UNIX

Download the file QTLCartUnix.tar.gz in binary format from statgen.ncsu.edu. It is in the same directory that README file came from. On your local machine, create a subdirectory for the distribution, then move the file QTLCartUnix.tar.gz to it. Uncompress and untar the file as follows:

% gunzip QTLCartUnix.tar.gz
% tar xf QTLCartUnix.tar

Follow these steps to compile and install QTL Cartographer.

1. Move into the src directory and edit the file LocalD.h. It is annotated and you can follow the directions in the file if compilation doesn't work the first time.

2. You will also need to edit the Makefile and choose a compiler. The default is gcc, which is the compiler used on our Sun workstations running Solaris. If you don't have gcc, you might try cc. Finally, you will want to set the install directory. By default it is BINDIR = /usr/local/bin, but you can change it to whatever you wish. Note that to install the programs in the install subdirectory, you will need write permissions for that subdirectory.

3. Change into the root directory of the distribution and make the programs:

   % make install

4. The binaries will be in the BINDIR subdirectory defined above. Make sure that this subdirectory is in your path variable, and then rehash.

Presently, we use gcc version 2.95.2 on our Sun Workstations under Solaris 2.8. If you have troubles compiling, you may need to update your operating system or compiler.

If you would also like to have the perl scripts installed, cd into the doc/scripts subdirectory and follow the instructions in the INSTALL file there.