IRIX/IRAF V2.11.3 on pre-IRIX 6.5 Systems
Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Jan 28, 2000
Fri Jan 28 2000 -- Binaries for IRIX 6.2-6.4 Systems
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The default IRIX/IRAF distribution was built for IRIX 6.5 and does not
support earlier versions of IRIX, such as 6.2. This is because in IRIX
6.5 a new "__libc_attr" symbol was introduced which is not satisfied by
earlier versions of IRIX, rendering the dynamically linked binaries
unusable.
We are providing _temporary_ support for IRIX 6.2/6.3/6.4 for those sites
which have note yet, or cannot for other reasons, update to the latest
IRIX 6.5 release. To install IRAF for IRIX pre-6.5 you install normally as
you would for the default system, but substitute the IRIX pre-6.5 binaries.
These are provided in the following distribution files:
pre-6.5/hbin-irix.gz # Replaces iraf$unix/bin.irix
pre-6.5/ib.irix.mip.gz # Core system binaries
pre-6.5/nb.irix.mip.gz # NOAO package binaries
To configure your IRIX installation to use these binaries, install the
ib.irix.mip.gz and nb.irix.mip.gz files above instead of the regular
(split) binaries found in the main distribution directories. Go to the
unix subdirectory and do the following:
% cd $iraf/unix # go to unix$ directory
% mv bin.irix bin.irix-6.5 # save new binaries for later update
% mkdir bin.irix # make a new bin directory
% cd bin.irix # go there and unpack new binries
% cat /path/hbin-irix.gz | gunzip | tar -xvf -
The resulting system will support IRIX 6.2-6.4 systems but users should
note that this system has not been as extensively tested as the main 6.5
release. Where possible we recommend that sites upgrade to 6.5. When
IRIX has been upgraded to 6.5 all you need to do to upgrade IRAF is to
download the standard IB and NB distributions to replace the main
binaries, and switch back the unix$bin.irix directories. Sites with
questions or problems are encouraged to contact site support,
iraf@noao.edu.
Last post on Jan 28, 2000