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User's Guide

Chapter 3. Setting Up and Customizing XL Fortran

Partial Table-of-Contents

  • Where to Find Installation Instructions
  • Using the Compiler on a Network File System
  • Correct Settings for Environment Variables
  • Environment Variable Basics
  • Environment Variables for National Language Support
  • LIBPATH: Setting Library Search Paths
  • PDFDIR: Specifying the Directory for PDF Profile Information
  • TMPDIR: Specifying a Directory for Scratch Files
  • XLFSCRATCH_unit: Specifying Names for Scratch Files
  • XLFUNIT_unit: Specifying Names for Implicitly Connected Files
  • Customizing the Configuration File
  • Attributes
  • What a Configuration File Looks Like
  • Determining Which Level of XL Fortran Is Installed
  • Upgrading to XL Fortran Version 6
  • Things to Note in XL Fortran Version 6
  • Avoiding or Fixing Upgrade Problems
  • Running Two Levels of XL Fortran

    • This chapter explains how to customize XL Fortran settings for yourself or all users, and set up a user account to use XL Fortran. The full installation procedure is beyond the scope of this chapter, which refers you to the books that cover the procedure in detail.

    This chapter can also help you to diagnose problems that relate to installing or configuring the compiler.

    Some of the instructions require you to be a superuser, and so are only applicable if you are a system administrator.

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