In the following, I compiled some useful information / links / problems that I encountered during my try to install the ScienceTools myself on a machine at CEA Saclay (i.e., external). No claim of completeness whatsoever, and a lot of these things might be obvious for most.
CVS : getting the latest ScienceTools
Look at the ScienceTools scripts online: CVS repository
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Get the CVS status:
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cvs status |
Get the CVS update:
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cvs up |
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SCons: Building the ScienceTools
SCons version SCons 1.3 required (SCons)
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So do not change the code in the python package directly
Remark (dependencies):
SCons should handle dependencies correctly. However, at the moment there seems to be an issue when compiling the skymaps before astro package. Follow this thread:
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Environment
Obviously, in order to use your brand new installation of the ScienceTools, you would need to adjust your environment.
You might consider changing the following environmental variables:
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PATH
ST_INST
INST_DIR
LD_LIBRARY_PATH
TCL_LIBRARY
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
PYTHONPATH
## e.g.
export PATH=$MY_ScienceTools:${PATH}:.
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E.g., one could create a second bashrc script that sets the environment so that you can chose between the 'standard' installation and your own one.
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Example output of building with SCons:
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