PC-IRAF V2.11.3 and RedHat 5.2

Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Dec 13, 1999

Sun Dec 12 1999  -- Redhat 5.2 binaries
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The default Redhat distribution (rhux) was built for RedHat 6.1 and does
not support earlier versions of RedHat, such as 5.2.  RedHat changed a lot
over this period due to changes in the GLIBC libraries and EGCS compiler
support.  Hence a separate set of binaries are needed for each version of
RedHat.

We are providing _temporary_ support for RedHat 5.2 since the 6.x versions
are relatively new and many people have not updated yet.  To install IRAF
for RedHat 5.2 you install normally as you would for the default system,
but substitute the RedHat 5.2 binaries.   These are provided in the
following distribution files:

    rh52-bin.redhat.tar.gz              replaces unix/bin.redhat
    rh52-ib.rhux.x86.gz                 core system binaries
    rh52-nb.rhux.x86.gz                 noao package binaries

To configure your PC-IRAF installation for RedHat 5.2, install the rh52-ib
and rh52-nb files above instead of ib.rhux.x86 and nb.rhux.x86.  Go to the
unix subdirectory and do the following:

    % cd $iraf/unix
    % mv bin.redhat bin.redhat-6.1
    % mkdir bin.redhat-5.2
    % ln -s bin.redhat-5.2 bin.redhat
    % cd bin.redhat-5.2
    % tar -xpvzf <dir>/rh52-bin.redhat.tar.gz

The resulting system will support RedHat 5.2 but not 6.x; it will be
necessary to upgrade the binaries if your Linux installation is later
upgraded to 6.x.  Users with problems or questions are encouraged to
contact site support (iraf@noao.edu).

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Last post on Dec 13, 1999