now uses msc_tools method to figure out Mentat path

processing/post/mentat_colorMap

@@ -1,36 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python 
 
-import sys, os
+import sys, os, msc_tools
 from colorsys import *
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
-releases = {'2010':['linux64',''],
-            '2008r1':[''],
-            '2007r1':[''],
-            '2005r3':[''],
-           }
-
-try:
-  file = open('%s/../MSCpath'%os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0])))
-  MSCpath = os.path.normpath(file.readline().strip())
-  file.close()
-except:
-  MSCpath = '/msc'
-
-for release,subdirs in sorted(releases.items(),reverse=True):
-  for subdir in subdirs:
-    libPath = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
-    if os.path.exists(libPath):
-      sys.path.append(libPath)
-      break
-    else:
-      continue
-  break
+sys.path.append(msc_tools.MSC_TOOLS().library_paths())
 
 try:
   from py_mentat import *
 except:
-  print('warning: no valid Mentat release found in %s'%MSCpath)
+  print('warning: no valid Mentat release found')
 
 
 # -----------------------------
@@ -135,7 +114,9 @@ For symmetric scales use option "-s".
 Example colors:
 - Non-symmetric scales: 0.167,0.9,0.1  0.167,0.1,0.9
 - Symmetric scales: 0,0.2,0.9  0.333,0.2,0.9
-""")
+""" + string.replace('$Id$','\n','\\n')
+)
+
 
 parser.add_option("-s","--symmetric", action = "store_true", 
                   dest = "symmetric", \

processing/pre/mentat_pbcOnBoxMesh

@@ -1,36 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import sys,os,pwd,math,re,string
-#import Image,ImageDraw
+import sys,os,pwd,math,re,string,msc_tools
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
-releases = {'2010':['linux64',''],
-            '2008r1':[''],
-            '2007r1':[''],
-            '2005r3':[''],
-           }
-
-try:
-  file = open('%s/../MSCpath'%os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0])))
-  MSCpath = os.path.normpath(file.readline().strip())
-  file.close()
-except:
-  MSCpath = '/msc'
-
-for release,subdirs in sorted(releases.items(),reverse=True):
-  for subdir in subdirs:
-    libPath = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
-    if os.path.exists(libPath):
-      sys.path.append(libPath)
-      break
-    else:
-      continue
-  break
+sys.path.append(msc_tools.MSC_TOOLS().library_paths())
 
 try:
   from py_mentat import *
 except:
-  print('error: no valid Mentat release found in %s'%MSCpath)
+  print('error: no valid Mentat release found')
   sys.exit(-1)
 
 
@@ -167,7 +145,7 @@ def servoLink():
 parser = OptionParser(usage='%prog [options]', description = """
 Set up servo linking to achieve periodic boundary conditions for a regular hexahedral mesh presently opened in MSC.Mentat
 
-""" + string.replace('$Id: spectral_iterationCount 919 2011-06-15 18:14:05Z MPIE\p.eisenlohr $','\n','\\n')
+""" + string.replace('$Id$','\n','\\n')
 )
 
 parser.add_option("-p", "--port", type="int",\

processing/pre/mentat_spectralBox

@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import os, sys, math, re, threading, time, string
+import os, sys, math, re, threading, time, string, msc_tools
 from optparse import OptionParser, OptionGroup, Option, SUPPRESS_HELP
 
-releases = {'2010':['linux64',''],
-            '2008r1':[''],
-            '2007r1':[''],
-            '2005r3':[''],
-           }
 
 # ----------------------- FUNCTIONS ----------------------------
 
@@ -256,27 +251,12 @@ parser.set_defaults(homogenization = 1)
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
 
-try:
-  file = open('%s/../MSCpath'%os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0])))
-  MSCpath = os.path.normpath(file.readline().strip())
-  file.close()
-except:
-  MSCpath = '/msc'
-
-for release,subdirs in sorted(releases.items(),reverse=True):
-  for subdir in subdirs:
-    libPath = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
-    if os.path.exists(libPath):
-      sys.path.append(libPath)
-      break
-    else:
-      continue
-  break
+sys.path.append(msc_tools.MSC_TOOLS().library_paths())
 
 try:
   from py_mentat import *
 except:
-  print('no valid Mentat release found in %s'%MSCpath)
+  print('no valid Mentat release found')
   if options.port != None: sys.exit(-1)
 
 if not os.path.isfile(args[0]):

processing/pre/patchFromReconstructedBoundaries

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import sys,os,math,re,string
+import sys,os,math,re,string, msc_tools
 from optparse import OptionParser, OptionGroup, Option, SUPPRESS_HELP
 
 
@@ -10,27 +10,7 @@ try:                                        # check for Python Image Lib
 except:
   ImageCapability = False
 
-try:                                        # check for MSC.Mentat installation location
-  file = open('%s/../MSCpath'%os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0])))
-  MSCpath = os.path.normpath(file.readline().strip())
-  file.close()
-except:
-  MSCpath = '/msc'
-
-releases = {'2010':['linux64',''],
-            '2008r1':[''],
-            '2007r1':[''],
-            '2005r3':[''],
-           }
-for release,subdirs in sorted(releases.items(),reverse=True):
-  for subdir in subdirs:
-    libPath = '%s/mentat%s/shlib/%s'%(MSCpath,release,subdir)
-    if os.path.exists(libPath):
-      sys.path.append(libPath)
-      break
-    else:
-      continue
-  break
+sys.path.append(msc_tools.MSC_TOOLS().library_paths())
 
 try:                                        # check for MSC.Mentat Python interface
   from py_mentat import *
@@ -794,7 +774,7 @@ parser = OptionParser(option_class=extendedOption, usage='%prog [options] datafi
 Produce image, spectral geometry description, and (auto) Mentat procedure from TSL/OIM
 reconstructed boundary file
 
-""" + string.replace('$Id: spectral_iterationCount 919 2011-06-15 18:14:05Z MPIE\p.eisenlohr $','\n','\\n')
+""" + string.replace('$Id$','\n','\\n')
 )
 
 parser.add_option("-o", "--output", action='extend', dest='output', type='string', \