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Patran supports the following IBM AIX hardware and software.
Table 5‑8 Hardware Platforms | 43P, 44P, IntelliStation Power 265, 275 |
Operating System | AIX 5.3 maintenance level 6 or higher (To find the maintenance level, use instfix -i | grep ML) |
Motif Version | 2.1 |
Compiler Versions | XL FORTRAN 9.1.0.7, IBM XL C/C++ 8.0.0.11 |
Window Manager | Common Desktop Environment (CDE 1.0 or later) |
3D Graphics Library Version | OpenGL 1.1 (4.3.3.75) or higher |
Graphics Accelerators | GXT4500P, GXT6500P. |
AIX Patches and Libraries
The following table lists required patches and subsets for IBM AIX. Note that patch numbers are subject to change. Contact IBM for the latest version of these patches.
Table 5‑9 Patch | APAR | Description/LPP |
U463955 | IX88249 | RPC quoted and escaped character fix |
N/A | N/A | xlC.rte version 8.0.0.5 |
N/A | N/A | xlfrte 9.1.0.7 XL Fortran Environment |
N/A | N/A | XL C/C++ version 8.0.0.11 |
N/A | IY60550 | Option menu size miscalculation for AIX 5.3 |
Starting the X.11 Window Manager Properly
The Patran 3D graphics driver is sensitive to the way you start the X.11 server process. Use one of the following commands to start the X.11 window manager for Patran:
% xinit | X.11 window |
% xinit -- -bs | X.11 window with backingstore |
Display Environment Variable for IBM Graphics Accelerators
The Patran 3D driver is sensitive to how you define the DISPLAY environment variable. To get the maximum graphics performance when running Patran locally on the workstation, define the DISPLAY variable as follows.
csh:
% setenv DISPLAY :0.0
ksh:
% DISPLAY=:0.0
% export DISPLAY