diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.o
+.moc
+rhel7
diff --git a/Makefile_ b/Makefile_
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+++ b/Makefile_
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+# M. Zolliker 04.2017
+# this file shows the correct usage of make for SeaClient
+
+%: usage
+	@echo
+
+%.o: usage
+	@echo
+
+default: usage
+
+usage:
+	@ echo ""
+	@ echo "Usage:"
+	@ echo ""
+	@ echo '  with Makefile_<linuxsys> one of'
+	@ echo ""
+	@ ls -1 Makefile_?* | pr -t -o 4
+	@ echo ""
+	@ echo "  use make without args:"
+	@ echo ""
+	@ echo "    setenv linuxsys <linuxsys>"
+	@ echo "    make [target]"
+	@ echo ""
+	@ echo "  for a new <linuxsys>, you may edit SeaClient.pro"
+	@ echo "  and then create the makefile:"
+	@ echo ""
+	@ echo "    qmake -o Makefile_<linuxsys> SeaClient.pro"
+
diff --git a/Makefile_rhel8 b/Makefile_rhel8
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+++ b/Makefile_rhel8
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+#############################################################################
+# Makefile for building: rhel8/SeaClient
+# Generated by qmake (1.07a) (Qt 3.3.4) on: Thu Apr  6 11:05:39 2017
+# Project:  SeaClient.pro
+# Template: app
+# Command: $(QMAKE) -o Makefile_rhel8 SeaClient.pro
+#############################################################################
+
+####### Compiler, tools and options
+
+CC       = gcc
+CXX      = g++
+LEX      = flex
+YACC     = yacc
+CFLAGS   = -pipe -Wall -W -g -D_REENTRANT  -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED
+CXXFLAGS = -pipe -Wall -W -Wno-non-virtual-dtor -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-write-strings -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wno-type-limits -g -D_REENTRANT  -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED
+LEXFLAGS = 
+YACCFLAGS= -d
+INCPATH  = -I/afs/psi.ch/user/z/zolliker/public/qt64/mkspecs/default -I. -I../qtx64/qt-x11-free-3.3.4/include -I../qtx64/qwt-4.2.0/include -I$(QTDIR)/include -I.ui/ -I.moc/
+LINK     = g++
+LFLAGS   =  -Wl,-rpath,$(QTDIR)/lib
+LIBS     = $(SUBLIBS) -L$(QTDIR)/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/afs/psi.ch/user/z/zolliker/public/qwt64/lib -lqwt -lqt-mt -lXext -lX11 -lm -lpthread
+AR       = ar cqs
+RANLIB   = 
+MOC      = $(QTDIR)/bin/moc
+UIC      = $(QTDIR)/bin/uic
+QMAKE    = qmake
+TAR      = tar -cf
+GZIP     = gzip -9f
+COPY     = cp -f
+COPY_FILE= $(COPY)
+COPY_DIR = $(COPY) -r
+INSTALL_FILE= $(COPY_FILE)
+INSTALL_DIR = $(COPY_DIR)
+DEL_FILE = rm -f
+SYMLINK  = ln -sf
+DEL_DIR  = rmdir
+MOVE     = mv -f
+CHK_DIR_EXISTS= test -d
+MKDIR    = mkdir -p
+
+####### Output directory
+
+OBJECTS_DIR = rhel8/
+
+####### Files
+
+HEADERS = main.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		seaplot.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		tab.h \
+		settings.h \
+		command.h \
+		graph.h \
+		utils.h \
+		export.h \
+		report.h \
+		device.h
+SOURCES = main.cpp \
+		seaset.cpp \
+		seaplot.cpp \
+		instr_hosts.cpp \
+		sicsconn.cpp \
+		tab.cpp \
+		settings.cpp \
+		command.cpp \
+		graph.cpp \
+		utils.cpp \
+		export.cpp \
+		report.cpp \
+		device.cpp
+OBJECTS = rhel8/main.o \
+		rhel8/seaset.o \
+		rhel8/seaplot.o \
+		rhel8/instr_hosts.o \
+		rhel8/sicsconn.o \
+		rhel8/tab.o \
+		rhel8/settings.o \
+		rhel8/command.o \
+		rhel8/graph.o \
+		rhel8/utils.o \
+		rhel8/export.o \
+		rhel8/report.o \
+		rhel8/device.o
+FORMS = 
+UICDECLS = 
+UICIMPLS = 
+SRCMOC   = .moc/moc_main.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_seaset.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_seaplot.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_sicsconn.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_tab.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_settings.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_command.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_graph.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_utils.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_export.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_report.cpp \
+		.moc/moc_device.cpp
+OBJMOC = rhel8/moc_main.o \
+		rhel8/moc_seaset.o \
+		rhel8/moc_seaplot.o \
+		rhel8/moc_sicsconn.o \
+		rhel8/moc_tab.o \
+		rhel8/moc_settings.o \
+		rhel8/moc_command.o \
+		rhel8/moc_graph.o \
+		rhel8/moc_utils.o \
+		rhel8/moc_export.o \
+		rhel8/moc_report.o \
+		rhel8/moc_device.o
+DIST	   = SeaClient.pro
+QMAKE_TARGET = SeaClient
+DESTDIR  = rhel8/
+TARGET   = rhel8/SeaClient
+
+first: all
+####### Implicit rules
+
+.SUFFIXES: .c .o .cpp .cc .cxx .C
+
+.cpp.o:
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o $@ $<
+
+.cc.o:
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o $@ $<
+
+.cxx.o:
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o $@ $<
+
+.C.o:
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o $@ $<
+
+.c.o:
+	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o $@ $<
+
+####### Build rules
+
+all: Makefile_rhel8 $(TARGET)
+
+$(TARGET):  $(UICDECLS) $(OBJECTS) $(OBJMOC)  
+	test -d rhel8/ || mkdir -p rhel8/
+	$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) -o $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS) $(OBJMOC) $(OBJCOMP) $(LIBS)
+
+mocables: $(SRCMOC)
+uicables: $(UICDECLS) $(UICIMPLS)
+
+$(MOC): 
+	( cd $(QTDIR)/src/moc && $(MAKE) )
+
+Makefile_rhel8: SeaClient.pro  /afs/psi.ch/user/z/zolliker/public/qt64/mkspecs/default/qmake.conf ../qt64/lib/libqt-mt.prl
+	$(QMAKE) -o Makefile_rhel8 SeaClient.pro
+qmake: 
+	@$(QMAKE) -o Makefile_rhel8 SeaClient.pro
+
+dist: 
+	@mkdir -p rhel8/SeaClient && $(COPY_FILE) --parents $(SOURCES) $(HEADERS) $(FORMS) $(DIST) rhel8/SeaClient/ && ( cd `dirname rhel8/SeaClient` && $(TAR) SeaClient.tar SeaClient && $(GZIP) SeaClient.tar ) && $(MOVE) `dirname rhel8/SeaClient`/SeaClient.tar.gz . && $(DEL_FILE) -r rhel8/SeaClient
+
+mocclean:
+	-$(DEL_FILE) $(OBJMOC)
+	-$(DEL_FILE) $(SRCMOC)
+
+uiclean:
+
+yaccclean:
+lexclean:
+clean: mocclean
+	-$(DEL_FILE) $(OBJECTS)
+	-$(DEL_FILE) *~ core *.core
+
+
+####### Sub-libraries
+
+distclean: clean
+	-$(DEL_FILE) rhel8/$(TARGET) $(TARGET)
+
+
+FORCE:
+
+####### Compile
+
+rhel8/main.o: main.cpp main.h \
+		instr_hosts.h \
+		tab.h \
+		graph.h \
+		settings.h \
+		device.h \
+		export.h \
+		report.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h \
+		command.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/main.o main.cpp
+
+rhel8/seaset.o: seaset.cpp seaset.h \
+		utils.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/seaset.o seaset.cpp
+
+rhel8/seaplot.o: seaplot.cpp seaplot.h \
+		utils.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/seaplot.o seaplot.cpp
+
+rhel8/instr_hosts.o: instr_hosts.cpp instr_hosts.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/instr_hosts.o instr_hosts.cpp
+
+rhel8/sicsconn.o: sicsconn.cpp sicsconn.h \
+		instr_hosts.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/sicsconn.o sicsconn.cpp
+
+rhel8/tab.o: tab.cpp tab.h \
+		graph.h \
+		settings.h \
+		device.h \
+		export.h \
+		report.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h \
+		command.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/tab.o tab.cpp
+
+rhel8/settings.o: settings.cpp settings.h \
+		utils.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		device.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h \
+		command.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/settings.o settings.cpp
+
+rhel8/command.o: command.cpp command.h \
+		utils.h \
+		sicsconn.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/command.o command.cpp
+
+rhel8/graph.o: graph.cpp graph.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		utils.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/graph.o graph.cpp
+
+rhel8/utils.o: utils.cpp utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/utils.o utils.cpp
+
+rhel8/export.o: export.cpp export.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/export.o export.cpp
+
+rhel8/report.o: report.cpp report.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/report.o report.cpp
+
+rhel8/device.o: device.cpp device.h \
+		utils.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		command.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/device.o device.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_main.o: .moc/moc_main.cpp  main.h tab.h \
+		graph.h \
+		settings.h \
+		device.h \
+		export.h \
+		report.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h \
+		command.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_main.o .moc/moc_main.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_seaset.o: .moc/moc_seaset.cpp  seaset.h sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_seaset.o .moc/moc_seaset.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_seaplot.o: .moc/moc_seaplot.cpp  seaplot.h seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_seaplot.o .moc/moc_seaplot.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_sicsconn.o: .moc/moc_sicsconn.cpp  sicsconn.h 
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_sicsconn.o .moc/moc_sicsconn.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_tab.o: .moc/moc_tab.cpp  tab.h graph.h \
+		settings.h \
+		device.h \
+		export.h \
+		report.h \
+		seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h \
+		command.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_tab.o .moc/moc_tab.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_settings.o: .moc/moc_settings.cpp  settings.h seaset.h \
+		device.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h \
+		command.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_settings.o .moc/moc_settings.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_command.o: .moc/moc_command.cpp  command.h sicsconn.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_command.o .moc/moc_command.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_graph.o: .moc/moc_graph.cpp  graph.h seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_graph.o .moc/moc_graph.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_utils.o: .moc/moc_utils.cpp  utils.h 
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_utils.o .moc/moc_utils.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_export.o: .moc/moc_export.cpp  export.h seaset.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_export.o .moc/moc_export.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_report.o: .moc/moc_report.cpp  report.h sicsconn.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_report.o .moc/moc_report.cpp
+
+rhel8/moc_device.o: .moc/moc_device.cpp  device.h seaset.h \
+		command.h \
+		sicsconn.h \
+		seaplot.h \
+		utils.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -o rhel8/moc_device.o .moc/moc_device.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_main.cpp: $(MOC) main.h
+	$(MOC) main.h -o .moc/moc_main.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_seaset.cpp: $(MOC) seaset.h
+	$(MOC) seaset.h -o .moc/moc_seaset.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_seaplot.cpp: $(MOC) seaplot.h
+	$(MOC) seaplot.h -o .moc/moc_seaplot.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_sicsconn.cpp: $(MOC) sicsconn.h
+	$(MOC) sicsconn.h -o .moc/moc_sicsconn.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_tab.cpp: $(MOC) tab.h
+	$(MOC) tab.h -o .moc/moc_tab.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_settings.cpp: $(MOC) settings.h
+	$(MOC) settings.h -o .moc/moc_settings.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_command.cpp: $(MOC) command.h
+	$(MOC) command.h -o .moc/moc_command.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_graph.cpp: $(MOC) graph.h
+	$(MOC) graph.h -o .moc/moc_graph.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_utils.cpp: $(MOC) utils.h
+	$(MOC) utils.h -o .moc/moc_utils.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_export.cpp: $(MOC) export.h
+	$(MOC) export.h -o .moc/moc_export.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_report.cpp: $(MOC) report.h
+	$(MOC) report.h -o .moc/moc_report.cpp
+
+.moc/moc_device.cpp: $(MOC) device.h
+	$(MOC) device.h -o .moc/moc_device.cpp
+
+####### Install
+
+install:  
+
+uninstall:  
+
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
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+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include Makefile_$(linuxsys)
diff --git a/publish b/publish
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+++ b/publish
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+#!/bin/tcsh
+cp -f $linuxsys/SeaClient $sys/stow/sea/bin/SeaClient
+#cp -i sea2 $sys/stow/sea/bin/sea
+#cp -i seassh $sys/stow/sea/bin/seassh
+#cp -i seaWatcher $sys/stow/sea/bin/seaWatcher
+
+