Homero,

I've had better luck with the g95 compiler rather than gfortran when compiling the DSSAT-CSM.

Likely, you will find many portability problems when trying to compile the DSSAT-CSM 4.0 code with these open-source compilers.  I've spent several weeks modifying the code, so it could be compiled with g95.  I believe these coding changes will be incorporated in the upcoming DSSAT-CSM 4.5 code.

Kelly

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From: DSSAT - Crop Models and Applications [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Homero Lozza
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:53 AM
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Subject: DSSAT on different OS

Dear Kelly,

GNU/Linux platforms are recognized due to their superior stability, security
and robustness. There are plenty of free powerful tools for editing text and
illustration,  and flexible scripting languages to automate operations.
Thus, we envisage running the DSSAT-CSM on a GNU/Linux platform as a very
interesting option. Did you compile with gfortran the fortran source codes?
Did you experience major difficulties considering that the program is aimed
primarily for windows systems?


Thank you.

Best regards,

Homero



Homero F. Lozza
CONAE & INA - SAOCOM Project
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INA - Instituto Nacional del Agua
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Ezeiza, Prov. de Buenos Aires, República Argentina (1804)
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Fax: (54 11) 4480 9174



> Hello,
>
> I've been running DSSAT Version 4.5 on a 64-bit Windows XP machine for
> about two years.  No problems that I've seen.  We've also done some
> preliminary testing of the DSSAT-CSM on different operating systems,
> including 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux machines.  No major
> differences in model output have been found.
>
> Kelly
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