
1.   Windows
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1.1. Standard Installation
     
     Run VCInstall.exe and follow the instructions. A help file will 
     open. Read "Getting Started - First Steps".
     
     This installation will place all files into a subfolder "Varying
     Coefficients Estimation" in "Program Files" and will install a 
     shortcut to the main program in the Start Menu\All Programs. 

1.2. Custom Installation
     
     Execute "VCInstall.exe /C" from the command line (Run or Command 
     Window). The program will ask for a folder where all files
     will be stored. Run the help file VC.hlp. Read "Getting Started - 
     First Steps".

     This installation will place all files in the selected folder. 
     

     
2.   Linux
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     It is preferable to compile a console version of the program
     (VCC, online at www.lrz.de/~ekkehart). 
     
     The program runs under Linux with the Windows emulator Wine,
     however. Full functionality is preserved; only the (functionally 
     inessential) Help button will not work. To get the program 
     running, do the following:

     - install Wine.
     - configure Wine.
     - install the Windows True-Type font Arial.ttf (optional).
     - open a terminal window
     - Run SetupVC.exe via Wine by a command like the following:
       "/usr/lib/wine/wine.bin /home/ekkehart/Desktop/SetupVC.exe /C"       
       but replace "ekkehart" with your user name. (Note the switch "/C".
       Without this switch, the program will crash.)
     - The program asks for a folder. On my system I select 
       "Y:\Desktop\VC". You will find all the files of the distribution 
       extracted to this folder. If you don't find them, search for the 
       program VC.EXE. You will find the other files in the same folder.
     - read the first section of vc-help.pdf.
     - to run the example, run VC.EXE via Wine, push 'Get Input!' and 
       select the input file "OkunGER.csv" which is located in the VC 
       folder. (On my system: "Y:\Desktop\VC").
     

December 2004

Ekkehart Schlicht

schlicht@lmu.de



