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                               File READCNT.TXT
         Downloading and installing CNTRMN and its interface to Splus
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CNTRMN is a library of S functions for the computation of constrained estimators 
and bootstrap tests of robust means of asymmetric distributions.
CNTRMN requires ROBETH, ROBGAM, ROBNRM, ROBWBL and TWMEAN to be loaded into S-Plus. 
CNTRMN is available at the URL:

     http://www.hospvd.ch/iumsp/home_a.htm  (=> download => Cntrmn)

Downloading
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(a) For Splus 4.x, Splus 2000 or Splus 6.x/Windows, copy the following files
    in a temporary directory:

    cntwin.exe    (object files, self extracting zip-file;  july 2003)
    cntwin_v6.exe (the same file but for Splus 6.x;         oct. 2001)             
    cntman.exe    (manual, self extracting ps and pdf-file; july 2003)

(b) For R (version >= 1.7.0) / Windows, copy the following file in a temporary 
    directory

    cntR_win.exe  (DLL+source, self extracting zip file;    july 2003)
    cntman.exe    (manual, self extracting ps and pdf-file; july 2003)

(c) For Splus 3.1/UNIX (and more recent versions), copy the following files
    in a temporary directory (noted <your.path> below) :

    cntsrc.tar.Z  (program sources, compressed; august 2001).
    cntman.ps.Z   (manual, compressed ps-file;  august 2001)

I) Installation for Splus or R under Windows:
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1. Execute the self-extracting file 

   cntwin.exe (or cntwin_v6.exe for Splus 6.x or cntR_win.exe for R)
 
   The name of the directory where the file will be "unzipped" must 
   be entered. For a standard installation, it is:

             c:\Program Files\sp2000\library
   or
             c:\Program Files\splus6\library
   or
             c:\Program Files\R\rwNNN\library

   
   Same procedure for the self-extracting file cntman.exe (S-Plus only).

   Remark: Installation for Splus 3.x/Windows is no more available.  
  
2. To invoke the library 
   a) under Splus, use the Splus commands:

   > library(robeth,T)
   > library(robgam,T) or/and library(robwbl,T) or/and library(robnrm,T)
   > library(twmean,T)
   > library(cntrmn,T)

   b) under R, use the R commands:

   > library(robeth)
   > library(robgam) or/and library(robwbl) or/and library(robnrm)
   > library(twmean)
   > library(cntrmn)

II) Installation under UNIX:

The installation of CNTRMN follows the general ROBETH installation procedure described
in the ROBETH file README/genral.txt. If you have write access to the Splus HOME directory,
the most convenient way to install CNTRMN is the creation of a public library. Otherwise,
create your private library and skip step 1 below.

1. Change to the Splus HOME directory:

   cd <your Splus HOME dir>/library

2. Create the new directory cntrmn. Type:

   mkdir cntrmn

3. Decompress the tar file:

   cd cntrmn 
   zcat <your.path>/cntsrc.tar.Z  | tar xvf -

4. Create the Splus objects. If your Splus version is 4.x or lower, type:

   mkdir .Data      (as a sub-directory of cntrmn)
   Splus
   > data.restore("<your.path>/cntrmn.dmp")
   > q()

   If your Splus version is 5.0 or higher, step 4 and 5 (compilation) are
   achieved by typing:
   
    Splus CHAPTER
    Splus make
#   If not yet done type: 
#   Splus
#   > source("cntrmn.q")
#   > source("bootst.q")
#   > q()
    Goto step 6.

5. Compile and link (ld command) cntrmn.f to a file called cntrmn. 
   For more details, follow the hints in genral.txt. See also the
   file loadobj.com. 

6. To invoke the public library, open Splus and type:

   > library(robeth,T)   
   > library(robgam,T) or library(robwbl,T) or library(robnrm,T)
   > library(twmean,T); library(cntrmn,T)
   
7. For a private library, create a file "mylib.q" for example, containing
   the following line:
   assign("lib.loc","<the path to the library>",frame=0)
   In my case, I have: assign("lib.loc", "/users/arandria", frame=0)
   Then after opening Splus, type:

   > source("mylib.q")
   > library(robeth,T)
   > library(robgam,T) or/and library(robwbl,T) or/and library(robnrm,T)
   > library(twmean,T)
   > library(cntrmn,T)

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