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>--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml.orig	Fri Aug 15 08:31:07 2003
>+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml	Sat Aug 16 15:38:29 2003
>@@ -2939,6 +2939,175 @@
>     </sect2>
>   </sect1>
> 
>+  <sect1 id="linuxemu-matlab">
>+    <sect1info>
>+      <authorgroup>
>+	<author>
>+	  <firstname>Dan</firstname>
>+	  <surname>Pelleg</surname>
>+	  <contrib>Contributed by </contrib>
>+	</author>
>+	
>+      </authorgroup>
>+    </sect1info>
>+    <title>Installing MATLAB</title>
>+
>+    <indexterm>
>+      <primary>applications</primary>
>+      <secondary><application>MATLAB</application></secondary>
>+    </indexterm>
>+
>+    <para>This document describes the process of installing the Linux
>+      version of <application>MATLAB version 6.5</application> onto
>+      a FreeBSD system.  It works quite well, with the exception of the Java
>+      Virtual Machine (see below).</para>
>+
>+    <para>The Linux version of <application>MATLAB</application> can be
>+    ordered directly from MathWorks at <ulink
>+    url="http://www.mathworks.com"></ulink>. Make sure you also get the
>+      license file or instructions how to create it.</para>
>+
>+    <sect2>
>+      <title>Installing MATLAB</title>
>+      <para>To install MATLAB, do the following:
>+      <procedure>
>+        <step>
>+        <para>Insert the installation CD and mount
>+        it.  Become <username>root</username>, as recommended by the install
>+        script.  To start the installation script type:</para>
>+        <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>/compat/linux/bin/sh /cdrom/install</userinput></screen>
>+        <tip>
>+          <para>The installer is graphical.  If you get errors about not
>+            being able to open a display, type "<userinput>setenv HOME
>+              ~<replaceable>USER</replaceable>"</userinput>, where
>+            <replaceable>USER</replaceable> is the user you did a
>+            <command>su</command> as.</para>
>+          </tip>
>+        </step>
>+        <step>
>+          <para>
>+            When asked for the <application>MATLAB</application> root directory, type:
>+            <userinput>/compat/linux/usr/local/matlab</userinput>.
>+          </para>
>+          <tip>
>+            
>+            <para> For easier typing on the rest of the installation process, type
>+              this at your shell:
>+              <command>set MATLAB=/compat/linux/usr/local/matlab</command>
>+            </para>
>+          </tip>
>+        </step>
>+
>+        <step>
>+          <para>Edit the license file as instructed when
>+            obtaining the <application>MATLAB</application> license.
>+          </para>
>+          <tip>
>+            <para> You can prepare this file in advance using your
>+              favorite editor, and copy it to
>+              <filename>$MATLAB/etc/license.dat</filename> before the
>+              installer asks you to edit it.
>+            </para>
>+          </tip>
>+        </step>
>+
>+        <step>
>+          <para>
>+            Complete the installation process.
>+          </para>
>+        </step>
>+      </procedure>
>+      <para>At this point your <application>MATLAB</application>
>+      installation is complete.  The following steps apply "glue" to connect
>+      it to your FreeBSD system.
>+      </para>
>+    </sect2>
>+
>+    <sect2>
>+      <title>License manager startup</title>
>+      <procedure>
>+        <step>
>+          <para>Create symlinks for the license manager scripts:</para>
>+        <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s $MATLAB/etc/lmboot /usr/local/etc/lmboot_TMW</userinput>
>+&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s $MATLAB/etc/lmdown /usr/local/etc/lmdown_TMW</userinput></screen>
>+        </step>
>+        <step>
>+          <para>Create a startup file at
>+            <filename>/usr/local/etc/rc.d/flexlm.sh</filename>. The example
>+            below is a modified version of the distributed
>+            <filename>$MATLAB/etc/rc.lm.glnx86</filename>.  The changes are
>+            file locations, and startup of the license manager under
>+            Linux emulation.</para>
>+
>+            <programlisting>#!/bin/sh
>+case "$1" in
>+  start)
>+        if [ -f /usr/local/etc/lmboot_TMW ]; then
>+              /compat/linux/bin/sh /usr/local/etc/lmboot_TMW -u <replaceable>username</replaceable> && echo 'MATLAB_lmgrd'
>+        fi
>+        ;;
>+  stop)
>+	if [ -f /usr/local/etc/lmdown_TMW ]; then
>+            /compat/linux/bin/sh /usr/local/etc/lmdown_TMW  > /dev/null 2>&1
>+	fi
>+        ;;
>+  *)
>+	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
>+	exit 1
>+	;;
>+esac
>+
>+exit 0</programlisting>
>+
>+            <important>
>+              <para>The file must be made executable:</para>
>+                <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>chmod +x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/flexlm.sh</userinput></screen>
>+            </important>
>+            <important>
>+              <para> You must replace <replaceable>username</replaceable>
>+              above with the name of a valid user on your system (and not
>+              root).
>+              </para>
>+            </important>
>+        </step>
>+        <step>
>+          <para>Start the license manager: <command>/usr/local/etc/rc.d/flexlm.sh start</command>
>+          </para></step>
>+      </procedure>
>+    </sect2>
>+
>+    <sect2>
>+      <title>Creating a MATLAB startup script</title>
>+      <procedure>
>+        <step>
>+          <para>Place the following startup script in
>+            <filename>/usr/local/bin/matlab</filename>:
>+          </para>
>+          <programlisting>#!/bin/sh
>+/compat/linux/bin/sh /compat/linux/usr/local/matlab/bin/matlab "$@"</programlisting>
>+        </step>
>+        <step>
>+          <para> Type: <command>chmod +x /usr/local/bin/matlab</command>.
>+            </para>
>+        </step>
>+      </procedure>
>+    </sect2>
>+
>+    <sect2>
>+      <title>Using MATLAB</title>
>+      <para>At this point you are ready to type <command>matlab</command>
>+        and start using it.  Note that the version of
>+        <application>Java</application> shipped with
>+        <application>MATLAB</application> does not work under
>+        FreeBSD.  Therefore you will have to start
>+        <application>MATLAB</application> with either the
>+        <option>-nojvm</option> or the <option>-nodesktop</option>
>+        switch.
>+      </para>
>+    </sect2>
>+
>+  </sect1>
>+
>   <sect1 id="linuxemu-advanced">
>     <title>Advanced Topics</title>

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