This section describes the hardware and software products you can use with ESSL, as well as those products for installing ESSL and displaying the online documentation.
ESSL runs on the IBM* RS/6000 processors supported by the AIX operating systems.
ESSL is supported in the following operating system environment:
ESSL requires the software products shown in Table 2 for compiling and running.
To assist C and C++ users, an ESSL header file is provided. Use of this
file is described in "C Programs" and "C++ Programs".
Table 2. Software Products Required for Use with ESSL
| For Compiling | For Linking, Loading, or Running | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| XL Fortran for AIX, Version 5.1 or later (program number 5765-C10)
-or-
C Set ++* for AIX, Version 3.1.4.6 or later (program number 5765-421) -or- C for AIX, Version 4.1 or later (program number 5765-AAR with feature number 1486) -or- PL/I Set for AIX, Version 1.1 or later (part numbers 33H1858 and 33H5425 and program number 5765-549) | XL Fortran Version 5.1 libraries (program number 5765-C10 or 5765-C11)
-and-
C libraries1 | ||
| |||
The ESSL licensed program is distributed on a 4-millimeter or an 8-millimeter cartridge. The ESSL Version 3 Installation Memo provides the detailed information you need to install ESSL.
The ESSL product is packaged according to the AIX guidelines, as described in the IBM AIX Version 4 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs manual. The product can be installed using the smit command, as described in the IBM AIX Version 4 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices manual.
To view the ESSL Version 3 Guide and Reference online publications, you need the following: