Chapter 1 Summary of Compaq Fortran Software Components and Packaging

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This chapter contains the following sections:

• 1.1, "Files on the Software Product Library CD-ROM"
• 1.2, "Reading the Release Notes and Cover Letter"
• 1.3, "Compaq Fortran Documentation"
• 1.4, "Compaq Tru64 UNIX Documentation"

1.1 Files on the Software Product Library CD-ROM

The Compaq Tru64 UNIX Alpha Software Product Library CD-ROM (media CD-ROM) provides the following files:

• Compaq Fortran installation kit files (including files for installing CXML).
• Compaq Fortran documentation files. These files include:
  • The Release Notes
  • A cover letter titled Read Before Installing or Using Compaq Fortran Version n.n for Tru64 UNIX Alpha Systems
  • The online version of this installation guide
  • The Software Product Description (SPD)
• Online CD-ROM documentation files.

  These files are contained in the /readme directory on the first media CD-ROM. The files include:

  • A CD-ROM user guide called Software Product Library CD-ROM User's Guide
  • A CD-ROM master index file (a master list of CD-ROM products)

• A cdmenu utility

To determine whether the appropriate media CD-ROM is already mounted on your system, contact the system administrator.

To obtain the location of the Compaq Fortran main product directory on the appropriate media CD-ROM, do one of the following:

• Use the cdmenu utility provided on the media CD-ROM.
• View the CD-ROM master index file on the media CD-ROM.
• Contact the system administrator.
• Check the cover letter, Read Before Installing or Using Compaq Fortran Version n.n for Tru64 UNIX Alpha Systems.

For information about using the cdmenu utility and the files on the media CD-ROM set, see the Software Product Library CD-ROM User's Guide.

1.2 Reading the Release Notes and Cover Letter

Compaq strongly recommends that you read the Release Notes and the cover letter before installing Compaq Fortran. They contain information about changes to the installation and use of Compaq Fortran, such as the minimum version of the Compaq Tru64 UNIX Alpha operating system required for this release of Compaq Fortran. The Release Notes list the subset numbers for this Compaq Fortran version.

Once the appropriate media CD-ROM has been mounted (see Section 3.1, "How to Install Your Kit Locally Using CD-ROM Software Products Library Media") and the appropriate Compaq Fortran documentation subdirectory is located, use an ls command to determine the file name of the Compaq Fortran Release Notes and cover letter.

You can view or print the Release Notes, the cover letter, and this installation guide at any time from the media CD-ROM.

To read the Compaq Fortran online documentation files, do one of the following:

• Use a more or view command to display the ASCII version on your screen.
• Use an lpr command to print the ASCII or PostScript version.

After installation, you can find the Release Notes in this location:

/usr/lib/cmplrs/fort90/relnotes90 

For Fortran 77 users, the Release Notes are in:

/usr/lib/cmplrs/fort/relnotes 

1.3 Compaq Fortran Documentation

In addition to this guide, the Compaq Fortran documentation set includes the following printed manuals:

• Reference manual: Compaq Fortran Language Reference Manual
• User manual: Compaq Fortran User Manual for Tru64 UNIX and Linux Alpha Systems

The Compaq Fortran online reference pages describe the Compaq Fortran software components. These reference pages include f90(1), f77(1), fpr(1), fsplit(1), intro(3f), intro(3hpf), and numerous section 3f and 3hpf reference pages.

For complete information about Compaq Fortran documentation, including Compaq Fortran online documentation and other sources of information about Fortran 95/90, see the Release Notes.

For information about CXML, see the Compaq Extended Math Library Reference Guide.

1.4 Compaq Tru64 UNIX Documentation

The Compaq Tru64 UNIX documentation set includes online reference pages and hardcopy documentation on installing software and on aspects of the programming environment. Refer to the Tru64 UNIX Documentation Overview, Glossary, and Master Index, which includes a list of books in the programmer's subkit.

The following manuals in the Compaq Tru64 UNIX documentation set contain information relevant to installing software:

• Compaq Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide
• Compaq Tru64 UNIX System Administration
• Compaq Tru64 UNIX Software License Management
• Compaq Tru64 UNIX System Tuning and Performance Management
• Compaq Tru64 UNIX Network Configuration
• Compaq Tru64 UNIX Network Administration and Problem Solving
• Compaq Tru64 UNIX User's Guide