#*****************************************************************************# # # READ_ME_PVMcygwin.txt 03/30/1999 # #*****************************************************************************# To install PVM 3.4.0 in the Cygwin environment: 1- Install the Cygwin version b20.1 package (http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/) 2- Install and configure the WRSHD-9X or WRSHD-NT package (http://www.uni-paderborn.de/cs/getin/download.htm) 3- Choose suitable locations for /tmp and /etc. These could be real directories or mount points. See the Cygwin documentation. 4- Create the passwd and group databases using Cygwin's mkpasswd and mkgroup utilities. 5- Unzip the pvm3_4_0_Xcygwin.ZIP archive in the directory of your choice. This directory will be the PVM root directory. 6- In the Control Panel, choose the System icon and select the environment tab. Add the following variables to the system variables (requires administraive privileges under NT): Variable Value PVM_ARCH Win32 PVM_ROOT Windows path to the PVM root directory (e.g., D:\pvm3_4_0) PVM_ROOT_U Unix path to the PVM root directory, using / instead of \, and a mount point if necessary (e.g., /disks/d/pvm3_4_0) 7- Add the directory containing the CYGWIN1.DLL file to the system PATH variable. If the path already includes some directory containing POSIX utilities from the NT resource kit, the directory containing the CYGWIN1.DLL file must be inserted before the one containing POSIX utilities. 8- If the locations chosen for /tmp and /etc are not direct subdirectories of C:\ or if the PVM root directory is not on the C: drive, you must create permanent mount points for them. In the registry editor, go to the key: \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL.setup\b15.0\mounts and, for each of the needed mount points, select the first empty subkey and add the following values: fbinary (REG_DWORD) 0 fsilent (REG_DWORD) 0 native (REG_SZ) windows path (e.g., C:\TEMP) unix (REG_SZ) unix path (e.g., /tmp) This may require administraive privileges under NT. 9- Reboot the system.