Further adventures in attempting to install Underworld 1.2 on Wexstan.

Previous instruction for installing Mesa largely work, but with the following exceptions.

Use a new directory name and run the configuration as modified...


mkdir -p /usr/local/mesa/7.4
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mesa/7.4-gcc


... and discover a new and interesting failure.


checking for LIBDRM... configure: error: Package requirements (libdrm >= 2.4.3) were not met:

Wextan is a 64 bit Opteron Linux Cluster with 32 Opteron 246 CPUS with 64 Gb Ram and 0.5 Terabytes of Hard Disk Storage running Fedora Core 5. A user wants to install Underworld v1.2 on this machine.

Mesa (why does their website use frames?) is an open source 3D graphics library based on the OGL specification. It's been around since 1993 and is still in regular development, making it quite popular for scientific applications.

NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code for large biomolecular systems. Version 2.7b1 has some advantages over 2.6 and an extensive user's guide.

Download the tarball (registration required), put it somewhere sensible (e.g., /usr/local/src/NAMD) and unpack (tar xvf NAMD_2.7b1_Source.tar.gz) and enter that directory.

On Saturday, February 26, 2005, Harelquin the rat died.

He had been in decline for some time, his back legs slowly giving up. On Thursday evening he had stopped eating altogether which caused great concern. However on Friday evening the presentation of some oat and apple baby food was graciously accepted.

Originally posted on the IT Timor email list.

Location: Eastern section of Timor Island, the enclave of Ambeno and Atauro and Jaco islands. Capital Dili is located at c125.5 deg E and c8.5 deg S.

Geography: Rugged mountains up to 3,000 metres with 44% of land area on a slope of c40% and higher. Coastal plains.

Climate: Hot and Wet. Average temperature 21 deg C, average humidity 80%. Monsoon season between November and April.

Companion of Harlequin. Much loved by all. Died 18th May 2005

My initial post on Monte explains the circumstances of his death. I am very touched by all your comments. Thank you.

This is a remembrance of his life, which spanned roughly 2 years, 9 months (roughly 58 human years).