RMC++

Download old RMC++

The original RMC++ (NOT SUPPORTED ANY MORE!)

This is the united version of RMC++ source code files (in C++) capable of handling both the atomic and the molecular moves. This has far less features, and much slower than RMC_new and RMC_multi, not recommended to use this, only preserved from historical point of view. The structure of the input *.dat file of this program is different from the RMC_new and RMC_multi, so do not try to use the example given here with them, or the other way around!

There are two packages available for each operating system:

The `ready to use' package contains

the executable file
a leaflet `RMC++ for RMCA users'
a set of template input files

The source codes package contains

the C++ source files and headers
a leaflet `RMC++ for RMCA users'
a short description of the united version

The manual describing the classes and routines implemented was removed from the source code package because of its size, and can be downloaded separately. The manual did not change due to the unification.

Differences in the RMC++ source codes for different operating systems

The algorithm and its implementation are strictly identical for the above mentioned operating systems. However, for peripheral tasks such as opening and reading files, compilers differences impose to implement a couple of functions differently.
There are actually two cases where a different implementation is necessary:

For opening files using the OLD STYLE VisualC++ and UNIX/LINUX header files (iomanip.h, iostream.h fstream.h ...) with the usage of the _OLD_HEADER option switch:

with MetroWerks CodeWarrior, the method open() opens a file if it exists, but by default does no create it if it does not exist. The compiler does not recognise the option ios::nocreate.

o with Microsoft Visual C++, the method open() opens a file and by default, creates it if it does not exist, so that using the option ios::nocreate is necessary to obtain the same result as with the MetroWerks CodeWarrior compiler.

This difference disappeared for the new standard C++ library, (when option switch _OLD_HEADER is OFF in the program).

For quitting the programme:

The DOS console under Windows collapses as soon as the programme terminates. In case of a diagnosed error, even if the programmer has taken the pain to prompt an error message before quitting, there is no time to read it, and the symptom is the same as a programme crash. This is not the case with MacOS.
This is dealt with by implementing a special function called for quitting the programme whose implementation is slightly different for different operating systems

If you plan to compile the source code with your own compiler, it is advisable that you know how the compiler handles the opening of files, and that you possibly adapt the function for opening files for your own needs.

Note also that some compilers do not like source files that have been written under other systems: e.g.Microsoft Visual C++ will edit files written with a Mac, but will complain for compilation. The source of the problem is the different line-breaks used by the two systems. In this particular case, you must first save the files with Windows line-breaks, and then compile.

The source files downloadable below are given with the corresponding operating system line-breaks.

MacOS9 package

Unfortunately due to the leave of Guillamue Evrard we are no longer able to provide an executable package for Macintosh. As the source files are the same for every platform, except the file handling routines which did not change, Macintosh users can compile there own version of the new united code. The source containing the Mac-specific file handling routine will be provided here compressed with WinZip on a PC (as it contains several files), with Windows line-breaks. The class description will be given without compression.

Download the MacOS 9 source code package (compressed with Winzip on PC 153 kB).
Download the Class description pdf document (562 kB)

Windows package

The executable for Microsoft Windows systems was compiled with Microsoft Visual C++.

Download the Windows ready to use package (compressed with Winzip 641 kB).
Download the Windows source code package (compressed with Winzip 200 kB)
Download the Class description pdf document (compressed with Winzip 401 kB)

Linux package

The executable for Linux/Unix systems was compiled with the GNU C++ compiler coming with the SUSE Linux distribution. Noticeably there is no problem with line breaks with files coming from either of the other two systems.

Download the Linux/Unix ready to use package (tar archive, compressed with gzip, 700 kB).
Download the Linux/Unix source files package (tar archive compressed with gzip, 80 kB)
Download the Class description pdf document (tar archive compressed with gzip, 410 kB)

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Last change by Orsolya Gereben 06/09/2009
(comments welcome!)