FlexLM license server:
-
-   1. Choose a place to install the license server on your system. On your local system, change to the directory you select. (In the instructions that follow, we will refer to this directory as FLEXLM_DIR.) The default location is is /usr/local/rsi. If FLEXLM_DIR does not already exist, be sure you have root (or similar) permissions, and issue the following commands to create and give access to the FLEXLM_DIR:
-
-      % mkdir FLEXLM_DIR  
-      % chmod a+rx FLEXLM_DIR  
-
-   2. Select the appropriate download link for your UNIX platform. Click on the link to download the FlexLM license server. The license server installation file is a compressed archive; save it in FLEXLM_DIR.
-   3. Change directories to FLEXLM_DIR.
-   4. Unpack the archive. First uncompress the file by entering:
-
-      % gunzip flexlm_<platform>.tar.gz  
-
-      then untar the file:
-
-       
-
-      % tar xf flexlm_<platform>.tar  
-
-       
-
-      where <platform> is the platform name for your platform.
-
-       
-
-      Note
-      There is no installation program included with the FlexLM installation tar files. The above commands are all that is necessary to unpack the license server files.
-
-Warning
-
-If you install the license server files in a directory other than /usr/local/rsi, you will need to manually modify the appropriate license_setup file in the bin subdirectory of the directory in which the license server was installed to reflect the path to the license server installation. You should modify:
-
-    * FLEXLM_DIR/bin/license_setup if you use a C shell.
-    * FLEXLM_DIR/bin/license_setup.bash if you use a bash shell.
-    * FLEXLM_DIR/bin/license_setup.ksh if you use a korn shell.
-
-You do not need to make any modifications if FLEXLM_DIR is /usr/local/rsi.
-
-  IDL 6.3 (April 20, 2006)
-
-== Installation ==
-[wiki:Carlos] added this package to [wiki:metis] by Downloading the IDL 6.2 (RHE3.x_FC3_Intelx86) Demo archive and running the ./install script. 
-{{{
-root@metis:~# mkdir /usr/local/rsi
-root@metis:~# chmod a+rx /usr/local/rsi
-
-root@metis:/usr/local/rsi# gzip -d idl_linux.x86.tar.gz
-root@metis:/usr/local/rsi# tar xf idl_linux.x86.tar
-root@metis:/usr/local/rsi# ./install
-
-
-Do you accept all of the terms of the preceding license agreement? (y/n): y
-
-    This script installs Unix IDL version 6.2. The current
-    directory is assumed to be the RSI directory under
-    which IDL is to be installed.
-
-    Current directory:  /usr/local/rsi
-    Current login: root
-
-Do you wish to continue? (y/n): y
-
-    There are 3 ways to create the symbolic links or define
-    the environment variables necessary to run IDL:
-
-    1) Allow this script to install IDL in the RSI recommended
-       manner:
-
-           - If the rsi directory tree (of which IDL is a
-             subdirectory) is not located in /usr/local/rsi,
-             create a symbolic link called /usr/local/rsi that points
-             at it.
-
-           - Create symbolic links in /usr/local/bin for IDL and
-             related commands. To run IDL, users must put
-             /usr/local/bin in their execution paths. At most sites,
-             this is already the case.
-
-    2) Manually create the symbolic links using the commands:
-
-           setenv  RSI  /usr/local/rsi
-
-           ln -s $RSI    /usr/local/rsi
-           ln -s $RSI/ion_6.2/bin/iond    LOCAL_DIR/iond_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/ion/bin/iond    LOCAL_DIR/iond
-
-           ln -s $RSI/ion_6.2/bin/ionstat    LOCAL_DIR/ionstat_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/ion/bin/ionstat    LOCAL_DIR/ionstat
-
-           ln -s $RSI/ion_6.2/bin/iondown    LOCAL_DIR/iondown_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/ion/bin/iondown    LOCAL_DIR/iondown
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idl    LOCAL_DIR/idl_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idl  LOCAL_DIR/idl
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlde    LOCAL_DIR/idlde_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlde  LOCAL_DIR/idlde
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlrpc    LOCAL_DIR/idlrpc_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlrpc  LOCAL_DIR/idlrpc
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlhelp    LOCAL_DIR/idlhelp_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlhelp  LOCAL_DIR/idlhelp
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlman    LOCAL_DIR/idlman_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlman  LOCAL_DIR/idlman
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idldemo    LOCAL_DIR/idldemo_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idldemo    LOCAL_DIR/idldemo
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/rsilicense    LOCAL_DIR/rsilicense_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/rsilicense    LOCAL_DIR/rsilicense
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlman    LOCAL_DIR/ionman_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlman  LOCAL_DIR/ionman
-
-           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlhelp    LOCAL_DIR/ionhelp_6.2
-           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/ionhelp  LOCAL_DIR/ionhelp
-
-
-
-      where LOCAL_DIR is the path of a directory on your system
-      that commonly appears in users' paths.
-
-    3) Files named idl_setup and idl_setup.ksh are
-       automatically created by the installation script.  These
-       files contain appropriate definitions for IDL-related
-       environment variables and aliases.  If you choose this
-       option, you must have your users set up their accounts
-       as shown below:
-
-           Have your C-shell users add the line:
-
-               source /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl_setup
-
-           to their .cshrc files.
-
-           Have your Korn shell users add the line:
-
-               . /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl_setup.ksh
-
-           to their .profile files.
-
-           Have your Bash shell users add the line:
-
-               . /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl_setup.bash
-
-           to their .bashrc files.
-
-
-Create the symbolic links described in option 1 above? (y/n): y
-
-
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idl_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idl
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/iond_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/products/ion_6.2/ion_java/bin/iond
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/iond
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/products/ion/ion_java/bin/iond
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionstat_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/products/ion_6.2/ion_java/bin/ionstat
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionstat
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/products/ion/ion_java/bin/ionstat
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/iondown_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/products/ion_6.2/ion_java/bin/iondown
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/iondown
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/products/ion/ion_java/bin/iondown
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idl_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idl
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idl
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlde_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlde
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlde
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlde
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idldemo_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idldemo
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idldemo
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idldemo
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlhelp_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlhelp
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlhelp
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlhelp
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionhelp_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlhelp
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionhelp
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlhelp
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlman_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlman
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlman
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlman
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionman_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlman
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionman
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlman
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlrpc_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlrpc
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlrpc
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlrpc
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/rsilicense_6.2
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/rsilicense
-
-    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/rsilicense
-    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/rsilicense
-
-
-IDL Installation Complete.
-
-Web Servers have a default directory in which Java files
-are located.  Please enter the directory where the Java
-files are located.
-(e.g. /usr/local/apache2/htdocs) (webserver install????)
-
-Web Servers have a default directory in which CGI executables
-are located.  Please enter the directory where the server
-executables are located.
-(e.g. /usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin)
-
-Please enter the fully qualified domain name and the path to
-the CGI executables directory for your Web server.
-(e.g. myhost.mydomain.com/cgi-bin)
-
-
-root@metis:/usr/local/rsi# idldemo
-
+=== Linux Installation ===
+Create a directory (opt/rsi) and extract the 
+contents of flexlm_linux.x86.tar.gz:
+{{{
+mkdir /opt/rsi
+tar xzvf flexlm_linux.x86.tar.gz
+
+[0 root@mercury rsi]# ls -l
+total 2
+drwxr-xr-x  3 flexlm users 1024 2006-04-26 17:37 idl_6.3
+drwxr-xr-x  2 flexlm users 1024 2006-04-26 17:37 license
+}}}
+
+copy the generated license file to the 'license' folder:
+{{{
+# License file comments, do not delete ###############
+# License Number(s): 95028-2
+
+SERVER mercury 00304853deae 1700
+DAEMON idl_lmgrd /opt/rsi/idl_6.3/bin
+INCREMENT idl idl_lmgrd 6.300 1-jan-0000 240 3B6690A1C4CDA1FBCE03 \
+        VENDOR_STRING="95028-2Department License" ck=32
+INCREMENT idl_mpeg idl_lmgrd 6.300 1-jan-0000 39 1B3690B11B14DF451346 \
+        VENDOR_STRING="95028-2Department License" ck=249
+FEATURESET idl_lmgrd 75181F4FAAE125CD
+##################### end of license file #######################
+}}}
+Modify the environment variables/paths in the setup script;
+chang the default installation path from /usr/local/rsi to /opt/rsi for 
+the following files: license_setup.bash, idl_lmgrd, sys5_idl_lmgrd.
+
+Added the following to the .bashrc file to 
+initialize the rsi paths:
+{{{
+. /opt/rsi/idl_6.3/bin/license_setup.bash
+}}}
+Modify the /opt/rsi/idl_6.3/bin/sys5_idl_lmgrd file:
+{{{
+#LOG_FILE_NAME="/dev/console"
+LOG_FILE_NAME="/var/log/flexlm.log" 
+
+create a flexlm.log file under /var/log and modify permissions/ownership
+for the flexlm user. 
+
+#  "start") $IDL_DIR/bin/lmgrd > $LOG_FILE_NAME &
+"start") su flexlm -pmc "$IDL_DIR/bin/lmgrd > $LOG_FILE_NAME &"
+
+
+
+
+# The licence management software does not require root privileges
+# to operate.  The license management daemons should be started
+# by a non-privileged user with a restrictive umask setting, preventing
+# the unneccessary use of the root account.  The license manager
+# can be started by a non-privileged user by modifying the start
+# command from below as follows:
+#    "start") su username -c "umask 022;$IDL_DIR/bin/lmgrd > $LOG_FILE_NAME &"
+# where "username" is the account name of an unprivileged user that has
+# execute permission for the license management utilities, write
+# permission to create the log file, and read permission for the license file.
+}}}
+The standard installation method is to use the 'rsilicense' installation script
+but because it is gui based, I opted to manually edit and run the
+startup script installation file:
+
+lmgrd_install:
+{{{
+#!/bin/sh
+# This script is intended to be run by the administrator of a UNIX system
+# who desires to start the FlexLM license server at system boot time.
+# A detailed description of the actions performed by this script are
+# contained in the sys5_idl_lmgrd script.
+#
+# Usage: This script must be run in the directory that contains
+# the 'sys5_idl_lmgrd' script (<IDL_DIR>/bin/).
+#
+.
+.
+.
+    "Linux")
+        cp sys5_idl_lmgrd /etc/init.d
+        if [ -f /etc/rc2.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd ]; then
+                rm -f /etc/rc2.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        fi
+        if [ -f /etc/rc3.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd ]; then
+                rm -f /etc/rc3.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        fi
+        if [ -f /etc/rc4.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd ]; then
+                rm -f /etc/rc4.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        fi
+        if [ -f /etc/rc5.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd ]; then
+                rm -f /etc/rc5.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        fi
+        if [ -f /etc/rc0.d/K01sys5_idl_lmgrd ]; then
+                rm -f /etc/rc0.d/K01sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        fi
+        ln -s /etc/init.d/sys5_idl_lmgrd /etc/rc2.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        ln -s /etc/init.d/sys5_idl_lmgrd /etc/rc3.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        ln -s /etc/init.d/sys5_idl_lmgrd /etc/rc4.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        ln -s /etc/init.d/sys5_idl_lmgrd /etc/rc5.d/S99sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        ln -s /etc/init.d/sys5_idl_lmgrd /etc/rc0.d/K01sys5_idl_lmgrd
+        ;;
+}}}
+ 
+The flexlm server can now be started:
+{{{
+[0 root@mercury root]# /etc/init.d/sys5_idl_lmgrd start
+}}}
+Check the status of the license server under /opt/rsi/idl_6.3/bin:
+{{{
+[1 root@mercury bin]# ./lmstat
+lmstat - Copyright (c) 1989-2005 Macrovision Europe Ltd. and/or Macrovision Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
+Flexible License Manager status on Fri 9/22/2006 13:56
+
+License server status: 1700@mercury
+    License file(s) on mercury: /opt/rsi/license/license.dat:
+
+   mercury: license server UP (MASTER) v10.8
+
+Vendor daemon status (on mercury):
+
+ idl_lmgrd: UP v10.8
+}}}
+The service appears to be running but the firewall setting may be denying access to the following ports:
+{{{
+lsof -i:
+
+lmgrd     13168        root    0u  IPv4  20431       TCP *:1700 (LISTEN)
+lmgrd     13168        root    3u  IPv4  20450       TCP localhost.localdomain:1 700->localhost.localdomain:40969 (ESTABLISHED)
+idl_lmgrd 13169        root    0u  IPv4  20431       TCP *:1700 (LISTEN)
+idl_lmgrd 13169        root    3u  IPv4  20434       TCP *:54694 (LISTEN)
+idl_lmgrd 13169        root    5u  IPv4  20449       TCP localhost.localdomain:4 
+
+
+}}}
+
+
+
+Testing from a CW:
+
+{{{
+cdelacruz@io:/opt/rsi/license$ idl
 IDL Version 6.2 (linux x86 m32). (c) 2005, Research Systems, Inc.
-
-% Embedded IDL: Research Systems, Inc., IDL Demo System.
-% Restored file: IDLRTMAIN.
-% Embedded IDL: Research Systems, Inc., IDL Demo System.
-% IDLRTMAIN: The following error was encountered:  Error loading sharable executable.
-               Symbol: IDL_Load, File = /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/bin.linux.x86/idl_xml.so ibstdc++.so.5: 
-cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory  Please consult the supplier of the application.
-}}}
-
-== Required Packages/Dependancies ==
-{{{
-Application required the installation of libstdc++5:
-
-
-root@metis:/etc/apt/apt.conf.d# apt-get install libstdc++5
-
-}}}
-{{{
-root@metis:/usr/local/rsi/idl/bin# idldemo
-IDL Version 6.2 (linux x86 m32). (c) 2005, Research Systems, Inc.
-
-% Embedded IDL: Research Systems, Inc., IDL Demo System.
-% Restored file: IDLRTMAIN.
-% Embedded IDL: Research Systems, Inc., IDL Demo System.
-% Loaded DLM: XML.
-% Restored file: D_ICONTOUR.
-% Loaded DLM: JPEG.
-% Loaded DLM: PNG.
-root@metis:/usr/local/rsi/idl/bin#
-
-
-
-Added the following definition to .bashrc:
-
-. /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl_setup.bash
-
-
-Application launches, as well as the demo modules. 
-}}}
-
-= Astro Modules =
-Need to find suitable installation packages.
-{{{
-TeXtoIDL:
-
-The purpose of the TeXtoIDL routines is to make it simple to use Greek letters, 
-subscripts and superscripts in making labels for plots in IDL. This is accomplished by 
-allowing the user to use TeX control sequences for Greek letters and special 
-symbols and for sub/superscripts. The TeX control sequences are simple and easy 
-to remember, especially if you already use TeX for writing papers (for those 
-unfamiliar with TeX, an explanation of that notation is below). The translation 
-is done for either vector or PostScript fonts. 
-
-IDLWAVE:
-This package has been installed as part of Emacs to enable it to understand 
-IDL syntax, which is very useful when writing IDL scripts. A number of lines 
-should be added to your ~/.emacs file, and IDLWAVE online information which can 
-be viewed with `M-x idlwave-info', or follow the Menu entry in the IDLWAVE menu. 
-IDLWAVE also enables running an IDL shell within emacs - type:
-
-        M-X idlwave-shell
-
-which runs your settup defined by the environment variable IDL_STARTUP. 
-}}}
-
-
-= Solaris Installation =
+% LICENSE MANAGER: Cannot connect to license server system.
+   The license server manager (lmgrd) has not been started yet,
+   the wrong port@host or license file is being used, or the
+   port or hostname in the license file has been changed.
+  Feature:       idl
+  Server name:   mercury
+  License path:  /opt/rsi/idl_6.2/../license/license.dat:/opt/rsi/license -
+     /*.lic
+  FLEXnet Licensing error:-15,570.  System Error: 115 "Operation now in
+  progress"
+  For further information, refer to the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide,
+  available at "www.macrovision.com"..
+  License file: /opt/rsi/idl_6.2/../license/license.dat:/opt/rsi/license/*.li
+  c
+% Entering timed demo mode. Each session is limited to 7 minutes
+  of operation. Printing and file saving are disabled.
+
+  To obtain a temporary license allowing evaluation of the full
+  functionality of this product contact your sales representative or
+  RSI (303-786-9900, info@RSInc.com).
+
+IDL>
+
+ 
+Verifying connection to server (via port 1700):
+
+cdelacruz@phobos:~$ socat STDIO TCP4:mercury.astro.columbia.edu:1700
+2006/09/22 14:01:12 socat[17827] E connect(3, AF=2 128.59.168.51:1700, 16): Connection refused
+cdelacruz@phobos:~$
+}}}
+Assigned static ports to flexlm services and opened the ports 
+in the shorewall configuration 'rules':
+{{{
+
+SERVER mercury 00304853deae 1700
+DAEMON idl_lmgrd /opt/rsi/idl_6.3/bin PORT=1705 #assigned port for idl daemon.
+
+### allow acces to flexlm license server within CAL:
+ACCEPT   cal            fw              tcp     1700
+ACCEPT   cal            fw              tcp     1705
+}}}
+
+=== Solaris Installation ===
 
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 }}}
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+== Installation ==
+[wiki:Carlos] added this package to [wiki:metis] by Downloading the IDL 6.2 (RHE3.x_FC3_Intelx86) Demo archive and running the ./install script. 
+{{{
+root@metis:~# mkdir /usr/local/rsi
+root@metis:~# chmod a+rx /usr/local/rsi
+
+root@metis:/usr/local/rsi# gzip -d idl_linux.x86.tar.gz
+root@metis:/usr/local/rsi# tar xf idl_linux.x86.tar
+root@metis:/usr/local/rsi# ./install
+
+
+Do you accept all of the terms of the preceding license agreement? (y/n): y
+
+    This script installs Unix IDL version 6.2. The current
+    directory is assumed to be the RSI directory under
+    which IDL is to be installed.
+
+    Current directory:  /usr/local/rsi
+    Current login: root
+
+Do you wish to continue? (y/n): y
+
+    There are 3 ways to create the symbolic links or define
+    the environment variables necessary to run IDL:
+
+    1) Allow this script to install IDL in the RSI recommended
+       manner:
+
+           - If the rsi directory tree (of which IDL is a
+             subdirectory) is not located in /usr/local/rsi,
+             create a symbolic link called /usr/local/rsi that points
+             at it.
+
+           - Create symbolic links in /usr/local/bin for IDL and
+             related commands. To run IDL, users must put
+             /usr/local/bin in their execution paths. At most sites,
+             this is already the case.
+
+    2) Manually create the symbolic links using the commands:
+
+           setenv  RSI  /usr/local/rsi
+
+           ln -s $RSI    /usr/local/rsi
+           ln -s $RSI/ion_6.2/bin/iond    LOCAL_DIR/iond_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/ion/bin/iond    LOCAL_DIR/iond
+
+           ln -s $RSI/ion_6.2/bin/ionstat    LOCAL_DIR/ionstat_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/ion/bin/ionstat    LOCAL_DIR/ionstat
+
+           ln -s $RSI/ion_6.2/bin/iondown    LOCAL_DIR/iondown_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/ion/bin/iondown    LOCAL_DIR/iondown
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idl    LOCAL_DIR/idl_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idl  LOCAL_DIR/idl
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlde    LOCAL_DIR/idlde_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlde  LOCAL_DIR/idlde
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlrpc    LOCAL_DIR/idlrpc_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlrpc  LOCAL_DIR/idlrpc
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlhelp    LOCAL_DIR/idlhelp_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlhelp  LOCAL_DIR/idlhelp
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlman    LOCAL_DIR/idlman_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlman  LOCAL_DIR/idlman
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idldemo    LOCAL_DIR/idldemo_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idldemo    LOCAL_DIR/idldemo
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/rsilicense    LOCAL_DIR/rsilicense_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/rsilicense    LOCAL_DIR/rsilicense
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlman    LOCAL_DIR/ionman_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/idlman  LOCAL_DIR/ionman
+
+           ln -s $RSI/idl_6.2/bin/idlhelp    LOCAL_DIR/ionhelp_6.2
+           ln -s $RSI/idl/bin/ionhelp  LOCAL_DIR/ionhelp
+
+
+
+      where LOCAL_DIR is the path of a directory on your system
+      that commonly appears in users' paths.
+
+    3) Files named idl_setup and idl_setup.ksh are
+       automatically created by the installation script.  These
+       files contain appropriate definitions for IDL-related
+       environment variables and aliases.  If you choose this
+       option, you must have your users set up their accounts
+       as shown below:
+
+           Have your C-shell users add the line:
+
+               source /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl_setup
+
+           to their .cshrc files.
+
+           Have your Korn shell users add the line:
+
+               . /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl_setup.ksh
+
+           to their .profile files.
+
+           Have your Bash shell users add the line:
+
+               . /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl_setup.bash
+
+           to their .bashrc files.
+
+
+Create the symbolic links described in option 1 above? (y/n): y
+
+
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idl_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idl
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/iond_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/products/ion_6.2/ion_java/bin/iond
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/iond
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/products/ion/ion_java/bin/iond
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionstat_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/products/ion_6.2/ion_java/bin/ionstat
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionstat
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/products/ion/ion_java/bin/ionstat
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/iondown_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/products/ion_6.2/ion_java/bin/iondown
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/iondown
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/products/ion/ion_java/bin/iondown
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idl_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idl
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idl
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlde_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlde
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlde
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlde
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idldemo_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idldemo
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idldemo
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idldemo
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlhelp_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlhelp
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlhelp
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlhelp
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionhelp_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlhelp
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionhelp
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlhelp
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlman_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlman
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlman
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlman
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionman_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlman
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/ionman
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlman
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlrpc_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/idlrpc
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/idlrpc
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idlrpc
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/rsilicense_6.2
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/rsilicense
+
+    Link Name: /usr/local/bin/rsilicense
+    Points at: /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/rsilicense
+
+
+IDL Installation Complete.
+
+Web Servers have a default directory in which Java files
+are located.  Please enter the directory where the Java
+files are located.
+(e.g. /usr/local/apache2/htdocs) (webserver install????)
+
+Web Servers have a default directory in which CGI executables
+are located.  Please enter the directory where the server
+executables are located.
+(e.g. /usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin)
+
+Please enter the fully qualified domain name and the path to
+the CGI executables directory for your Web server.
+(e.g. myhost.mydomain.com/cgi-bin)
+
+
+root@metis:/usr/local/rsi# idldemo
+
+IDL Version 6.2 (linux x86 m32). (c) 2005, Research Systems, Inc.
+
+% Embedded IDL: Research Systems, Inc., IDL Demo System.
+% Restored file: IDLRTMAIN.
+% Embedded IDL: Research Systems, Inc., IDL Demo System.
+% IDLRTMAIN: The following error was encountered:  Error loading sharable executable.
+               Symbol: IDL_Load, File = /usr/local/rsi/idl_6.2/bin/bin.linux.x86/idl_xml.so ibstdc++.so.5: 
+cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory  Please consult the supplier of the application.
+}}}
+
+== Required Packages/Dependancies ==
+{{{
+Application required the installation of libstdc++5:
+
+
+root@metis:/etc/apt/apt.conf.d# apt-get install libstdc++5
+
+}}}
+{{{
+root@metis:/usr/local/rsi/idl/bin# idldemo
+IDL Version 6.2 (linux x86 m32). (c) 2005, Research Systems, Inc.
+
+% Embedded IDL: Research Systems, Inc., IDL Demo System.
+% Restored file: IDLRTMAIN.
+% Embedded IDL: Research Systems, Inc., IDL Demo System.
+% Loaded DLM: XML.
+% Restored file: D_ICONTOUR.
+% Loaded DLM: JPEG.
+% Loaded DLM: PNG.
+root@metis:/usr/local/rsi/idl/bin#
+
+
+
+Added the following definition to .bashrc:
+
+. /usr/local/rsi/idl/bin/idl_setup.bash
+
+
+Application launches, as well as the demo modules. 
+}}}
+
+= Astro Modules =
+Need to find suitable installation packages.
+{{{
+TeXtoIDL:
+
+The purpose of the TeXtoIDL routines is to make it simple to use Greek letters, 
+subscripts and superscripts in making labels for plots in IDL. This is accomplished by 
+allowing the user to use TeX control sequences for Greek letters and special 
+symbols and for sub/superscripts. The TeX control sequences are simple and easy 
+to remember, especially if you already use TeX for writing papers (for those 
+unfamiliar with TeX, an explanation of that notation is below). The translation 
+is done for either vector or PostScript fonts. 
+
+IDLWAVE:
+This package has been installed as part of Emacs to enable it to understand 
+IDL syntax, which is very useful when writing IDL scripts. A number of lines 
+should be added to your ~/.emacs file, and IDLWAVE online information which can 
+be viewed with `M-x idlwave-info', or follow the Menu entry in the IDLWAVE menu. 
+IDLWAVE also enables running an IDL shell within emacs - type:
+
+        M-X idlwave-shell
+
+which runs your settup defined by the environment variable IDL_STARTUP. 
+}}}
+
+
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