How to Upgrade Your Numerical Recipes Code to the Final Second Edition Release

This page contains links to all the files needed to upgrade any Second Edition version of Numerical Recipes to the final released version of the Second Editoin source code, version 2.10 (version 2.11 for C++). All Second Edition versions, 2.00 and later, can be upgraded by using the free patches supplied here. First Edition versions 1.xx are not upgradable.

First, determine what version you have. (See here if you need help on this.) Next, if necessary, perform the upgrades to version 2.08 by following the following links:

Next, if you are a UNIX or Linux user, following this link: If you are a Windows user, the best way to upgrade is with the automated upgrade engine. Follow this link to see if you qualify: If you don't qualify to use the upgrade engine, read the Windows section of: If you are a Macintosh user, there is regrettably no automatic way to perform the upgrade. Read the Macintosh comments at the above text-based upgrade links for some suggestions on how to proceed.