Does anybody have experience (good or bad) using DSSAT with WINE on
Linux. WINE is supposed to allow Windows applications to run under Linux
but does not guarantee full Windows emulation. 

The WINE FAQ note:

When users think of emulators, they think of programs like Dosbox or
zsnes. These applications run as virtual machines and are slow, having
to emulate each processor instruction. Wine does not do any CPU
emulation - hence the name "Wine Is Not an Emulator." 

Some people argue that since Wine introduces an extra layer above the
system a Windows application will run slowly. While technically true,
Wine is no different from any other software library in this regard;
even newer versions of Windows must load extra resources to support
older applications. 

Importantly, the combination of Wine and Unix can sometimes be faster
than Windows itself. This is especially true when the system has good
drivers and the application isn't exposing any Performance Related Bugs
<http://wiki.winehq.org/Performance-related_bugs> ."

-          Jeff

 

Jeffrey W. White

USDA ARS, ALARC

21881 N Cardon Lane

Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA 

Tel: +1-520-316-6368

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