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Traditionally Unix builds are finished with a call of 'make install' which copies all relevant files from the built project you need for your everyday use to a clean place. Basically it separates all necessary files from the "garbage" which is output in the build directory. The location of the install directory is governed by the CMake cache variable CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX. Of course, installation is entirely optional and only takes place if you build the install target.

Generating the Makefiles with CMake

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BOOST_ROOT

cmake options	doc	default	ECMWF		where to find boost ( if non-standard installation )		/usr/local/apps/boost/1.50.0 ( for the worksation)
PROJ4_PATH	where to find proj4 ( if non-standard installation )		/usr/local/apps/proj4/4.8.0/LP64
WITH_GRIB	enable grib support	on	on
GRIB_API_PATH	where to find grib-api		/usr/local/lib/metaps/lib/grib_api/1.11.0
WITH_NETCDF	enable netcdf support	on	on
NETCDF_PATH	where to find netcdf
WITH_ODB	enable odb support	off	off
ODB_API_PATH	where to find odb		/usr/local/apps/odb_api/0.9.28
WITH_FORTRAN	enable fortran support	on	on
WITH_METVIEW	enable metview support(and Qt support)	off	off
WITH_BUFR	enable bufr support	off	off (but if on we have to set  PGI_PATH to /usr/local/apps/pgi/pgi-10.8/linux86-64/10.8/libso)
BUFR_LIB
WITH_PYTHON	enable python support	on	on
WITH_FORTRAN	enable fortran support	on	on
WITH_METVIEW	enable metview support(and Qt support)	off	off
WITH_CAIRO	enable cairo support	on	on
BOOST_ROOT	where to find boost ( if non-standard installation )		/usr/local/apps/boost/1.50.0 ( for the worksation)
PROJ4_PATH	where to find proj4 ( if non-standard installation )		/usr/local/apps/proj4/4.8.0/LP64
CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE	to select the type of compilation: Production(-O2 -g) Debug (-g)	?	Debug
CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
CMAKE_CXX

The C, C++ and Fortran compilers are chosen by CMake. (This can be overwritten by setting the variables CC, CXX and F77, on the configure command line, to the preferred compiler). Further the variable CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS can be used to set compiler flags for optimisation or debugging. For example, it is recommended to use CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2 -mtune=native" or any other optimisation to compile Magics.

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This is a list of commands needed to install Magics. It is assumed “>” is the shell prompt. The Magics version number may vary.

       >mkdir magics

      > mkdir build

>tar -xzf Magics++-2.1422.0.tar.gz

>cd Magics++-2.14.0build

>cmake –DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX. >./configure –prefix =/path/to/where/you/install/Magics++-2.1422.0

checking build system type... i686-suse-linux

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> setenv MAGPLUS_HOME /path/to/where/you/install/Magics++-2.1422.0

> make check                                                          << running the test programs

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