To install the EZ_Ages package: 1. Download ez_ages.tar.gz into the directory where you want to store the files. 2. Type: tar -zxvf ez_ages.tar.gz 3. In c shell, add the following lines to your .cshrc file, where 'path' is the full pathname to the directory where you put ez_ages.tar.gz: setenv EZ_AGES_DIR 'path'/ez_ages/ setenv IDL_PATH $IDL_PATH{:}+$EZ_AGES_DIR If you don't already have an IDL_PATH, then use setenv IDL_PATH $EZ_AGES_DIR In bash, add the following lines to your .bash_profile, where 'path' is the full pathname to the directory where you put ez_ages.tar.gz: EZ_AGES_DIR = 'path'/ez_ages/ IDL_PATH = $IDL_PATH:$EZ_AGES_DIR If you don't already have an IDL_PATH, then use IDL_PATH = $EZ_AGES_DIR 4. Type: cd $EZ_AGES_DIR This should take you into your new ez_ages directory. 5. To compile the FORTRAN code that installs the Schiavon 2006 models 'deltabund', type: f77 -o deltabund_lector_batch deltabund_lector_batch.f