README 2004-10-01

Download and Installation Instructions:

RPM (RedHat Package Manager) files (containing a binary installation of the AIPS++ software and associated data and library files) are available at:

ftp://ftp.cv.nrao.edu/casa/TST1.1

Should you wish to update your installation, new rpms will be built following each stable and can be downloaded from this location.

Currently supported OSs are RH9.0 and Mandrake.

• rh9: source rpms for Red Hat 9.0
• mandrake: source rpms for Mandrake

Note: For users of Solaris, a previous installation can be brought up to date using the 'aupdate' command.

The rpm downloads are roughly 185 MB in size and once installed, the AIPS++ size is approximately 700 MB.

To download, use your browser to select all of the rpms in the appropriate OS directory and download them to your computer.

Recommended Download and Install

The following script will enable you to download and install the rpms. Note: these rpms are now-relocatable and so can be installed in any directory that the user has permission to do so. Before downloading, move to the directory where you would like to install AIPS++.

casa_install - Note: casa is the name for the re-organized AIPS++ library routines

Make the casa_install script executable as:

chmod +x casa_install

Then to install:

casa_install rh9 . download   # this downloads the Red Hat 9 rpms to the current
                              # directory
casa_install rh9 . install    # install the AIPS++ into the current directory

error: db4 error(13) from db->close: Permission denied

This is an artefact of the re-locatable rpm permissions and can be ignored. Once this successfully completes, then ensure that the aips++ binary has been added to your path and you will likely want to add the following lines to your .bashrc/(t)cshrc file:

echo $PATH                    
add to files: 
  #.bashrc
  set casapath=install_directory
  export PATH=$casapath/bin:$PATH    
  #.(t)cshrc
  set casapath=install_directory
  set path=($casapath/bin $path)