Installing CERNLIB on a Unix system that is not already supported

If you try to install the CERN Program Library on a system that is not currently supported, you will get an error from makepack as shown below. Should this occur, follow the procedure below. Please remember to provide your feedback to the CERN Program Library office so that the work is not lost and can be shared by others.

Typical errors from makepack on unsupported Unix systems

zfatal:/cernlib/cern/94a/mgr (59) make -n kernlib  

...

Make: make: 1254-002 Cannot find a rule to create target 
     /cernlib/cern/94a/src/car/kernxxx.car from dependencies.   <---
   Stop.

• Modify the script cernsys to set the variables PLIUWC, and PLISYS as appropriate. The names chosen for and PLIUWC should be agreed with the CERN Program Library office, if possible.

  PLIUWC

  Three letter code indicating the machine type. This code is used to find the system dependant part of KERNLIB. e.g., for the RS6000, PLIUWC is set to irs and the RS6000 specific part of KERNLIB is in kernirs.car.

  PLINAME

  The appropriate PATCHY flag. This will be automatically selected by the CERNLIB installation jobs.

  If we were installing the libraries under a flavour of Unix known as OBELIX, we would add the following line to the cradle.

  Selecting Unix code on the OBELIX system

  +USE,UNIX,IF=OBELIX.
  

  PLISYS

  This should be set to SYSTEMV, BSD, MACH or UNKNOWN as appropriate.

• Chose a machine specific KERNLIB pam for a similar system and copy it, e.g. to kernobx.car in the case of OBELIX.