MathKeisan Frequently Asked Questions


Q: How can I tell if my Itanium® machine has a valid license for MathKeisan?
A: Run /opt/MathKeisan/bin/mk_checklicense to tell if you have a valid license. See the licensing page for more details.
Q: I cannot find the manpage for subroutine xyz. Where is it?
A: You probably need to set the MANPATH environment variable. Refer to the User's Guide for information on setting up MANPATH.
Q: How are MathKeisan versions numbered?
A: The first two digits are for the version, and the last digit is for patches:
Name Version Patch
MathKeisan 1.4.4 1.4 4
MathKeisan 1.5.0 1.5 no patch
MathKeisan 1.5.1 1.5 1
MathKeisan 1.6.0 1.6 no patch
Q: How can I upgrade from MathKeisan version x.y.z to version a.b.c? I do not see an upgrade patch.
A: MathKeisan charges for new versions. Contact your sales associate.
Q: How do I find out when new MathKeisan versions and patches are released?
A: Contact us to request to be added to our mailing list. Also see the MathKeisan Release Notes and MathKeisan Patches.