Index of /ftp/software/rps2/old_versions/rps2_9_0

 Name                    Last modified       Size  Description

 Parent Directory        31-Mar-2004 11:30      -  
 README.txt              02-Jan-2001 09:53     3k  
 alpha-RPS2bin.tar.Z     03-Jan-2000 14:19   6.4M  
 sgi5-RPS2bin.tar.Z      03-Jan-2000 14:19   5.1M  
 solaris-RPS2bin.tar.Z   30-Dec-1999 09:38  29.8M  
 sun4-RPS2bin.tar.Z      03-Jan-2000 14:19   5.2M  

This directory contains the precompiled binaries for RPS2 9.0.
Version 9.0 was released December 30, 1999 for support of Cycle 9
Phase 2 proposal development.

This directory also has a subdirectory containing older versions
of RPS2.

The FTP URL for this directory is: http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/software/rps2/

Available Files
---------------

RPS2 is currently supported with precompiled binaries on four
platforms.  Only the Solaris version includes all the subsystems and
allows you to run all of RPS2 on your machine.

A smaller version of RPS2 is available for DEC Alpha, SunOS 4.x, and
SGI.  The smaller version does not include the large LISP
images. Those subsystems will then run on workstations at STScI. If
the smaller configuration is chosen, the Control system will handle
communications between these subsystems via the Internet.

This directory contains the following versions of RPS2:

        solaris-RPS2bin.tar.Z
                For Solaris 2.x users.  Requires Solaris Binary Compatibility
                package to be installed.  Includes LISP images. 

        sun4-RPS2bin.tar.Z
                For SunOS 4.x users.  Does not include a LISP image.
                LISP images will be run by contacting servers at STScI.

        apha-RPS2bin.tar.Z
                For DEC Alpha users.  Does not include a LISP image.
                LISP images will be run by contacting servers at STScI.

        sgi5-RPS2bin.tar.Z
                For SGI users.  Does not include a LISP image.
                LISP images will be run by contacting servers at STScI.


If you want a version of RPS2 which runs under another Unix variant,
e.g. HP, please contact your Program Coordinator.  Sorry, no DEC
VAX/VMS version is available.

If you do not have access to a Unix platform, you can run RPS2 by one
of the alternative methods described in section 6 of the RPS2 User's
Manual.

If you have one of the supported platforms, download one of the four
files into your installation directory. Each of these files contain
the precompiled code for RPS2.

After the file is downloaded, type:

        zcat {config}-RPS2bin.tar.Z | tar -xf -

If your ftp or web client uncompressed the file for you, use the command:

        tar -xf {config}-RPS2bin.tar

This will unpack all the archived files. Read the files named README
and INSTALL before installing the software.


Starting and Stopping Servers
-----------------------------
Old versions of the RPS2 servers are not compatible with the new
release.  Before downloading new RPS2, you should stop any RPS2
servers you have running.  To do this, type stop-RPS2-servers from the
directory where RPS2 is installed.  The new servers will start
automatically when you start RPS2 after installing the new version.


If you have any problems installing or using the RPS2 software,
contact your Program Coordinator.