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Customizing Environment Variables

On UNIX, environment variables are usually initialized in a shell start-up file such as  .cshrc (C-shell) or  .profile (Bourne-shell) in your home directory.

On Windows, the required environment variables are maintained in the Windows Registry. To set optional environment variables, open System Properties (choose start > Control Panel > System) then select the Advanced tab and choose Environment Variables.

Table 9 describes the most common environment variables used by IC-CAP.

Note


The environment variable name $HPEESOF_DIR should point to an installation of ADS. However, IC-CAP is built on some of the same technology, so IC-CAP remembers your $HPEESOF_DIR environment variable as $ADS_DIR at startup, and temporarily reassigns HPEESOF_DIR=$ICCAP_ROOT during the run of IC-CAP in the IC-CAP process space only. Thus references to $HPEESOF_DIR in configuration files under $ICCAP_ROOT/config are equivalent to references to $ICCAP_ROOT when IC-CAP is running.

Table 9 System Environment Variables
Name
Default Value
Description
ICCAP_ROOT
 /usr/local/iccap2008
 The location where the IC-CAP software was installed (also called the root location). This variable is used extensively throughout IC-CAP. The default value is also set in the registry during installation. Therefore, the default value normally should not be changed.
LM_LICENSE_FILE
 $ICCAP_ROOT/licenses/license.lic
 Specifies the location of the FLEXnet security license files. Use the AGILEESOFD_LICENSE_FILE variable instead of this variable.
ICCAP_OPEN_DIR
 None
 Specifies the directory where the user-compiled code library resides. For more information, refer to "Creating C Language Functions in IC-CAP" in the IC-CAP User's Guide.
AGILEESOFD_LICENSE_FILE
 $ICCAP_ROOT/licenses/license.lic
 Specify the location of the FLEXnet security license files, overriding the LM_LICENSE_FILE variable.
ICCAP_TMP
 None
 The location where temporary IC-CAP files are located. If ICCAP_TMP is not set, temporary files will be stored in the directory specified by $TMPDIR on UNIX or %TMP% on Windows. If $TMPDIR or %TMP% are not defined, files will be stored at /var/tmp for UNIX or the directory specified by %TEMP% on Windows. If ICCAP_TMP, TMP, or TEMP do not reference a valid temporary directory on Windows, IC-CAP will not run.
ADS_DIR
 None
 The location of the ADS installation to use when performing hpeesofsim simulations. Set when using Windows.
HPEESOF_DIR
 None
 The location of the ADS installation to use when performing hpeesofsim simulations. Set when using Linux or Solaris.

Setting Environment Variables

To set an Environment Variable:

    • Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Environment Variables and enter the variable name and value.

For example:

Variable                                       Value 

 ICCAP_OPEN_DIR                  c:\WIN\System32;
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