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Download and Install

UNIX and Linux with the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)

Or any system with the Red Hat Package Manager. Distribution directory: http://pm.bu.edu/dist/

Installation instructions:

  1. Download the latest STEP .rpm file from the distribution directory.
  2. Install the step rpm file by logging on as root and using the command

    rpm -i step-(versionname)-(machine).rpm

    if this is a new installation or

    rpm -F step-(versionname)-(machine).rpm

    if you are upgrading

  3. Test SIMP with some demos by running it in autoplay mode with the command

    simp --autoplay

If you can not find a binary version that fits your system, try downloading the source rpm and building it with

rpm -F step-(versionname)-src.rpm

or

rpmbuild -F step-(versionname)-src.rpm

if you have a newer version of RPM. The resulting binary RPM file will be deposited in the RPM build directory is on you system (for example a redhat i386 machine deposits build rpms into /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386).

UNIX and LINUX in general

Without the Red Hat package manager, download the STEP source and build it from scratch. Download the most recent source .tgz file here , unpack it and follow the directions in the unpacked README file.

Windows

The Windows release is not yet ready.

Subscribe to the SIMP/STEP announcement list for news of updates by sending an email to majordomo@pm.bu.edu with the text subscribe step-announce in the body.

Compiling STEP from scratch

To compile and install STEP download and unpack the sources (a tar.gz file) and follow the instructions in the README and INSTALL files contained therein.

For convenience, we also cache and list some of the build dependencies here.

Compilation Dependencies

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