UNCERT Installation Instructions Update for Versions 1.30+ October 31, 2001

Most of the installation instructions at:

http://www.uncert.com/uncert/install/frame.html

are still valid. There have been a few changes on compiling the package for versions 1.30a and newer. There are no longer "set_make" or "build" scripts. The build is done now using only Makefiles and "make." There are three key Makefiles for building UNCERT on any platform.

With the new design, ideally the user will only have to edit one or two files, and these edits should be minor. The Makefile descriptions follow:

Do NOT Edit:

uncert/src/Makefile: This file directs the compliation

                         of all the UNCERT modules.  You 
                         should NOT edit this file.
   uncert/src/*/Makefile:  These files direct the compilation
                           of each module.  You should NOT
                           edit these files.

Edit: uncert/src/Makefile.inc: This file ties all the platform
indepentent features needed for the make together. It does one other thing. It defines the platform being built. Starting at about line 23, various OS specific OS Makefiles are defined:

        include $(RELATION)/Makefile.cygwin.inc
        #include $(RELATION)/Makefile.dec.inc
        #include $(RELATION)/Makefile.hp.inc
        #include $(RELATION)/Makefile.ibm.inc
        #include $(RELATION)/Makefile.linux.inc
        #include $(RELATION)/Makefile.linux.suse.inc
        #include $(RELATION)/Makefile.sco.inc
        #include $(RELATION)/Makefile.sgi.inc
        #include $(RELATION)/Makefile.solaris.inc

                             Uncomment the platform closest to
                             your system (remove #).  Make sure
                             only one of these line is 
                             uncommented.  If you OS is not 
                             listed here, you may have to make
                             an OS specific Makefile.  These is
                             not a lot to this.  Ideally with
                             this change, you will be able to
                             compile the software.

Edit if there are problems:

uncert/src/Makefile.<OS>.inc: These files list OS specific

                                  flags for various UNIX 
                                  platforms.  The main issue is
                                  usually where the libraries 
                                  and include files are located
                                  on your specific system.  If
                                  you can't determine reasonable
                                  values for the parameters, 
                                  your system administrator 
                                  should be able to help you.

                                  The other main thing set here
                                  is the name of your C and
                                  FORTRAN compiler.

Once the Makefile's are correctly defined, to build the software, type:

make

With luck, everything should compile. If there is a problem, for may need to reset some variables in your OS specific Makefile (e.g. Makefile.sgi.inc). If you change OS specific Makefiles mid-build, I recommend you start with a fresh build; type:

make clean
make

There is no "make install". You can copy the entire uncert directory tree where ever is convienient. Users will have to define several environment variables. These are described in:

http://www.uncert.com/uncert/install/frame.html

I hope to update the on-line installation pages soon.