Retrieving tar files for Unix systems

Compressed tar files are kept in the directory   cernlib/@sys/pro/tar, where @sys should be replaced by the Transarc name for your system, e.g. rs_aix32 for the RS6000 running AIX 3.2. Examples of the Transarc naming convention are given in table on page . This directory contains a number of files with the extension .contents, each of which describes the contents of the corresponding file with extension .tar.gz.

N.B. the tar files are only created when a release is made (typically a few days after the release). If you wish to install a version of the CERN library that has not yet been released please follow the instructions given in .

cernbin.contents

The binaries from the bin directory, e.g. pawX11.

cernglib.contents

The graphics libraries, e.g. libgrafGKS.a, libgrafX11.a, libgraflib.a, libpawlib.a

cernlib.contents

Libraries such as libkernlib.a, libpacklib.a, libmathlib.a and libphtools.a.

cernmgr.contents

The CERN mgr tree, required if you wish to reinstall all or part of CERNLIB locally.

cernsrc.contents

The contents of the src directory, i.e. the .car and .cra files.

cmz.contents

The CMZ distribution kit.

gcalor.contents

Various cross section files used by GEANT.

geant315.contents

The GEANT 3.15 distribution.

mclibs.contents

The Monte-Carlo libraries, e.g. JETSET, PHOTOS etc.

patchy.contents

The PATCHY distribution kit.

Retrieving the complete distribution

Procede as follows:

1. Connect to asisftp.cern.ch via ftp. Use username anonymous, password your e-mail address, e.g. jamie@zfatal.cern.ch.
2. Go to the appropriate directory for your machine type and the release that you wish to retrieve, e.g. cd cernlib/hp700_ux90/94a/tar. You will see   a message like the following:

   Welcome message

   ftp> cd 93d/tar
   250-
   250- This directory contains compressed files of CERNlib release 93d for HP/UX 9.0
   250-
   250- Files ending in .tar.gz have been compressed using gzip. gzip/gunzip for
   250- HP/UX are available in this directory in the gzip.tar file. Get this first
   250- and untar in a directory in the search path. Also take a new copy of 
   250- plitar; this will use gzip -d ( equivalent to gunzip ) to uncompress files
   250- ending in .tar.gz.
   250- 
   250-
   250-Please read the file README
   250-  it was last modified on Thu Nov  4 18:16:40 1993 - 83 days ago
   250 CWD command successful.
   ftp>
   

3. Follow the instructions given in the welcome message, e.g. retrieve and read any README files.
4. Go to binary mode and retrieve all compressed tar files.  
5. Unpack using plitar  .

Retrieving the source files

The complete sources can be obtained by retrieving and unpacking only the cernsrc.tar.gz file. Assuming that you wish to retrieve individual sources, procede as follows:

1. Connect to asisftp.cern.ch using anonymous ftp  as shown above.
2. Change directory to cernlib/share/94a/src/car (or the corresponding directory for the appropriate release).
3. Retrieve the .car files of interest, e.g. paw.car, hbook.car, etc.

Retrieving the libraries

One may obtain all of the libraries or individual sets as shown above. To obtain individual libraries only, procede as follows:

1. Connect to asisftp.cern.ch using anonymous ftp  as shown above.
2. Change directory to cernlib/@sys/94a/lib (or the corresponding directory for the appropriate release).
3. Switch to binary mode.
4. Retrieve the .a files of interest, e.g. libpacklib.a, libpawlib.a.

Retrieving the binaries

One may obtain all of the binaries as shown above. shown above. To obtain individual binaries only, procede as follows:

1. Connect to asisftp.cern.ch using anonymous ftp  as shown above.
2. Change directory to cernlib/@sys/94a/bin (or the corresponding directory for the appropriate release).
3. Switch to binary mode.
4. Retrieve the files of interest, e.g. pawX11, kxterm, etc.