Cora is written in standard ANSI C, and thus should compile with any
ANSI C compiler. The PGPLOT library that cora uses for graphical
input/output, is available for a large range of architectures, as well as
the GTK+ library for the GUI.
If the GTK+ library is not available, it is still possible to compile and use
the command-line cora_fit application without the GUI.
To build the cora package, the source files must be compiled with
a C compiler, but linking with the PGPLOT libraries typically requires
a Fortran compiler. Evidently, the two must 'fit together', i.e., the
Fortran compiler must understand the compiled object code produced by the
C compiler. The combination of the GNU gcc/g77 C/Fortran compilers works well.
Other combinations (i.e., proprietary compilers of your system vendor) may
require arcane command-line switches. The configure script knows
some of them, but if your compilers are not among the supported ones, you may
need to dig in your man pages ...
The configure script is tested for Suse Linux and Solaris, but should be
compatible with other platforms. In case of problems, please contact us, we will
be very willing to add your platform to the list of tested platforms.