Can't install star on westgrid

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. downloaded STAR_2.3.0e.Linux_x86_64.tgz
2. uploaded to /home/username/src/
3. unzipped following directions at 
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-tutorials-howtos-reference-material/64958
-how-install-software-linux.html
4. could not find any installation instructions
5. unable to go any further in installation process

Please provide any additional information below.

I'm completely new to linux. I'm trying to install the newest version of STAR 
because the old version I was using (2.2.0c) has the same segmentation fault 
documented here (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rna-star/j8KomjbDfW0) 
when trying to generate a genome file from a small fasta file. This was the 
recommended fix.

A way to make the installation work, or another way around the segmentation 
fault, would be very much appreciated!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by erinspi...@gmail.com on 29 Apr 2014 at 12:47

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For a faster response, please post your questions in the STAR forum 
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/rna-star, or e-mail me directly at 
dobin@cshl.edu 

There are pre-compiled executables inside the source directory STAR and 
STARstatic, which you can try to run as is, no installation required. If this 
does not work, please try to compile the code by issuing 'make' from inside the 
source directory - this should re-create 'STAR' executable. Also, please switch 
to the latest patch from 
http://it-collab01.cshl.edu/shares/gingeraslab/www-data/dobin/STAR/STARreleases/
Patches/

Original comment by adobin@gmail.com on 8 May 2014 at 4:45