readme.txt MSC.Marc 2001 R3 November 2, 2001 ------------------ A Fortran compiler is required to install these updates. UNIX Versions of update files: Please follow the steps below for installing the update tar files and updating the version : 1. Uncrypt the downloaded tar file using the password provided, i.e. crypt pw < filename.crp > filename.tar where pw = password obtained from MSC filename.crp = the downloaded file (NOTE : type the filename within "<>") filename.tar = a temporary tar file 2. Copy the uncrypted tar file to your marc2001 directory (parallel to the bin directory.) 3. Untar the update tar file, which will create a marc2001_updates_r3 directory parallel to the bin directory, e.g. tar xvf filename.tar 4. Please refer to the README file in the marc2001_updates_r3 directory for installation instructions and a list of fixes. Notes: 1) On Linux, you will need a package called mcrypt. More info on this can be found at: http://www.gnu.org/directory/mcrypt.html a) The following script emulates the unix crypt command: #!/bin/sh mcrypt -a enigma -o scrypt -m stream --bare --key $1 --force 2) On AIX, crypt is on the DES CD (usually not installed by default) NT Versions of update files: Please follow the steps below for installing the update files and updating the version : 1. Run the downloaded file. You will be prompted to enter the password provided. 2. When asked for the installation directory, direct it to the 'parent' directory of the Marc 2001 installation. For example, if you installed the product in a directory named C:\MSC, then that is the directory you should specify. 3. After the installation is complete, the update script install.bat will be run which will update your Marc 2001 version to the R3 version. The original version is saved. Please refer to the README file in the marc2001_updates_r3 directory for other installation instructions and a list of fixes.