Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of FpInstall

Timestamp:

Mar 21, 2014, 4:06:21 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

pesei

Comment:

small corrections; remove link to CPU from RAM req's, add link to domain and particle #

FpInstall

@@ -6 +6 @@
 
 
-= Hints for installing Flexpart v8.2 =
-(should work for all Versions of Flexpart)
+= Hints for installing FLEXPART v8.2 =
+(should work for all versions of FLEXPART)
 
-a step-by-step guidance for installing flexpart v8.2 at your local unix machine.
-Please consider to consult Flexpart v8.2 documentation
+a step-by-step guidance for installing FLEXPART v8.2 at your local unix machine.
+Please consider to consult FLEXPART v8.2 documentation
 
-1. Download Grib-API und Jasper as described in the flexpart documentation
+1. Download Grib-API und Jasper as described in the FLEXPART documentation
 
 2. Install Jasper library
@@ -38 +38 @@
  make install
 }}}
-4. Add the following lines to the bash.rc-file of your home directory:
+4. Add the following lines to the .bashrc-file of your home directory:
 {{{
  edit %HOME%/.bashrc (e.g. vi or emacs)
@@ -46 +46 @@
  export PATH=$GRIB_API_BIN:$PATH
 }}}
-5. Testing if Grib-API installation has been successful: read out Grib-file:
+5. Testing whether Grib-API installation has been successful: read out Grib-file:
 {{{
  grib_ls %FILENAME%
@@ -65 +65 @@
 }}}
 
-Adjust file includepar in the Flexpart-directory to your local computing capacities (if the values of the following parameters are choosen too high, compiling via make will fail) 
+Adjust file includepar in the FLEXPART directory to your local computing capacities and your needs (if the values of the following parameters are choosen too high, compiling via make will fail) 
 {{{
  parameter(nxmax=721,nymax=361,nuvzmax=92,nwzmax=92,nzmax=92) (input: ECMWF windfields with resolution 0.5°)
@@ -74 +74 @@
  make
 }}}
-Minimum requirements to achieve results in a reasonable time: 4GB RAM
+Minimum requirements for typical domains and particle numbers: 4 GB RAM