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How to install MFITS


    So far, MFITS has been successfully tested with Root v5.12 and v5.26.
    In order to install the mfits package, please do the following:
  1. Download the cfitsio and CCfits libraries

  2. Untar cfitsio and CCfits with:

    tar -xvzf cfitsio3060.tar.gz
    tar -xvzf CCfits-2.0.mod.tar.gz
  3. Install cfitsio with: 
    cd cfitsio 
    ./configure --prefix=<DIR1>
    make
    make install
    4. where <DIR1> is the directory where you want to install the library, e.g. /usr/local/cfitsio

  4. Install CCfits with: 
    cd CCfits 
    ./configure --with-cfitsio=<DIR1> --prefix=<DIR2>
    make
    make install
    5. where <DIR2> is the directory where you want to install the library, e.g. /usr/local/CCfits

  5. Get mfits from the CVS:
    cvs co -P -d <DIR3> mfits
    <DIR3> is the directory where you want to download the mfits package, e.g. /home/yoyo/magic/mfits

  6. Define the following variables in your .basrc or .cshrc (example for .cshrc):
    setenv CFITSIODIR <DIR1>
    setenv CCFITSDIR <DIR2>
    setenv MFITSDIR <DIR3>
  7. include $CCFITSDIR/lib and $MFITSDIR in the $LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
    setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${CCFITSDIR}/lib:${MFITSDIR}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
  8. Compile mfits by:
    cd $MFITSDIR
    make


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