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# unpack the source tarball into a temporary directory
mkdir -p /tmp/src
cd /tmp/src
tar xzvf Metview-4.5.0-Source.tar.gz

# configure and build in a separate directory
mkdir -p /tmp/build
cd /tmp/build
cmake /tmp/src/Metview-4.5.0-Source
make
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Note that Metview supports parallel builds, meaning that on machines with multiple cores it is possible to compile much more quickly using all the available cores, for example:

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 make -j 8

 

The Metview distribution includes a small set of tests which can help ensure that the build was successful. To start the tests, type:

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