Install GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) under Windows XP (and Windows VISTA)

1. Go to SOEST (University of Hawaii), click on "Mirrors" in the left, and pick an appropriate FTP server;
2. Download netcdf-3.6.1-win32.zip, unzip the file and put it in a folder and rename the folder to "NETCDF"
3. Click on "4", to enter GMT version 4's directory, and download the files listed below:

GMT_exe.zip All executables
GMT_share.zip Support run-time files (patterns, cpt)
GSHHS_coast.zip Basic GSHHS coastlines

GMT_suppl_exe.zip Supplemental executables
GMT_pdf.zip PDF documentation and Unix man pages
GMT_man.zip Unix man pages for GMT
GMT_web.zip HTML versions of all documentation
GMT_tut.zip Tutorial data sets
GMT_src.zip All source code
GMT_scripts.zip Example scripts and data
GMT_suppl.zip Supplemental program source and docs
GSHHS_high.zip High resolution GSHHS coastline files
GSHHS_full.zip Full resolution GSHHS coastline files

Unzip all the files whose name started with "GMT", this will create ONE folder named "GMT", in this folder there will be many sub-folders:

bin (gmtprograms)
examples (gmtexamples)
lib
man
netcdf
share ( rivers, borders, shorelines, patterns etc)
src
tutorial
www

4. move the "GMT" folder to C:\
5. move the "NETCDF" folder to C:\ (this folder was from step 2)
6. Copy C:\NETCDF\netcdf.dll to C:\windows\system32
7. In control panel -> system -> advance -> environmental variables, find "system variables", and add one item:
variable name is "GMTROOT", variable is "C:\GMT"; (all without the double quotes)

In PATH, add C:\GMT\bin

and save

在 Windows XP 下裝設 GMT (Generic Mapping Tools)

1. 到
夏威夷大學SOEST的網站 點至左方Mirrors， 選取適當的FTP站 （在台灣大概都是日本的清水 Shimizu）

2. 下載netcdf-3.6.1-win32.zip， 解壓縮後，置於一新增檔案夾中，更改檔案夾名稱為NETCDF

3. 進入"4"， 即GMT 4版的目錄，下載以下的檔案

GMT_exe.zip All executables
GMT_share.zip Support run-time files (patterns, cpt)
GSHHS_coast.zip Basic GSHHS coastlines

GMT_suppl_exe.zip Supplemental executables
GMT_pdf.zip PDF documentation and Unix man pages
GMT_man.zip Unix man pages for GMT
GMT_web.zip HTML versions of all documentation
GMT_tut.zip Tutorial data sets
GMT_src.zip All source code
GMT_scripts.zip Example scripts and data
GMT_suppl.zip Supplemental program source and docs
GSHHS_high.zip High resolution GSHHS coastline files
GSHHS_full.zip Full resolution GSHHS coastline files

將GMT開頭的一起解壓縮（這樣會出現一個檔案夾叫做GMT，其下有

bin (gmtprograms)
examples (gmtexamples)
lib
man
netcdf
share ( rivers, borders, shorelines, patterns etc)
src
tutorial
www
等的檔案夾 裡面又各有許多檔案。

4. 將這個GMT檔案夾移至 C:\

5. 將netcdf-3.6.1-win32.zip 解壓縮置於 C:\NETCDF

6. Copy C:\netcdf\netcdf.dll 到 C:\windows\system32

7. 到控制台->系統設定->進階->環境變數 的 “系統變數“中

增加一項

變數名稱為 GMTROOT  而變數值為 C:\GMT 

PATH 中 加入 C:\GMT\bin

儲存

8. 在DOS窗框中 打入 pscoast 看看是否有錯誤訊息; 若是有一長串說明檔出現 就表示gmt本身安裝成功

9. 下載Ghostscript以及GSView 並安裝於系統中