Changes between Version 24 and Version 25 of IDL

Timestamp:

10/11/06 15:50:46 (19 years ago)

Author:

gbryan@…

Comment:

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IDL

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 = IDL =
 
-IDL is available from [http://rsinc.com/idl/ rsinc], for a licensing fee (apparently $480 for a "floating node license fee" for educational institutions).  The current version appears to be 6.2.
-
-They do support linux, and are moving to a kernel/glibc support indicator strategy (see [http://www.rsinc.com/services/techtip.asp?ttid=3635#linux here]).  This strategy apparently won't be ready until 6.3.  However, that doesn't mean that the earlier systems won't have comparable support.
-
-They also have a [http://rsinc.com/services/techtip.asp?ttid=3618 linux FAQ] which seems somewhat out of date.
+[heep://www.ittvis.com/idl/ IDL] is available on all CAL configured worktations (just type 'idl' at the prompt).  The current version is 6.3.
 
 == licensing ==
-CAL has a "floating" 50 user license (meaning that a properly configured IDL installation requests a license while running and then returns the license when finished).  The current license server runs on njord.phys.columbia.edu (a sun) and will serve licenses to any version of IDL running on any operating system.  Installation of IDL on a client machine means both installing the software and a "license.dat" file that contains the information required by the license server.
+
+CAL has a "floating" 50 user license (meaning that a properly configured IDL installation requests a license while running and then returns the license when finished).  The current license server runs on neptune.astro.columbia.edu and will serve licenses to any version of IDL running on any operating system.  Installation of IDL on a client machine means both installing the software and a "license.dat" file that contains the information required by the license server.  To install IDL on your (non-CW) system, you must first download the idl software from [http://www.ittvis.com/download/download.asp here].  Mac, Windows and Linux systems are supported.  Once you install the software, you will only be able to run it for seven minutes, in demo mode, because it is not licensed.  To obtain a copy of the CAL license, log on to a CAL CW (e.g. pluto) and copy the file
+{{{
+/opt/rsi/license/license.dat
+}}}
+to the appropriate location on your system (the location differs depending on the system and the location IDL is installed on your system, but is generally the /full_idl_path/license/license.dat).
 
 == license server ==