Using the GNU Data Language (GDL) on Windows in a Cooperative Linux (coLinux) Environment

Author: Merrick Berg
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Last modified on: 23 November 2006
 

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• What is GDL?

  GDL is a free IDL (Interactive Data Language) compatible incremental compiler. IDL is a registered trademark of ITT Visual Information Solutions Inc. For more information please visit the GDL homepage.

  This page describes installing GDL in a coLinux environment.  The coLinux environment can be complicated to set up.  As an alternative, see Using the GNU Data Language (GDL) on Windows in a VMware Linux Environment.
   

• What is coLinux?

  Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel that allows it to run cooperatively alongside the Windows operating system on a single machine without the necessity to use commercial PC virtualization software. For more information please visit the coLinux homepage.
   

• Installation
   
• Configuration
   
• Running coLinux
   
• Communicating with the Host Operating System
   
• Connecting to the Internet
   
• Compiling GDL
   
• Useful Commands
   
• Troubleshooting Problems

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