LinUX

Uncompress the downloaded file using the command gunzip epmr-linux.gz. The uncompressed file, epmr-linux, is a 32-bit standalone executable for Intel/AMD processors that should be compatible with all recent Linux distributions. You probably will need to set execute permission on the file using the command chmod +x epmr-linux.

EPMR is run from the command line. To use the program, either place the file in any directory listed in your PATH environment variable or specify the complete path to the file on the command line. If you invoke the program without any command-line arguments, a summary of usage information and available options will be printed.

The program is multi-threaded using OpenMP. The maximum number of threads/processors used can be controlled through the environment variable OMP_NUM_THREADS. If this variable is not set, all processors will be used.

Mac OS X

The downloaded zip file will be automatically uncompressed. The uncompressed file, epmr-mac, is a universal 32-/64-bit, Intel/PowerPC executable compatible with OS X 10.5 or later. You probably will need to set execute permission on the file using the command chmod +x epmr-mac.

The program runs from the command line (Terminal). To use the program, either place the file in any directory listed in your PATH environment variable or specify the complete path to the file on the command line. If you invoke the program without any command-line arguments, a summary of usage information and available options will be printed.

On Intel processors, the program is multi-threaded using OpenMP. The number of threads/processors used can be controlled through the environment variable OMP_NUM_THREADS. If this variable is not set, all processors will be used.

Windows

The file epmr-win.exe is a standalone executable file that runs exclusively from the command line (cmd.exe or PowerShell). The program is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7. To use the program, either place the file in any directory listed in your %PATH% environment variable, modify your %PATH% to include the directory containing epmr-win.exe, or specify the complete path to the file on the command line.

The current Windows version of EPMR is not multi-threaded, though it will be in the future.