Re: New to Linux not IDL

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Perry Phillips <p.phillips@mail.utexas.edu> writes:

> We are converting a Windows machine to Linux and would like to add
> IDL to it. RSI list Red Hat Linux 6.2 as the supported operating
> system.  However, Red Hat is now only selling Red Hat 7. Does anyone
> have an idea when RSI will start support version 7. They seem to
> keep up with the Mac and Window operating systems. Is it true for
> Linux 86?
> 
> -- 
> Perry Phillips                p.phillips@mail.utexas.edu


  I've put IDL on a redhat 7 system. The only problem I've had is with
  the license manager, not that this isn't a small problem since this
  is the way RSI prefers to do the licensing.  When I had an
  evaluation sort of license that didn't require the license manager,
  I had no problem.

  There is a bug report in on the license manager issue but it only
  went in on Friday. Besides, it's unclear to me that this isn't a
  problem with my particular installation hardware (bp6 board with
  dual celerons). It may be that other, less exotic installations will
  have no problems at all.

  My advice: try it and see.

whd
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