Create a backup copy of any existing version of GT.M before running the installation procedure. The installation procedure overwrites any existing version of GT.M in the installation target directory.

Run the installation procedure as root for everything to install correctly.

Find or create a temporary directory to hold your GT.M distribution files.

Example:

$ mkdir /tmp/unpackgtm ; cd /tmp/unpackgtm

or

$ mkdir /var/tmp/unpackgtm ; cd /var/tmp/unpackgtm

Unpack the distribution to the temporary directory with a command such as the following (your UNIX version may require you to first use gzip to decompress the archive and then tar to unpack it; the tar options may also vary; On AIX, if you use the default tar you have to unpack as root, or use GNU tar):

$ tar zxvf /Distrib/GT.M/gtm_V63002_linux_i586_pro.tar.gz -C /temporary/directory

The GT.M distribution contains various GT.M system administration scripts. These include:

configure to install GT.M
gtm sets a default user environment and starts GT.M. 
gtmbase An example to set up a default user environment.

Note that gtmbase is simply an example of the type of script you can develop. Do not use it as is.

For more information on using gtmbase and other scripts, refer to Chapter 3: “Basic Operations”.

To start the GT.M installation procedure, change to the temporary directory and execute the configure script:

#cd /temporary/directory
#./configure

The configure script displays a message like the following:

 GT.M Configuration Script
GT.M Configuration Script Copyright 2009, 2017 Fidelity Information Services, Inc. Use of this
software is restricted by the provisions of your license agreement.
What user account should own the files? (bin) 

Enter the name of the user who should own GT.M distribution files. The default is bin. If there is no user with the name bin, the configure script asks for an alternate user who should own GT.M distribution files.

What group should own the files? (bin) 

Enter the name of the group who should own GT.M distribution files. The default is bin. If there is no group with the name bin, the configure script asks for an alternate group who should own GT.M distribution files.

Should execution of GT.M be restricted to this group? (y or n)

Choose y to restrict the use of your GT.M distribution to the specified group. This is a security-related option. By default, GT.M does not restrict access by group.

In what directory should GT.M be installed?

Enter a directory name, such as /usr/lib/fis-gtm/V6.3-002_x86_64. If the directory does not exist, the configure script displays a message like the following:

Directory /usr/lib/fis-gtm/V6.3-002_x86_64 does not exist. 
Do you wish to create it as part of this installation? (y or n)

Choose y to create the directory orn to cancel the installation.

Installing GT.M...

This is followed by a confirmation message for installing UTF-8 support.

Should UTF-8 support be installed? (y or n)

Choose y to confirm. If you choosen, UTF-8 functionality is not installed.

The configure script displays the following message:

All of the GT.M MUMPS routines are distributed with uppercase 
names. You can create lowercase copies of these routines 
if you wish, but to avoid problems with compatibility in 
the future, consider keeping only the uppercase versions 
of the files.
Do you want uppercase and lowercase versions of the MUMPS routines? (y or n).

Choose y to confirm. The configure script then displays the list of MUMPS routines while creating their lowercase versions. Then the script compiles those MUMPS routines. On platforms where GT.M supports placing object code in shared library, it creates a library libgtmutil.so with the object files of the utility programs and GDE distributed with GT.M. On these platforms, it asks the question:

Object files of M routines placed in shared library /usr/lib/fis-gtm/V6.3-002_x86_64/libgtmutil.so. 
Keep original .o object files (y or n)? 

Unless your scripts require separate object files for these routines, you can safely delete the .o object files, and place $gtm_dist/libgtmutil.so as the last element of gtmroutines in lieu of $gtm_dist.

The configure script then asks you:

Installation completed. Would you like all the temporary files removed from this directory? (y or n)

Choose y to confirm. FIS recommends deleting all temporary files.

Congratulations! GT.M is now installed on the system. Proceed to “Compiling the Reference Implementation Plugin ” section to identify and resolve shared library dependencies on your system and then Chapter 3: “Basic Operations” to set up a default user environment.