Installing the MeatAxe

This section contains some general information about the MeatAxe programs and how to use them.

Compiling

Instructions for compiling and installing the MeatAxe can be found in the file README, which is included in the distribution package. There are several options which can be defined at compile time:

MTXBIN

Name of the MeatAxe binary directory. This should be the final installation directory. The value selected at compile-time can be overridden later by defining the environment variable MTXBIN or by using the ‘-B’ option.

MTXLIB

Name of the library directory, see The library directory. The value selected at compile-time can be overridden later by defining the environment variable MTXLIB or by using the ‘-L’ option.

DEBUG

Useful only for development and bug-fixing. Setting this option results in more argument checking and, consequently, slower execution.

PARANOID

Even more argument checking. This option will cause problems with some MeatAxe applications!