Compiling an old program under Linux and making a statically-linked executable.

I need to run the PTOLEMY I program under a recent Linux distribution (Ubuntu 10.04). The reference page is at: [login to view URL] The problem is that the compilation needs a fair ancient compiler and some tweaking will be needed too. I am looking for someone proficient in C/C++/Java under Linux to: 1) Compile the program, ironing out all compilation problems and writing a list describing in detail what has been done. 2) Render the program a statically-compiled executable so as to be able to run under every Linux version (present or future).