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Preface to version 3.3.3 (December-1999)

We released GMT 3.3.3 with two objectives in mind: First, it fixes all bugs that were reported and temporarily dealt with in the Errata sheet on the web page, and second, it (finally) simplifies the install process by using a configure script created by GNU autoconf . Running configure as part of the installation removes the guessing that we resorted to earlier when assembling gmt_math.h. configure will create the file gmt_notposix.h from gmt_notposix.h.in and this system-specific file is then included by gmt_math.h. Settings specific to non-UNIX operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and OS/2 have been consolidated in gmt_notunix.h. Other installation parameters, however, remain under user control as they reflect choices that are either philosophical or imply additional functionality of particular compilers. Users can now assemble answers to such questions from the install form on the main GMT web page and give the resulting file as argument to the install_gmt  script, resulting in a non-interactive, batch-type installation process. However, the script can also be run interactively, as in earlier versions. Finally, we have decided to rename the lib directory: from now on it will be called share. There is also a new top-level Makefile that handles the entire installation.



 
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Paul Wessel
1999-12-03