[MITgcm-support] MITgcm on OSX-darwin

[Chris Hill]

Dan,

 For help on the model setup you can e-mail
mitgcm-support at dev.mitgcm.org.
 Below are some pointers on OS-X and Unix/Linux and MITgcm in general.

Chris



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Losch [mailto:mlosch at awi-bremerhaven.de]
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 9:43 AM
> To: Chris Hill
> Subject: Re: OS X support
> 
> 
> Chris,
> 
> my experience with my PowerBook is great, Unix and a nice graphical
> interface with Word, PowerPoint etc. Graphics are great, etc. 
> They are 
> just a little slow (only 1GHz-CPU, but still faster than the 
> EUR1,000,000-SunFire Server).
> 
> I run the model with g77 or Absoft Pro Fortran without any
> problems (so 
> far). The Fink project (http://fink.sourceforge.net) provides 
> a lot of 
> Unix/Linux tools for OS X with an easy-to-use download-and-install 
> system: teTeX, XEmacs, g77, X11 with various window managers, all I 
> need. So I can use my PowerBook in the same way as a Linux-based 
> PC/Laptop.
> 
> I don't have any personal experience with Matlab (my institute won't
> buy it for me, but they spent EUR3000 on this machine, I just don't 
> understand it), but conflicting reports from Samar (who says that 
> Matlab runs great on OS X) and a colleague of mine here (who 
> struggles 
> unsuccessfully with the installation of the license-manager, but 
> impaired by sea-sickness and Beaufort 9 on the Aurora Australis 
> somewhere south of 62degS). If you search the web you'll find that 
> there are some issues with Matlab and OS X. It's basically 
> not generic 
> but a Unix version, which needs an X-System and a particular window 
> manager (provided by Mathworks), so that's a bit of a shame. But ask 
> Samar (spk at ldeo.columbia.edu). As far as hardware goes, I 
> would go with 
> as much memory as you can afford (I have 1GB).
> 
> I think that Apple is great, and certainly an alternative to Linux
> (although more expensive).
> 
> Martin
> 
> On Friday, September 26, 2003, at 11:52 PM, Chris Hill wrote:
> 
> > Hi Martin,
> >
> >  We are thinking of getting a few Powerbooks. Any advice?
> We want to
> > be able to run the model, Matlab, latex etc... on them.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Enderton [mailto:enderton at MIT.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 1:56 PM
> To: marshall-admin at techsquare.com
> Subject: Re: waiting for computer...
> 
> 
> Jamie (or others),
> 
> It is a bit hectic getting the computer set up, though a few things
> are coming together nicely.  Here are some of my outstanding issues 
> that I a looking for a bit of help with:
> 
> 1.  How do I print off my new computer?
> 2.  Matlab disc, MS office disc
> 
> Also, if anyone has any good ideas for OSX applications for dvi ->
> pdf (through ps possibly) or directly from tex ->pdf, please let me 
> know.
> 
> Also, I am trying to compile the MITgcm code, but I do not have
> -make- command.  Is there anyone that has put MITgcm on an OSX box, 
> or am I foraging new territory?
> 
> Thanks,
> Daniel
>