******************************************************************** Linux Overview ******************************************************************** The complete b34s for linux is in a file b34sx.tgz. One command installs b34s. After this is done two scripts are made. Step 1 Installing the b34s files:
To uncompress from cdrom: tar xzvf /mnt/cdrom/b34sx.tgz --directory /usr/local/lib If the file is in the directory on your linux machine, the command tar xzvf b34sx.tgz --directory /usr/local/lib
will place the b34s and its subdirectories in /usr/local/lib/b34slm Note: The b34sx.tgz file was made as follows: From /usr/local/lib which is one directory above /usr/local/lib/b34slm
tar czvf /output-dir/b34sx.tgz b34slm Where /output-dir/ was the path of the location of the *.tgz file Example: tar czvf /home/home1/hhstokes/tar/b34sx.tgz b34slm Step 2 Turning on B34S Copy the file b34s.ini into /usr/local/lib/b34slm This turns on B34SX Step 3 Making the scripts b34s and b34sx
The user should make scripts b34s and b34sx for batch and Display Manager use of B34S. These can be placed any where. Most users use /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin ********************************
b34s script On Linux the calling script to run a file is: /usr/local/lib/b34slm/b34sx -Wl,-r185,-p187 -f$1.b34 -r$1 -L/usr/local/lib/b34slm/ rm -f tempfn -s$2 \
Place these three lines in /usr/bin and give it the name b34s Note that the character \ continues the command line
If the Display Manager and graphics are not needed use the form: /usr/local/lib/b34slm/b34sx -Wl,-r185,-p187 -f$1.b34 -s$2 -NODM \ -r$1 -L/usr/local/lib/b34slm/ rm -f tempfn
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ b34sx script The b34sx script will bring up the Display Manager interface in either graphics or text mode depending from where it has been called. /usr/local/lib/b34slm/b34sx -Wl,-r185,-p187 -s$2 \ -L/usr/local/lib/b34slm/ rm -f tempfn Place these three lines in a file called b34sx in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Be sure make the scripts b34s and b34sx are execuitable with the commands chmod a+rx b34s chmod a+rx b34sx In the directory /usr/local/lib/b34slm give command chmod a+rx * * to turns things on.
To test the system type b34sx The Display Manager should have come up!!!! ************************************************************************ LINUX Notes: ************************************************************************ The B34S Linux version b34sx works like other unix systems. The Linux b34sx can be run in batch or with the Display Manager. The interface is 100% simular to the Windows 95/98/NT interface. If b34sx is run on Linux in a X-Windows screen, the Display Manager will come up in graphics form. If b34sx is called from a dial up line in text mode, the screen will automatically be in text mode. Usually b34s is run from one of three scripts. The script b34sx calls the Display Manager version. The script b34s calls the batch version. The script b34s2 runs the program in batch but allows graphics. The b34s2 command makes the screen flash as the job runs. If the job does not require graphics, many people prefer the b34s command. IMPORTANT: Remember linux is case sensitive. Use b34s NOT B34S.
The B34S Linux release was built with the Lahey LF95 Express compiler. The speed gains are substantial over what the LF90 version of B34S (b34sw.exe) can obtain. This is especially true for DO loops under the Matrix Command. On the same machine using LF95 for both the Windows and Linux versions, the Linux version is up to 20% faster. ******************************************************************** Windows 98 and Linux file structure ******************************************************************** Windows files have the character ^M placed at the end of each line. The utility program w2linux can be used to convert such files, although this may not be required. The linux b34s will automatically remove ^M (char(13)) and detect the end of file character ^Z (char(26)). If the b34s data loading step reads an external data file or an FSAVE file is used, the file may have to be manually converted. The program w2linux can be used to make the conversion or the unix command
tr -d '\r' < dos_file | tr -d '\032' > unixfile can be used. To setup w2linux, copy w2linux from directory /home/username/b34slm/ to the directory /home/username/bin/ or the directory /usr/bin/ The first directory can be used by a user without super user status. The latter directory is used to make b34s useable for all accounts on the unix machine. the command w2linux filename will convert the file filename. Alternatively if the command w2linux is given the user will be prompted. The file structure problem occurs when files are copied from a Linux machine that also has a Windows disk. The linux cp command will not "fix" the file. The unix utility ftp will make such a fix.