McIDAS-XRD 2008
Software and Instructions

McIDAS-XRD version 2008 was distributed 27 May 2008, and must be built and installed after McIDAS-X version 2008 (or later) is installed.

You can obtain the McIDAS-XRD files through this web page using your site's login and password (which was also listed on the cover letter that was enclosed with the May 2008 upgrade package mailed to your site coordinator). If you do not know the login and password, ask your site coordinator. If you have a problem obtaining these files via the web, ask your site coordinator to contact the McIDAS Help Desk by e-mail or by phone at (608) 262-2455.

Complete the following steps to obtain and install the McIDAS-XRD software.

1. Download the following three files to the ~mcidas directory on your McIDAS-X workstation.

   File name	Size	Description
   mcxrd2008.sh	3 KB	shell script that does the build/install
   mcxrd2008.sp	0.9 KB	disk space requirements file used by mcxrd2008.sh
   mcxrd2008.tar.Z	44 MB	compressed tar file containing the source and data files

2. Log on to the workstation as mcidas. Run all commands below from the ~mcidas directory.
3. Build McIDAS-XRD 2008 using the appropriate command below from a Unix command prompt.

   If you are using the default (vendor) compilers,

   Type: sh ./mcxrd2008.sh make

   If you are using gcc/g77 compilers,

   Type: sh ./mcxrd2008.sh -gcc make

   After the build is completed, go to step 4 if a previous version of McIDAS-XRD is installed. Go to step 5 if this is the initial installation of McIDAS-XRD.

4. Uninstall the previous version of McIDAS-XRD with the command below, replacing version# with the number of the version (e.g., 2007).

   Type: sh ./mcxrdversion#.sh uninstall

5. Install McIDAS-XRD 2008.

   Type: sh ./mcxrd2008.sh install

Once these steps are completed, you should be able to run any of the commands included in the McIDAS-XRD 2008 package. If a previous version of McIDAS-XRD was installed, it should be removed after version 2008 is installed, tested, and working properly. Run the commands below to remove it, replacing version# with the number of the version (e.g., 2007).

Type: sh ./mcxrdversion#.sh unmake

Type: rm mcxrdversion#.sh

Type: rm mcxrdversion#.sp

Type: rm mcxrdversion#.tar.Z