Unix

We develop on Solaris 2.6-2.9, Red Hat 8 and Enterprise Edition, Mac OS X, and Debian Linux stable and unstable, so those currently work out-of-the-box. Other Unix-like systems should work without too much configuration.

Server Core client
(non-graphical) Core client
(graphical) API
(non-graphical) API
(graphical)

GNU tools:
GCC 3.0.4+
autoconf 2.59+
automake 1.9.3+ X X X X X

Python 2.2+
MySQLdb module 0.9.2+ (see installation instructions)
xml module
packages: python-mysqldb, python-xml X

MySQL 3.23+ or 4.0+
MySQL client
packages: mysql-server, mysql-client X

Apache with mod_ssl and PHP 4.0+
packages: apache2, apache, apache-ssl X

WxWidgets 2.4.2
GTK+ 2.5.6

X

GL, GLU, GLUT libraries

X

X11 libraries and include files

X
X

configure option --enable-server --enable-client --enable-client (if WxWidgets and X11 found) --enable-client --enable-client (if GL/GLU/GLUT found)

	Server	Core client (non-graphical)	Core client (graphical)	API (non-graphical)	API (graphical)
GNU tools: GCC 3.0.4+ autoconf 2.59+ automake 1.9.3+	X	X	X	X	X
Python 2.2+ MySQLdb module 0.9.2+ (see installation instructions) xml module packages: python-mysqldb, python-xml	X
MySQL 3.23+ or 4.0+ MySQL client packages: mysql-server, mysql-client	X
Apache with mod_ssl and PHP 4.0+ packages: apache2, apache, apache-ssl	X
WxWidgets 2.4.2 GTK+ 2.5.6			X
GL, GLU, GLUT libraries					X
X11 libraries and include files			X		X
`configure` option	--enable-server	--enable-client	--enable-client (if WxWidgets and X11 found)	--enable-client	--enable-client (if GL/GLU/GLUT found)

Server notes

The feeder and scheduling server use shared memory. On hosts where these run, the operating system must have shared memory enabled, with a maximum segment size of at least 32 MB. How to do this depends on the operating system; some information is here.

MySQL notes

Transactions are only supported by MySQL 4.0+; to use MySQL 3.23, disable <use_transactions/> in config.xml
After installing and running the server, grant permissions for your own account and for the account under which Apache runs ('nobody' in the following; may be different on your machine):
```
    mysql -u root
    grant all on *.* to yourname@localhost;
    grant all on *.* to yourname;
    grant all on *.* to nobody@localhost;
    grant all on *.* to nobody;
```
Set your PATH variable to include MySQL programs (typically /usr/local/mysql and /usr/local/mysql/bin).

Linux notes

Some info on installing BOINC on Linux is here.
To get the X11 support, select the relevant options when you're installing Linux, or (Redhat) go to System Settings/Add Software.

Windows

	Core client (non-graphical)	Core client (graphical)	Core client (installer)	API
Visual Studio .NET (Visual C++ 7.0)	X	X		X
WxWidgets 2.4.2		X
Installshield X			X

WxWidgets notes

Download and install the WxWidgets source according to instructions on the web site.
In Settings/Control Panel/System, select Advanced; click Environment Variables. Under 'User variables' click New. Create a variable named 'wxwin' with value 'c:\wx' (or wherever you installed it). Then restart Visual Studio.