The OTHERS version of PREPRO2023 comes with FORTRAN source codes, 
in compressed form - all of the files in the OTHERS package are in
DOS format, ready to be used on my Windows/DOS system.
 
1) Copy OTHERS.tar.gz to your hard drive. First uncompress
   and untar. After installation you should have a directory
   named OTHERS that contains 27 files that will you will
   need to run the executables, and a sub-directory named
   SOURCES that you will need to create the executsbles;
   you can delete OTHERS.tar.gz
 
2) The SOURCES sub-directory contains files to compile and
   load all of the codes. Execute the batch file for your
   type of computer, e.g., IBMPC.BAT, LINUX.MAK, MAC.MAK,
   This could take between 5 and 45 minutes to complete,
   depending on the speed of your computer.
 
   If the codes EVALPLOT and COMPLOT fail to compile and
   load then you may need to change the path in the
   Makefile to the directory that contains your X-Windows
   routines, i.e. /usr/lib/X11
 
3) If all of the codes compile you should have a total of
   22 executables - 16 in the directory SOURCES, 3 in the
   directory SOURCES/COMPLOT and 3 in the directory
   SOURCES/EVALPLOT. Copy or move all 22 executables to
   the OTHERS base directory - you should then have 49
   file in your OTHERS directory.
 
4) To VERIFY proper installation, it is recommended
   that after installation you execute a VERIFY.BAT file;
   see the included VERIFY-IBMPC, MAX, and UNIX as guides to
   construct a VERIFY.BAT for for computer. This is a batch 
   file that will run the codes in sequence. The final two 
   codes will display the calculated cross sections (EVALPLOT), 
   and compare the results you calculated to a standard set of 
   results (COMPLOT). Difference of about 1 % to 2% are acceptable; 
   larger differences indicate an installation problem.
 
5) If you have any problems notify the Nuclear Data
   Section, IAEA, Vienna, Austria.
 
   services@iaeand.iaea.or.at