Unix Users

You should be able to unpack the source files by typing the following two commands
  • uncompress ppmpi_c.tar.Z or uncompress ppmpi_f.tar.Z
  • tar xvf ppmpi_c.tar or tar xvf ppmpi_f.tar
  • These two commands will create a new directory, ppmpi_c or ppmpi_f, containing all the source code for the programs.

    If one or both of the commands uncompress/tar is unavailable, the programs gzip and Gnu tar are freely available from the Free Software Foundation. Once you've installed these programs, you should be able to unpack the software with

  • gunzip ppmpi_c.tar.Z or gunzip ppmpi_f.tar.Z
  • tar xvf ppmpi_c.tar or tar xvf ppmpi_f.tar
  • One user reported that his browser was changing the names of the files when they were downloaded. Be sure that the file names end in ``.Z''. Both uncompress and gunzip expect this at the end of files they're trying to decompress.

    Windows Users

    The latest version of WinZip will unpack compressed tar files. A free evaluation version can be downloaded from the WinZip Home Page.

    Macintosh Users

    The latest version of StuffIt Expander will unpack compressed tar files. It can be freely downloaded from Aladdin Systems.

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    Last updated January 26, 2000