Adobe Acrobat on AIX 4.3

Adobe Acrobat runs on AIX versions up to AIX 4.2. If you are running AIX 4.3, follow the steps below for installing Acrobat.

Note: The CD-ROM mount point is /cdrom. If your mount point is different, substitute your mount point in step 3.

1.	Login in as root.

2.	Make sure X11.compat.lib.X11R5 is installed. This allows you to use the X11R5 libraries needed in step 5 below. This can be done by entering the following:

	     lslpp -l |grep X11.compat

	It should return the following:

	X11.compat.lib.X11R5  4.3.0.0  COMMITTED
	AIXwindows X11R5 Compatibility

3.	Install the rdr_srch Acrobat software using the following:

	 cd /cdrom/acrobat/unix/rdr_srch
               ./install

	Note: Ignore the AIX 4.3 warning and enter "y" to continue the installation.

4.	Assuming that you selected the default /usr/lpp/Acrobat3 as the Acrobat install point, edit the acroread script and add 4.3 as a supported AIX release.

	vi /usr/lpp/Acrobat3/bin/acroread

	Change:

	  AIX)
	   Case "$OS_release" in
          4.1|4.2)

	To:

	  AIX)
	   Case "$OS_release" in
	    4.1|4.2|4.3)

5.	Since Acrobat requires the X11R5 libraries, you must change your LIBPATH to point to the correct libraries.  Do this by exporting the LIBPATH to /usr/lpp/X11/lib/R5.  (Read the README in /usr/lpp/X11 for more information.)

	For example: export LIBPATH=/usr/lpp/X11/lib/R5

6.	At this point, usr/lpp/Acrobat3/bin/acroread will work and you will be able to view AIXpert.



Troubleshooting Tips:

Starting acroread returns the following error:  "The OS named AIX version 4.3
is currently not installed."

You must edit your acroread script to allow it to work with AIX 4.3. See step 4.


Starting acroread returns the following error: "Xt Error: widget class XacroView has invalid CompositeClass Extension record."

AIX 4.3 uses X11R6 libraries while Acrobat expects X11R5.  See steps 1 and
5 to use the X11R5 libraries.