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Last update: 26 September 2006

 

Installation of GaussView 3.07 for MAC OS X Systems

      0.  Select a group that will have access to GaussView. This should not be an administrative
           group. You may want to create a new group for this purpose. Contact your system
           administrator if you need help with this process.

Many single user systems do not use groups. If you will be the only user of GaussView on this system, both now and in the future, then you can skip this step and step 4 below.

  1. Decide on the install location for GaussView. If Gaussian 03 is installed on the same system, it is best to install it in the same folder as the Gaussian 03 folder (NOT inside the Gaussian 03 folder). If Gaussian 03 is not on the system, select a convenient installation location (e.g., the Applications folder).

  2. Put the CD into the drive. When the icon appears on the desktop, double click on it to open it.

  3. Double click on the gv-307-mac.taz icon. Stuffit Expander will be started. It will prompt you for the installation location (unless you have reconfigured Stuffit Expander to use defaults). Enter the location you have selected.

  4. Select the new gv folder and then press Command-I to bring up the Get Info dialog. Click on the arrow next to Ownership & Permission. Then modify the group ownership to the selected group from step 0.

  5. Run the Terminal application, and type the following commands into the window (note that the prompt may vary on your system):
    6. % cd 
% cat >> .cshrc 
setenv GV_DIR /Applications/gv 
^D 
%
    There will not be a prompt after you issue the cat command. The second line to cat is a Control-D, which ends input to be appended to the file. If you want to view the file after you are finished, use this command: 
     % more .cshrc
  6. GaussView is now ready to run.