Install Documentation

POSC Specifications
Version 2.2

Getting Started
Install Documentation

The install directory on the POSC Specifications contains the following README file:

POSC deliverables installer:
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	Please find these four files on the media
	(can be found in /Files/SourceCode/CompatLayer on CD 1): 

	README
	mkuntar 
	sys.tar.gz 
	tst.tar.gz 

	where 
	  README is this file
	  mkuntar is the shell script file to install/untar the tar files;
	  sys.tar.gz is the overall source codes and data store files;
	  tst.tar.gz is files for regression test.

   1) UNIX installation:
 
	Assume the GNU stuff (make, gcc, gunzip) are installed properly
	(GNU software is included in this distribution in /Files/GNU), 
	then the installer should execute these steps:

	mkdir <posc_root_path>
	mkuntar sys.tar.gz  <posc_root_path> 		- required
	mkuntar tst.tar.gz  <posc_root_path>		- optional
	cp -r /CDROM/Files/ddl <posc_root_path>/pds_root/models/epic.2.2

	This last step assumes the CD is mounted on /CDROM, so adjust to
	match your system.

   2) Win95/WinNT installation:

	Microsoft Visual C++ v4.0 or above are used as programming environment.
	Only two files are needed:

	sys.tar.gz					- required
	tst.tar.gz					- optional

	No GNU programs are needed. Use WinZip to extract these files.
	Step 1:  Create a directory as %POSC_ROOT
		 mkdir <posc_root_path>          e.g. c:\posc_root
	Step 2:  Double click these files to extract to <posc_root_path>.
	Step 3:  Copy the /Files/ddl directory (and all subdirectories) from
		 the first CD to <posc_root_path>/pds_root/models/epic.2.2.


	It is assumed that the user has already installed Microsoft Visual 
	C++ v4.0 or above.

Then the next starting point after installation:
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	Start by reading README file under <posc_root_path>


Then it's ready for building executables and establish database by following
the instructions in the corresponding README files.

For our example, the install command would be:

mkuntar sys.tar.gz /posc_root

where /posc_root is the example name we are using for the root directory.

This command will build the necessary file structure and will install the software for the sample implementation. It will also set up the load files for the reference data and the standard values.

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