Installing Montage

If you are using Windows 95 you can install Montage and Sun's JDK 1.0.2 by downloading and executing MONTAGEINST.EXE from http://www.ludens.com.mx and then following the instructions that appear on screen.

If you are using another operating system then you'll have to follow the procedure below to first install a Java Virtual Machine and then use it to install Montage

Montage was developed and tested with Sun's JDK 1.0.2 so we recommend you use the virtual machine that comes with it. You should be able to find it at http://java.sun.com.

After you install the JDK make sure its bin directory is included in you PATH environment variable. You can test this by typing java at your operating system's command prompt and verifying that you can run the interpreter for the virtual machine.

Using the JDK virtual machine to install Montage

After installing the JDK you are ready to install Montage. First you need to fetch and unpack the installation files.

If you are running Windows 95 or Windows NT then you should download and unpack montpack.zip. Then you can start the installation by running install in the directory where you unpacked it.

If you are running Unix then you should download and unpack montpack.tar.Z. Then you can start the installation by running ./install in the directory where you unpacked it.

After a few seconds the Montage Install Window appears. It contains from top to bottom:

One line for each package in the Montage distribution.

Each line contains a check box, the package description, and the hard disk space it requires.

The total disk space required by all selected packages.

A text field the suggested directory path to install Montage.

You can click on it and type another path if you want to install it somewhere else.

Under Windows the suggested path is:

	C:\MONTAGE

For Unix the suggested path is:

	/usr/local/montage

The INSTALL button.

Two status bars.

The first one shows the installed percentage of the current package. The second one shows the installed percentage of the sum of the selected packages.

You can click on the check box to the left of a package description to select/unselect that package. By default all packages are selected. If you decide not to install a package you can always install it later by running the installation program again. You should at least select the main Montage package.

Once you have selected the packages you want you can click on the INSTALL button to start the installation. When the bottom status bar is at 100% the installation is finished and you can dismiss the installation window.

Before you can start using Montage you need to set a few environment variables. The following examples assume you used the directory path suggested by the installation program, if you used another directory then you should make the corresponding changes in these examples when you type them.

If you are using Windows 95 you should add these lines at the end of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

SET MONTAGE=C:\MONTAGE
SET PATH=%PATH%;%MONTAGE%\BIN

Now you must reboot for these changes to take effect.

If you are running Windows NT you must use the Control Panel instead of editing AUTOEXEC.BAT.

If you are using Unix with the Bourne or Korn shells you should add these lines at the end of your .profile:

MONTAGE=/usr/local/montage
PATH=$PATH:$MONTAGE/bin
export MONTAGE PATH

If you are using Unix with the C shell you should add these lines at the end of your .cshrc:

setenv MONTAGE /usr/local/montage
set path=($path $MONTAGE/bin)

Now you must log out and log in again for these changes to take effect.

The last step is to enter the serial number and the corresponding authorization key that you have on your Montage License Agreement. If you don't do this Montage will run in demo mode and you won't be able to save your work.

You can do this by running the SetLicense program that prompts you for the serial number and authorization key (if you are using Unix you might need to run this command as root).