10.4. Installing Maple™
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## 10.4. Installing Maple™

Contributed by Aaron Kaplan.
Thanks to Robert Getschmann.

Maple™ is a commercial mathematics program similar to Mathematica®. You must purchase this software from http://www.maplesoft.com/ and then register there for a license file. To install this software on FreeBSD, please follow these simple steps.

1. Execute the `INSTALL` shell script from the product distribution. Choose the „RedHat” option when prompted by the installation program. A typical installation directory might be `/usr/local/maple`.

2. If you have not done so, order a license for Maple™ from Maple Waterloo Software (http://register.maplesoft.com/) and copy it to `/usr/local/maple/license/license.dat`.

3. Install the FLEXlm license manager by running the `INSTALL_LIC` install shell script that comes with Maple™. Specify the primary hostname for your machine for the license server.

4. Patch the `/usr/local/maple/bin/maple.system.type` file with the following:

   ----- snip ------------------ *** maple.system.type.orig Sun Jul 8 16:35:33 2001 --- maple.system.type Sun Jul 8 16:35:51 2001 *************** *** 72,77 **** --- 72,78 ---- # the IBM RS/6000 AIX case MAPLE_BIN="bin.IBM_RISC_UNIX" ;; + "FreeBSD"|\ "Linux") # the Linux/x86 case # We have two Linux implementations, one for Red Hat and ----- snip end of patch -----

   Please note that after the `"FreeBSD"|\` no other whitespace should be present.

   This patch instructs Maple™ to recognize „FreeBSD” as a type of Linux system. The `bin/maple` shell script calls the `bin/maple.system.type` shell script which in turn calls `uname -a` to find out the operating system name. Depending on the OS name it will find out which binaries to use.

5. Start the license server.

   The following script, installed as `/usr/local/etc/rc.d/lmgrd.sh` is a convenient way to start up `lmgrd`:

   ----- snip ------------ #! /bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin PATH=${PATH}:/usr/local/maple/bin:/usr/local/maple/FLEXlm/UNIX/LINUX export PATH LICENSE_FILE=/usr/local/maple/license/license.dat LOG=/var/log/lmgrd.log case "$1" in start) lmgrd -c ${LICENSE_FILE} 2>> ${LOG} 1>&2 echo -n " lmgrd" ;; stop) lmgrd -c ${LICENSE_FILE} -x lmdown 2>> ${LOG} 1>&2 ;; *) echo "Usage: `basename $0` {start|stop}" 1>&2 exit 64 ;; esac exit 0 ----- snip ------------

6. Test-start Maple™:

   `%` `cd /usr/local/maple/bin` `%` `./xmaple`

   You should be up and running. Make sure to write Maplesoft to let them know you would like a native FreeBSD version!

### 10.4.1. Common Pitfalls

- The FLEXlm license manager can be a difficult tool to work with. Additional documentation on the subject can be found at http://www.globetrotter.com/.

- `lmgrd` is known to be very picky about the license file and to core dump if there are any problems. A correct license file should look like this:

  # ======================================================= # License File for UNIX Installations ("Pointer File") # ======================================================= SERVER chillig ANY #USE_SERVER VENDOR maplelmg FEATURE Maple maplelmg 2000.0831 permanent 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX \ PLATFORMS=i86_r ISSUER="Waterloo Maple Inc." \ ISSUED=11-may-2000 NOTICE=" Technische Universitat Wien" \ SN=XXXXXXXXX

  ### Uwaga:

  Serial number and key 'X''ed out. `chillig` is a hostname.

  Editing the license file works as long as you do not touch the „FEATURE” line (which is protected by the license key).

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