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GMT installation considerations

GMT has been installed on machines ranging from super-computers to lap-top PCs. GMT only contains some 55,000 lines of code and has modest space/memory requirements. Minimum requirements are

- The netCDF library 3.4 or higher (free from www.unidata.edu).
- A C Compiler (free from www.gnu.org).
- About 100 Mb disk space (70 Mb additional for full- and high-resolution coast-lines).
- About 32 Mb memory.

In addition, we recommend access to a PostScript printer or equivalent (e.g., ghostscript), PostScript previewer (e.g., ghostview), any flavor of the UNIX operating system, and more disk space and memory.