================================================================================ To install a precompiled ARB ================================================================================ 1. download the needed files from our homepage http://www.arb-home.de/ and save them into a directory of your choice (i.e. ~/arb-install/ ) Files needed: 'arb.tgz', 'arb_install.sh' and 'zcat' Note: zcat just is a copy of gzip 2. get root 3. run arb_install.sh and follow the instructions 4. Install the following packages: Software that is needed to run ARB: - xview - (open)motif - bash - OPENGL - libGLEW -- Open GL extensions library (see subdirectory lib/addlibs) - libpng Software that is useful together with ARB: ------------------------------------------ - gnuplot - ghostview (gv) - xfig (+ fig2dev to print from xfig) - perl5 Non-OPENGL version of ARB: -------------------------- Instead of downloading arb.tgz, download arb_noOPENGL.tgz, rename it into arb.tgz. Libraries needed to run 32-bit ARB on 64-bit machine: ----------------------------------------------------- (checked on OpenSuSE 10.2) - openmotif-libs-32bit + create link: cd /usr/lib; ln -s libXm.so.4 libXm.so.3 ================================================================================ To build ARB from source ================================================================================ 1. download the needed files from our homepage http://www.arb-home.de/ and save them into a directory of your choice (i.e. ~/arb-build/ ) Files needed: 'arbsrc*.tgz' 2. Unpack the source e.g. tar -zxvf arbsrc_2003_05_22.tgz 3. Run make all and follow the instructions there. Additional software that is needed to compile ARB: -------------------------------------------------- - expat, rxp, sablotron 0.82-1.0 [needed for target 'help' only] - openmotif, openmotif-devel - xaw??? - xview-devel - libtiff-devel - java 1.3.1 or above [needed for arb_probe_library only] - lynx Additional software that is needed to compile open gl parts: ------------------------------------------------------------ - mesa-devel ? - libpng - libglew http://glew.sourceforge.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If we forgot something (or if your OS needs something special) please notify us (devel@arb-home.de). We will mention it here.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------