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Execute the INSTALL shell script from the product
distribution. Choose the “RedHat” option when prompted by the installation
program. A typical installation directory might be /usr/local/maple.
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If you have not done so, order a license for Maple from Maple Waterloo Software (https://register.maplesoft.com/)
and copy it to /usr/local/maple/license/license.dat.
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Install the FLEXlm license manager by running the INSTALL_LIC install shell script that comes with Maple. Specify the primary
hostname for your machine for the license server.
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Patch the /usr/local/maple/bin/maple.system.type file with
the following:
----- snip ------------------
*** maple.system.type.orig Sun Jul 8 16:35:33 2001
--- maple.system.type Sun Jul 8 16:35:51 2001
***************
*** 72,77 ****
--- 72,78 ----
# the IBM RS/6000 AIX case
MAPLE_BIN="bin.IBM_RISC_UNIX"
;;
+ "FreeBSD"|\
"Linux")
# the Linux/x86 case
# We have two Linux implementations, one for Red Hat and
----- snip end of patch -----
Please note that after the "FreeBSD"|\ no other whitespace
should be present.
This patch instructs Maple
to recognize “FreeBSD” as a type of Linux system. The bin/maple shell script calls the bin/maple.system.type shell script which in turn calls uname -a to find out the operating system name. Depending on the OS
name it will find out which binaries to use.
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Start the license server.
The following script, installed as /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lmgrd.sh is a convenient way to start up lmgrd:
----- snip ------------
#! /bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/maple/bin:/usr/local/maple/FLEXlm/UNIX/LINUX
export PATH
LICENSE_FILE=/usr/local/maple/license/license.dat
LOG=/var/log/lmgrd.log
case "$1" in
start)
lmgrd -c ${LICENSE_FILE} 2>> ${LOG} 1>&2
echo -n " lmgrd"
;;
stop)
lmgrd -c ${LICENSE_FILE} -x lmdown 2>> ${LOG} 1>&2
;;
*)
echo "Usage: `basename $0` {start|stop}" 1>&2
exit 64
;;
esac
exit 0
----- snip ------------
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Test-start Maple:
% cd /usr/local/maple/bin
% ./xmaple
You should be up and running. Make sure to write Maplesoft to let them know you would
like a native FreeBSD version!
