Index: /issm/trunk/externalpackages/mitgcm/install.sh
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--- /issm/trunk/externalpackages/mitgcm/install.sh	(revision 8218)
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@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+#Do these commands once:
+# cvs -d:pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack login
+# ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
 
 #Some cleanup
 rm -rf install  
 
+#add cvs repository
+export CVSROOT=':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
+
 #Download code from server
-cvs checkout .... install
+cvs co -P MITgcm_code
+
+#move
+mv MITgcm install
+
+#compile code
+cd install
+mkdir bin exe
+cd bin
+../tools/genmake2 -mods=../../code
+make depend
+make -j 8
Index: /issm/trunk/externalpackages/mitgcm/readme_mitgcm.txt
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--- /issm/trunk/externalpackages/mitgcm/readme_mitgcm.txt	(revision 8219)
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+Instructions for getting MITgcm:   http://mitgcm.org/ 
+
+
+(1)
+add to your .bashrc file
+# CVS 
+export CVSROOT=':pserver:cvsanon@mitgcm.org:/u/gcmpack'
+
+source .bashrc
+
+cvs login 
+ ( enter the CVS password: "cvsanon" )
+
+cvs co -P MITgcm
+
+(
+or if you don't want the verification packages
+cvs co -P MITgcm_code
+)
+
+
+(2)
+and if you don't like CVS  go to :
+
+http://mitgcm.org/download/
+
+and download the most recent checkpoint:
+e.g.
+     MITgcm_c62w.tar.gz
+
+
+
+
+
+==========================================================
+Instructions for generating and running a 1-CPU experiment
+==========================================================
+
+  cd MITgcm/verification/lab_sea
+  cd build
+  cp ../code/*.h ../code/packages.conf .
+  ../../../tools/genmake2
+  make depend
+  make
+  cd ../input
+  ../build/mitgcmuv > output.txt
+
+Use matlab script to look at the output
+  cd ../../../verification/lab_sea/matlab
+  matlab
+  lookat_ice  (you might have to modify the script)
+
+
+
+================================================================
+Instructions for running the "weddell" 200x160x50 configuration
+================================================================
+face=6; ix=101:300; jx=290:449; kx=1:50;
+
+1. Obtain copies of following directories:
+ ftp://ecco2.jpl.nasa.gov/data1/weddell/code
+ ftp://ecco2.jpl.nasa.gov/data1/weddell/run_template
+ ftp://ecco2.jpl.nasa.gov/data1/data/era40/era40_ecmwf_blend
+ ftp://ecco2.jpl.nasa.gov/data1/data/blend_forcing/cube59_GPCP
+
+2. Get and compile code:
+ cvs co MITgcm_code
+ cd MITgcm
+ mkdir bin exe
+ cd bin
+ ../tools/genmake2 -mods=../../code
+ make depend
+ make -j
+
+3. Model execution:
+ cd ../exe
+ cp ../../run_template/* .
+ cp ../bin/mitgcmuv .
+ ./mitgcmuv >& output.txt &
+
+
+
+
+