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| - Download the appropriate, pre-compiled executable program for your computer. Unless you have an old or `unusual' machine, this should be | - Download the appropriate, pre-compiled executable program for your computer. Unless you have an old or `unusual' machine, this should be | ||
| * [[http://didgeridoo.une.edu.au/km/WOMBAT/wombat64.tar.gz|wombat64.tar.gz]] for a 64-bit machine | * [[http://didgeridoo.une.edu.au/km/WOMBAT/wombat64.tar.gz|wombat64.tar.gz]] for a 64-bit machine | ||
| - | * [[http://didgeridoo.une.edu.au/km/WOMBAT/wombat32.tar.gz|wombat32.tar.gz]] for a 32-bit machine | + | * [[http://didgeridoo.une.edu.au/km/WOMBAT/wombat32.tar.gz|wombat32.tar.gz]] for a 32-bit machine - Update: 32-bit version no longer built |
| - <WRAP right>{{:wombat:wmbinstall1.jpeg?550|Screenshot 1}}</WRAP>Say you want to keep your WOMBAT in the directory ''<nowiki>MyPrograms</nowiki>'' and that you have moved the file you downloaded to this directory. \\ The screen-shots show this for ''wombat64'' but the procedure is analogous for ''wombat32''. They show ''<nowiki>MyPrograms</nowiki>'' as a sub-directory of my home directory -- this is not a necessary requirement; for instance, if you have super-user privileges, you may want to choose something like ''/usr/local'' instead. | - <WRAP right>{{:wombat:wmbinstall1.jpeg?550|Screenshot 1}}</WRAP>Say you want to keep your WOMBAT in the directory ''<nowiki>MyPrograms</nowiki>'' and that you have moved the file you downloaded to this directory. \\ The screen-shots show this for ''wombat64'' but the procedure is analogous for ''wombat32''. They show ''<nowiki>MyPrograms</nowiki>'' as a sub-directory of my home directory -- this is not a necessary requirement; for instance, if you have super-user privileges, you may want to choose something like ''/usr/local'' instead. | ||
| * Change into your selected directory: <code>cd MyPrograms</code> | * Change into your selected directory: <code>cd MyPrograms</code> | ||
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| </code>You may need super-user or administrator privileges to do so. <wrap column 40% right info> For all three alternatives, you may need to log off and back on again (or start a new shell) before the new setting becomes effective.</wrap> | </code>You may need super-user or administrator privileges to do so. <wrap column 40% right info> For all three alternatives, you may need to log off and back on again (or start a new shell) before the new setting becomes effective.</wrap> | ||
| - Move the program file to a directory which is in your search path. | - Move the program file to a directory which is in your search path. | ||
| + | - If you have previously installed WOMBAT on your machine, make sure that you 'pick up' the correct version, i.e. that you do not inadvertently keep using the old version. The easiest way to do this is by typing <code>wombat --expiry</code> before and after installation -- you should see the change in version/date. | ||
| - Larger analyses in WOMBAT may require more than the default stack size set in your flavour of Linux. If you are planning to run large models, it is a good idea to set the stack size to as large as possible in your .login (or .bashrc or .cshrc_usr) file, e.g. **''ulimit -s''** | - Larger analyses in WOMBAT may require more than the default stack size set in your flavour of Linux. If you are planning to run large models, it is a good idea to set the stack size to as large as possible in your .login (or .bashrc or .cshrc_usr) file, e.g. **''ulimit -s''** | ||
