Setting up and customizing XL Fortran

Where to find installation instructions
Using the compiler on a network file System
Correct settings for environment variables
Environment variable basics
Environment variables for national language support
Setting library search paths
PDFDIR: Specifying the directory for PDF profile information
TMPDIR: Specifying a directory for temporary files
XLFSCRATCH_unit: Specifying names for scratch files
XLFUNIT_unit: Specifying names for implicitly connected files
Customizing the configuration file
Attributes
Determining which level of XL Fortran is installed
Running two levels of XL Fortran

This section explains how to customize XL Fortran settings for yourself or all users. The full installation procedure is beyond the scope of this section, which refers you to the documents that cover the procedure in detail.

This section can also help you to diagnose problems that relate to installing or configuring the compiler.

Some of the instructions require you to be a superuser, and so they are only applicable if you are a system administrator.