DICAL INSTALL
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This file contains instructions on how to install and use the DICal project


CONTENTS
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1. Requirements
2. Linux Installation
3. Win32 Installation
4. OS X Installation
5. File History


1. REQUIREMENTS
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IDL - A version of IDL newer than 5.4
MySQL - A copy of the MySQL command line client installed on your machine. See:
 http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ to get a copy.
wget - A command line unix utility


2. LINUX INSTALLATION
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Step 0: Untar the dical tar file. Presumably you've already done this or you
 wouldn't be reading this file. Command: tar -uzf <filename>.tar.gz


Step 1: Get IDL from Research Systems Inc. and install it.


Step 2: Install MySQL. Go to http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ and download a 
 client copy and install it. Make sure that the mysql binary is in
 your path.


Step 3: Run IDL and then run DICal_config. 

 If you have a copy of the calibration files locally use the top 
 field to specify where they are. Note that you must have the 
 directory structure that exists on the SDCs for this to work and 
 you must point to the root of that structure on your machine.

 Use the bottom field to specify machines which contain the 
 calibration database. If local calibration files are being used,
 preference is given to machines higher on the list. If remote
 calibration files are being used, the newest version is found
 and downloaded.
 

3. WIN32 INSTALLATION
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TBD I don't know if this will work yet. It has to be tested.

4. OS X INSTALLATION
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TBD but see Linux Installation and it should theoretically work

5. FILE HISTORY
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Created - Mark Desnoyer(md246@cornell.edu) Feb 11, 2005