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diff --git a/academic/gplates/README.SBo b/academic/gplates/README.SBo new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..eb20e6214f --- /dev/null +++ b/academic/gplates/README.SBo @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Although this is not strictly required for build GPlates, since +alternative datasets can be used, you would install the data source +provided by EarthByte, the official maintainer of GPlates project at +the same time of the build of GPlates package. +Unfortunately, this dataset is not released in the github repository +of GPlates and can be downloaded only using a Web browser, not with +other applications like curl or wget. + +If you want install this dataset (strongly recommended) please follow +these instructions: + +1. Connect to the webpage: + https://www.earthbyte.org/download-gplates-2-3/ + +2. In the section "Download file links" select the option from the + Download selection list: + gplates_2.3.0_geodata.zip + + (Warning: do not select the application source, because the + tarball will not handled by the slackbuild script. Use the tarball + downloaded from the github repository of GPlates) + +3. Fill the form notifying: + - your name (OPTIONAL: leave empty for anonymous download) + - your email address (OPTIONAL: leave empty for anonymous download) + - select your purposes (REQUIRED) + +4. Click the button "Get download link(s)" + +After the above steps, you will get at the bottom of the page the +hardlink to download the geodata archive. This must be saved in the +same directory of the slackbuild script. |