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2. Installation of programs

a) Decompress and untar the HBPLUS and NUCPLOT programs

Type the following commands:
The above commands decompress the files containing the necessary programs and creates directories called hbplus/ and nucplot/.


b) Compiling the programs.

i) HBPLUS:

Change directories to hbplus/ and type the following command:

ii) NUCPLOT:

Change directories to nucplot/ and type the following command:

-lm is an option that includes the Standard Maths library.

iii) Het Group Dictionary:

Place the Het Group Dictionary in the nucplot/ directory.


c) Assignment of aliases/logical names

Under UNIX, the following aliases need to be defined to run NUCPLOT and HBPLUS. They can be placed in the user's .cshrc file.

 # NUCPLOT
 # -------
 set nucdir = 'nucplot-directory' <---- See **
 setenv nucdir 'nucplot-directory'
 alias nucplot $nucdir'/nucplot.scr'
 alias nuconly $nucdir'/nuconly.scr'

** nucplot-directory gives the full path to where the NUCPLOT program files are held. Please change accordingly.

 # HBPLUS
 # ------
 set hbdir = 'hbplus-directory'
 setenv hbdir 'hbplus-directory'
 alias hbplus $hbdir'/hbplus'

After modifying the .cshrc file, type the following command to set up the aliases:

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