How to get started:

1) unpack the distribution;
   this will get you a new directory called "sac2c-1.00-beta-OS-ARCH"

2) set the following shell variables:
   -- SACBASE=<your_local_path>/sac2c-1.00-beta-OS-ARCH
   -- SAC2CBASE=<your_local_path>/sac2c-1.00-beta-OS-ARCH/sac2c
   -- LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<your_local_path>/sac2c-1.00-beta-OS-ARCH/sac2c/lib

   if you use bash (default on most linux installations)
   simply type the following three lines at the shell prompt:
   
   echo 'export SACBASE=<your_local_path>/sac2c-1.00-beta-OS-ARCH' >>~/.bashrc
   echo 'export SAC2CBASE=$SACBASE/sac2c' >>~/.bashrc
   echo 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$SAC2CBASE/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH' >>~/.bashrc
   source ~/.bashrc

3) ensure, that <your_local_path>/sac2c-1.00-beta-OS-ARCH/sac2c/bin 
   is in your PATH. Again, if using the bash shell, type
   the following commands:

   echo 'export PATH=$SAC2CBASE/bin:$PATH' >>~/.bashrc 
   source ~/.bashrc

4) change your current directory to
   <your_local_path>/sac2c-1.00-beta-OS-ARCH/stdlib

   build the stdlib by:     make fast

5) that should take a while....but then you are all set.

6) You may want to take a look at the demos in
   <your_local_path>/sac2c-1.00-beta-OS-ARCH/sac

In case of any problems please send an email to
   sac-user@sac-home.org

You can subscribe to the corresponding list by visiting
   http://lists.sac-home.org

Enjoy the pre-release,
  the SaC development team