Beginner's Questions - folder configuration

[michael_friedlander@apginvestments_hk]

I am not an IT person, nor do I have access to that kind of expertise, I'm looking for assistance of the most basic kind.

1. i've downloaded & installed the software and data files, and arranged them as suggested in the user's manual.
2. i've downloaded a linux based fortran compiler & c++ compiler (Q1 - where do i put them? In what folders? How do I set up the path/environment?)
3. i understand that i have to create a new machine (Q2 - how do I know where/how to set up the machine? what is it that i'm supposed to tell it?)

If anyone has a "step by step" for idiots type of instruction set, that would be wonderful.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

michael

 

[rneale]

I would follow the method used for creating a new machine similar to one that is already included for your architecture (linux/AIX etc). Most of the files you need are models/atm/cam/bld. To get the model to run you need to configure, build (gmake), build-namelist and run. The configure step initializes the Makefile for use at the build step. It is important to know where a number of external libraries reside (netcdf, mpi if you are running a multi processor job). In the Makefile there is information about which fortran and C-compilers you wish to use. These are not easy things to do so if you can at all get help from someone local who is familiar with gmake and compiling and building code in general then it will be much easier for you.