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fitsTcl 2.1.1 Installation Guide
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fitsTcl Installation Guide
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fitsTcl is a TCL interface to the CFITSIO astronomical library
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which provides access to FITS data files. It can be used either by
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itself within the standard tcl/tk applications tclsh and wish, or
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itself within the standard Tcl/Tk applications tclsh and wish, or
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within the fv software package also distributed by the HEASARC at
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The fitsTcl User's Guide is located in the fitsTcl.html file
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distributed with fitsTcl2.1.1 and located on the web at:
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http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftools/fv/fitsTcl.html
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Send any bug reports to ftoolshelp@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov.
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fitsTcl can be built under Unix/Linux (PowerPC or Intel), MacOS,
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and Windows. You will need a version of Tcl8.x, available either
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from Scriptics (www.scriptics.com) or HEASARC as part of the fv
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distribution (heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftools/fv). Read the following
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for instructions for building on each platform.
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UNIX (including Mac OS X)
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To build the fitsTcl shared library do the following:
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1. Unpack the compressed fitsTcl tar file and enter the fitsTcl2.1.1
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2. Download the latest version of the cfitsio source code (for UNIX)
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http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/fitsio/fitsio.html
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and unpack the source tar file.
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3. Configure fitsTcl for your system with the command
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./configure [optional arguments]
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where the optional arguments are:
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--prefix=DIR1 --with-cfitsio=DIR2 --with-tcl-includes=DIR3
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DIR1 is the installation path (default is /usr/local)
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DIR2 is the path to the cfitsio source directory
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(default is ./cfitsio)
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DIR3 is the path to the location of the tcl.h header file
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(default is $prefix/include or /usr/include).
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These may be considered optional only if the defaults are valid
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for your system/setup.
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The final library will be installed in the directory DIR1/lib
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which must exist. Note that the library itself does not depend
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on the value of DIR1, only the installation step in the Makefile.
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4. Build fitsTcl with the command
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5. Install fitsTcl either with the command
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which will place it in the DIR1/lib directory, or move the
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library (libfitstcl.so, or libfitstcl.dylib under Mac OS X)
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manually to where you want it.
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To use fitsTcl, startup tclsh or wish and type the command
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load libfitstcl.so (libfitstcl.dylib on Mac OS X)
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You may need to specify an explicit path to the library or set
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the LD_LIBRARY_PATH (DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH on Mac OS X) to its location.
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To build fitsTcl extension do the following:
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1. Download and build the Mac TCL software available from
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Scriptics (www.scriptics.com).
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2. Download and expand the fitsTcl distribution, which will
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create a fitsTcl2.1.1 subdirectory.
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3. Download the latest version of the cfitsio source code from:
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http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/fitsio/fitsio.html
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and untar it under the fitsTcl2.1.1 directory (i.e. such that
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you have a fitsTcl2.1.1/cfitsio directory).
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4. Debinhex and expand the file fitsTcl.sit.hqx, creating
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a fitsTcl folder containing a Codewarrior 5 project file,
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5. Open the new project file and update the Access Paths to
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point to your TCL source tree.
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6. Build the 'fitsTcl DLL' target. This will create a file
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fitsTcl.dll in the fitsTcl directory. Move it to where ever
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is convenient and use 'load fitsTcl.dll' to load it into
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(Note: We do not distribute a binary version of the plugin since it
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is dependent on the major TCL version -- 8.0, 8.1, etc -- used in
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building it. We may distribute one, though, if there is sufficient
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demand for use with a particular TCL release.)
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Building fitsTcl requires Microsoft Visual C++. A Borland C v5
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makefile is also included, although it has not been updated since
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To build fitsTcl DLL do the following:
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1. Download and build the Windows TCL software available from
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Scriptics (www.scriptics.com).
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2. Download and expand the fitsTcl distribution, which will
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create a fitsTcl2.1.1 subdirectory.
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3. Download the latest version of the cfitsio source code from:
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http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/lheasoft/fitsio/fitsio.html
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and untar it under the fitsTcl2.1.1 directory (i.e. such that
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you have a fitsTcl2.1.1/cfitsio directory).
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4. Edit the file makefile.vc (or makefile.bc5) and update the
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paths for your specific setup. We have our source tree at
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D:\FV_SRC. Replace this and the TCL8.2.2 references as
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5. Type the command 'nmake -f makefile.vc'. This will build
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a fitstcl.dll file. Move it to where ever is convenient and
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use 'load fitstcl.dll' to load it into tclsh or wish.
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distributed with fitsTcl and located on the web at:
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http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftools/fv/fitsTcl.html
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fitsTcl can be built under PC Linux or Mac OS X, and requires the
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CFITSIO and Tcl packages. Instructions for building the software
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Please send any questions or problem reports to the FTOOLS help desk:
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ftoolshelp@bigbang.gsfc.nasa.gov.
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Before building fitsTcl, make sure you have Tcl installed on your
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machine and can locate the tcl.h header file. To build the fitsTcl
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1. Download the latest version of the cfitsio source code from:
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http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/fitsio.html
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and unpack the tar file.
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2. Unpack the compressed fitsTcl tar file and enter the fitsTcl-2.4
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3. Configure fitsTcl for your system with the command
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./configure [optional arguments]
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where the optional arguments are:
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--prefix=DIR1 --with-cfitsio=DIR2 --with-tcl-includes=DIR3
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DIR1 is the installation path (default is /usr/local)
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DIR2 is the path to the cfitsio source directory
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(default is ./cfitsio)
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DIR3 is the path to the location of the tcl.h header file
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(default is $prefix/include or /usr/include).
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These may be considered optional only if the defaults are valid
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for your system/setup.
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Under the Cygwin environment, an additional argument is required:
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DIR4 is the path to the location of the Tcl library (libtcl8.x.dll).
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The final library will be installed in the directory DIR1/lib
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which must exist. Note that the library itself does not depend
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on the value of DIR1, only the installation step in the Makefile.
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4. Build fitsTcl with the command
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5. Install fitsTcl either with the command
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which will place it in the DIR1/lib directory, or move the
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library (libfitstcl.so, or libfitstcl.dylib under Mac OS X)
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manually to where you want it.
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To use fitsTcl, startup tclsh or wish and type the command
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load libfitstcl.so (libfitstcl.dylib on Mac OS X)
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You may need to specify an explicit path to the library or set the
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LD_LIBRARY_PATH (DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH on Mac OS X) to its location.
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