| QMS2 How-To: A step-by-step guide for using the QTL Macro for SASŪ Software[1] | ||
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QMS2 is not a stand alone package. Several other pieces of software, most importantly the SAS Software System, are required.
SAS Software This software is a macro which runs under SAS Software. If you do now know what SAS Software is, then this package is not for you. The software has been tested with SAS Software versions 6.12, 8, and 8.1 under Compaq Tru64 and Version 8.2 under Linux. There are no known reasons why the software will not work with SAS Software versions 6.12 or higher on any Unix or Unix-like operating system.
A version of this software labeled as "for Windows" is also released, but it is completely untested. It merely contains the Unix version of the software with the end-of-line characters changed to the DOS standard. As neither author works with SAS Software for Windows, it has not even been verified as working.
Genehunter 2 Genehunter 2 is not strictly required, as any data which contains IBD information can be used, but as written, the import macro ghimport.sas expects files that are produced by Genehunter 2. Genehunter 2 is available from http://www-genome.wi.mit.edu/ftp/distribution/software/genehunter/.
bash The pre-sas.sh script uses bash. Any sufficiently configured Unix or Unix-like system should contain bash. It is freely available from http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html.
grep The pre-sas.sh also requires grep. If you are using a Unix or Unix-like operating system, you have grep.
expand The pre-sas.sh also requires expand, which converts tabs to spaces. Unix and Unix-like systems should have this, but if not it is freely available as part of the GNU Textutils package at http://www.gnu.org/software/textutils/textutils.html.
sed The pre-sas.sh also requires sed. If you are using a Unix or Unix-like operating system, you have sed.