CODE System Requirements
CODE B11r1.12
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Build 11 - What's New?
The operational ORPG uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 beginning
with Build 11. The ORPG source is built using the compilers included
with Red Hat Enterprise 5 (gcc has been upgraded to version 4.1.2 and g77
has been replaced with gfortran).
In addition, the Build 11 source code enforces ANSI/POSIX standards
and these are required for all Build 11+ software deliveries. One major
impact is that C++ style comments using '//' are not permitted.
The backward compatibility of Red Hat Enterprise 4 with Build 11 software has not
been investigated but changes to makefiles would be required.
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Only the Linux PC platform is currently supported for CODE.
General Notes:
Do not attempt to compile the ORPG source code without
meeting the system requirements stated below.
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Attempting to use any version of Linux other than Red Hat
Enterprise 5 Desktop with Workstation option
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Attempting to use versions of compilers not listed
will require changes to the source code and perhaps modification
of makefiles.
Do not attempt to use 64-bit versions of Linux.
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Workstation Platform
The Operational Configuration provides a development
platform that is essentially the same as the operational system. This
is not required for algorithm development or implementation. The
Development Configuration provides an acceptable
platform for running an ORPG clone and developing ORPG algorithms but
does not match the performance criteria of the operational system.
Performance Testing. Any desktop PC with a current
processor and 2 GB of RAM would be sufficient in order to determine
the relative performance of an algorithm.
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Operational Configuration (Note 1)
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Development Configuration
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Notes
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Workstation
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AMD Opteron 250 Dual Processor
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Any PC with a Pentium 4 or equivalent processor.
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Operating System
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Red Hat Enterprise 5 Desktop with Workstation Option (32-bit)
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Red Hat Enterprise 5 Desktop with Workstation Option (32-bit)
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2
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Physical Memory
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2 GB
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512 MB RAM minimum
1 GB recommended
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Swap Space
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TBD
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512 MB minimum
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3
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Disk Drive
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serial ATA drives
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1 GB plus for each ORPG account
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4
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Display Capability
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N/A
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24-Bit color, 1024x768 min, 1280x1024 recommended
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Note 1:
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With the amount of overhead in the
operational system there is little reason to replicate it for
development. Any recent quality desktop PC with 2 GB of RAM can
be used to obtain a good idea of an algorithms relative
performance.
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Note 2:
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Red Hat Enterprise 5 Workstation has
been selected as the operating system for the deployed ORPG.
Enterprise Workstation version 4 may still be compatible with the
ORPG but would require changes to makefiles. The ORPG software requires
32-bit operating systems.
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Note 3:
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Currently 512 MB - 1 GB of swap space is
sufficient for the CODE development environment.
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Note 4:
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Does not include space for compilers and other
development tools.
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Software Language Compilers
The CODE Linux platform uses libraries and software development tools
that are provided with the basic distribution of Red Hat Enterprise
5 Desktop with Workstation option.
Compilers used to build the Operational ORPG
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Compilers and utilities provided with Red Hat Enterprise
Workstation
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GCC 4.1.2 (includes gcc, g++, and gfortran)
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GNU make 3.81-1.1
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GNU linker in binutils 2.17.50.0.6-5
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glibc 2.5-18
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