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There is one Fortran library which SGI does not include in the Irix 6.5 default installation that is required by many of MSI's computational modules.  The library is "libblas.so" or "libblas_mp.so", and is contained 
in the Irix subsystem: ftn_eoe.sw.libblas 
 
This subsystem can be installed from either the Irix 6.5 Foundation 1 CD, 
or if you are running an overlay (like 6.5.3) version of Irix 6.5, then the library can be found on the overlay disk 2 of 2.  

To follow are installation instructions for using inst to install the ftn_eoe.sw.libblas 
subsystem. 
 
The only other requirement for new systems beyond what SGI installs by default are two files in the /usr/lib32 directory.  

The files are "libcomplib.sgimath.so" and "libcomplib.sgimath_mp.so".  Many systems already have these installed, but if they are not, they can be found on the Irix 6.5 Development Libraries CD.  

The subsystem name is "complib_eoe.sw.lib", and it can be installed using the same process as the 
ftn_eoe.sw.libblas subsystem. 
 

 
=-=-=-=- Irix 6.5 - ftn_eoe.sw.libblas installation instructions --=-=-= 
 
NOTE: These instructions should only be attempted by someone familiar 
      with Irix.  They have not been verified by SGI, and may not be 
      the method that SGI would suggest.  If you have any questions 
      regarding these instructions, please contact SGI. 
      We would appreciate any notification of any inaccuracies. 
 
 
1. Put the appropriate system CDROM into the CDROM drive. 
   (The ftn_eoe.sw.libblas is located on either the overlay disk 2 of 2, 
    if you have an overlay version, or on the Foundation Disk 1 of the 
    Irix 6.5 operating system distribution) 
 
2. Start the inst command line subsystem installation utility (you will 
    need to be root to do the installation) 

	% inst 
 
3. Select choice 1 from the inst menu, and select the path the distribution. 
    (Most likely /CDROM/dist) 
 
4. Make sure that nothing is selected to be installed already: 

	Inst> keep * 
 
5. Select the libblas subsystems: 

	Inst> install ftn_eoe.sw.libblas 

	Inst> install ftn_eoe.sw64.libblas 
 
6. Begin the installation process: 

	Inst> go 
 
NOTE: If you are using the overlay CD, and get an error about the base 
subsystem not being installed, then it is possible to override the conflict 
and install it anyway.  Many customers have had success with this procedure, 
but it has not been sanctioned by SGI, so you may want to contact them first. 

The override procedure is: 

	Inst> set rulesoverride on 
	Inst> go 
 
At this point, the libblas shared object files should be installed. 
You can verify this by using the versions command: 
	% versions | grep ftn_eoe.sw.libblas 
 
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