The current version of HNBody is:   1.0.3   (released March 12, 2004)


Some NEWS summarizing significant additions and bug-fixes by release version.

Pre-compiled binary distributions of HNBody are available for a number of platforms; documentation, source code for building customized drivers, and the HNBody SM (SuperMongo) macro library are also included in the package. Full source code to HNBody will be made available at a later date.

Each of the following distributions is independent and self-contained; download only the platform(s) you need. Two download formats are supported: gzipped tar archives (.tgz) and ZIP archives (.zip); the content of each is identical. Unpack the distribution anywhere you find convenient, then consult the HNBody manual (included in the download) for a description of the remaining files and further information about using HNBody.


Platform Description Format Notes
linux-alpha Linux for Alpha .tgz .zip 1
linux-x86 Linux for Intel/x86 .tgz .zip 2,3
macx-ppc Apple Mac OS X for PowerPC .tgz .zip  
macx-x86 Apple Mac OS X for Intel/x86 .tgz .zip  
msdos-x86 MS-DOS for Intel/x86 .tgz .zip 4
mswin-x86 Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP for Intel/x86 .tgz .zip  
solaris-sparc Solaris for SPARC/UltraSPARC .tgz .zip 5
solaris-x86 Solaris for Intel/x86 .tgz .zip 6


The documentation alone can also be downloaded as an independent ZIP archive.
(Note that links to distribution files and directories will not function in this case, since these are included in the binary distributions only.)


Platform-specific notes

  1. Tested with Red Hat 7.2.

  2. Tested with Red Hat 7.3 and 9, and Mandrake 8.2.

  3. Building custom drivers under Linux (linux-x86) requires linking the executable with the PGI Linux portability package. Installation instructions are included with the download.

  4. The MS-DOS (msdos-x86) executables require DPMI services. Though standard on many DOS implementations (including MS Windows), if you get complaints about "no DPMI", download the free DPMI server package from delorie.com, and place the cwsdpmi.exe executable in the same directory as hnbody.exe. HNBody will now initialize DPMI services automatically when it starts up.

  5. Tested with Solaris 7 and 8.

  6. Tested with Solaris 8.