Chapter 1 11
Introduction
Prerequisites
3. Install the Latest Version of the Workstation ACE Software Bundle
To install the ACE software bundle, execute the following command as root
/usr/sbin/swinstall
Choose the ACE software bundle and select Match What Target Has in the
Actions menu. Follow the standard procedure to load that software.
4. Install the Latest Version of the Workstation Software Quality Pack
To install the Workstation Quality Pack, execute the following command as root:
/usr/sbin/swinstall
Choose the Quality Pack bundle and select Match What Target Has in the
Actions menu. Follow the standard procedure to load that software.
5. Install 3D Graphics APIs
If you are using or planning to use any of the following 3D Graphics Application
Programming Interface (API) products, you must install what you need from the
HP-UX Developer’s CD.
• Starbase Developer’s Kit
• HP PEX lib Developer’s Kit
• OpenGL Developer’s Kit
The OpenGL runtime libraries are available from the latest DART Release or
by searching for OpenGL at the http://www.software.hp.com website
To determine whether these products are properly installed, try compiling and
running an application on your system that uses one of the above APIs.
• Check: /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log
Once you have completed the installation process, look at the contents of the
file /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log. This file identifies the filesets loaded,
identifies the customize scripts that ran during the installation process, and
includes informative messages. Error messages that resulted from attempts to
write across an NFS mount point will appear in this file and may be ignored.
6. Verify that the Software Installation is Complete
An easy way to verify that your installation is complete is to compile, link, and run
one of your existing Application Programming Interface (API) programs (that is,