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The NAG C Library, Mark 6 has been installed in /itl/apps/nagclib-6.

The NAG C Library is a collection of C functions for the solution of numerical
and statistical problems.  It is divided into chapters, each containing a set of
functions devoted to a particular branch of numerical or statistical analysis.

Supported platforms are

  IBM    RS/6000       AIX      4.1                  
  Intel  Intel x86     Linux    2.2.14 (Red Hat 6.2)
  SGI    Mips          IRIX     6.5                
  SUN    SPARC         Solaris  2.6, 7, 8         

For further derivation and compatibility details see

    http://www.cam.nist.gov/itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/implementation

The libraries are accessible from

    /itl/links/generic/lib

with the exception that IRIX libraries are in

    /itl/links/generic/{lib32 lib64}/{mips3 mips4}

The libraries are

    AIX     libnagc.a  libnagc_sh.a  libnagc_ts.a  libnagc_ts_sh.a 
    Linux   libnagc.a  libnagc.so
    IRIX    libnagc.a  libnagc.so
    Solaris libnagc.a  libnagc.so

The include files are in /itl/links/generic/include.

Example files are available at

  http://www.cam.nist.gov/itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/examples

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Online documentation
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Platform specific Users' Notes are available at

  http://www.cam.nist.gov/itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/aix_un.html
  http://www.cam.nist.gov/itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/linux_un.html
  http://www.cam.nist.gov/itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/sgi_un.html
  http://www.cam.nist.gov/itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/sun_un.html

Documents for specific functions are available for downloading at
  
  http://www.cam.nist.gov/itl/apps/nagclib-6/docs/NAGdoc/cl/html/mark6.html


For users outside the cam network, please refer to the following URL
for instructions on mounting the /itl tree.

  http://www.cam.nist.gov/sw/remote-access.html

Manuals are available in the consulting lab, 225/A148.
Contact the Scientific Applications and Visualization Group's consulting group
on extension 2968 with any question you may have.  The Scientific Applications
and Visualization Group WEB page can be found at the following URL:

  http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/savg/index.html

This page contains information and links on public software and hardware.
Look under _Service_ on this page for 'Scientific and Visualization
Software Resources.'  Contacts are listed for 'off site technical
support' as well as a comment form concerning the software packages.

For announcements about software packages installed for UNIX, subscribe to
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where Your Name is your proper name.


Darcy Barnett