Nuclear Data Section (NDS)
             Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
                International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
                Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 100,
                        A-1400 Vienna, Austria
                Tel:(+43 1) 2600-21717; Fax:(+43 1) 26007
  
       WORKING MATERIALS TO FOLLOW THE IAEA EMPIRE WORKSHOP DECEMBER 2013
         https://www-nds.iaea.org/index-meeting-crp/EmpireWorkshop2013/
  
                       "EMPIRE-3.2.3 for MacOS"
              Prepared by Viktor Zerkin, IAEA-NDS, 2013-2018
       Experimental version for Linux and Mac with semi-portable Tcl/Tk
                 Last modified: 2018-02-28 by V.Zerkin
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 The distribution includes source and binaries for Linux:
 1) Empire-3.2.3 package: http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/empire/main.html
    - Empire-3.2.3 (Malta), Rev.5027 (2017-11-02)
    - Linux executables prepared using gfortran: Ubuntu 5.2.1-22ubuntu2
    - and data from EXFOR (as of 2017-11-01)
 4) Tcl/Tk 8.4.20
    - Binaries for Linux prepared by V.Zerkin, 2018-02-27
    - Binaries for MacOS prepared by V.Zerkin, 2018-02-27


LICENSES
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For third party software, please see the README, "license.terms" files that 
come in the associated directories.


SETUP SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT
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 The packege requires the following system components to be installed*:
 1) Python (2.7.*)     $ sudo apt-get install python
 2) gfortran:          $ sudo apt-get install gfortran
 3) dos2unix:          $ sudo apt-get install dos2unix
 4) Postscript viewer: $ sudo apt-get install gv
*Examples of installation commands are given for Linux-Ubuntu.


STARTUP*
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 1) Download file "Empire323zv2lin.tar.gz" from Internet:
	https://www-nds.iaea.org/cdroms/#EMPIRE-3.2.3lin
 2) Uncompress "Empire323zv2lin.tar.gz" to HD disk, e.g.
	$ tar xvzf Empire323zv2lin.tar.gz
	(required free space on HD disk: ~2Gb)
 3) $ cd ~/Empire323zv2linux
 4) Start Empire: $ ./run-empire.sh
    You should see popup-window with Empire-GUI.
    If not - recompile Tcl/Tk package:
	$ cd ~/Empire323zv2linux/Tcl
	$ ./prep-all.sh
 5) If Empire-code is not running, recompile it: [Source] -> [Make all]
	Optionally, you can recompile whole Empire package:
	$ cd ~/Empire323zv2linux
	$ ./make-lin.sh clean
	$ ./make-lin.sh
 Important!
 You can install the package in any directory, but 
 please, do NOT use blank (space) symbol neither in your 
 directory names nor in your files and project names.

*Please report any difficulties with installation of 
"EMPIRE-3.2.3 for Linux and Mac" to V.Zerkin@iaea.org


INITIAL SETUP
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 1) By default, working directory is defined as ~/wrk
    In order to change this edit "run-empire.sh" modifying "~/wrk"
 2) When running first time, script run-empire.sh will copy file 
    EMPIRE-3.2.3-5027\test-cases\pd105.inp to working directory.
    This file can be used as input file for testing setup of Empire package.


WORK ON YOUR EMPIRE PROJECT
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 See short description of EMPIRE package in EMPIRE-3.2.3-5027/README.TXT,
 documentation and manual in EMPIRE-3.2.3-5027/doc/. 
 You can send your feedback, suggestions, wishes to EMPIRE
 to R.CapoteNoy@iaea.org, MWHerman@bnl.gov

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         ALL PRODUCTS ON THIS DVD-ROM ARE PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH AND 
                    WITHOUT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.