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| The software package //GNU Data Language// (GDL) can be downloaded from the project's [[http://gnudatalanguage.sourceforge.net/|homepage ]]. However, it is recommend to use the package manager of your Linux/Mac/BSD. On Ubuntu/Debian and their derivatives just execute: | The software package //GNU Data Language// (GDL) can be downloaded from the project's [[http://gnudatalanguage.sourceforge.net/|homepage ]]. However, it is recommend to use the package manager of your Linux/Mac/BSD. On Ubuntu/Debian and their derivatives just execute: |
| <code>sudo apt-get install gnudatalanguage </code> | <code>sudo apt-get install gnudatalanguage </code> |
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| /*Follow the instructions for Linux/Mac/BSD on their website for installation.*/ | |
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| ===== IDL Astro Library ===== | ===== IDL Astro Library ===== |
| in the directory ''/home/user/opt/gdl-astrolib/''. | in the directory ''/home/user/opt/gdl-astrolib/''. |
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| == Additional routines for the lab course == | ++++ Additional routines for the lab course | |
| | For the astrophysical lab course (especially for C7 and N2) the following routines are additionally required and should also be placed in ''/home/user/opt/gdl-astrolib/'': //correl_images.pro//, //newremove.pro//, //newsrcor.pro//, //la_cosmic.pro//, //mxaddpar.pro//, and //datatype.pro// (all can be found in our SVN). |
| For the astrophysical lab course (especially for C7 and N2) the following routines are additionally required and should also be placed in ''/home/user/opt/gdl-astrolib/'': //correl_images.pro//, //newremove.pro//, //newsrcor.pro//, //la_cosmic.pro//, //mxaddpar.pro//, and //datatype.pro// (all can be found in our SVN). /*The directory //astron// and the file //fitsconvert.pro// can now be moved to an arbitrary place.*/ | ++++ |
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| === Start-up script === | === Start-up script === |
| To use the //AstroLib//, create an additional start-up script that exports the paths of the libraries. This script can e.g. be saved as hidden file in the home directory (e.g. ''$HOME/.gdl_startup''). If the directory ''astron'' and the file //fitsconvert.pro// are placed in ''/home/user/opt/gdl-astrolib'', the start-up script would look like: | To use the //AstroLib//, create an additional start-up script that exports the paths of the libraries. This script can e.g. be saved as hidden file in the home directory (e.g. ''$HOME/.gdl_startup''). If the directory ''astron'' and the file //fitsconvert.pro// are placed in ''/home/user/opt/gdl-astrolib'', the start-up script would look like: |
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| /*!PATH=!PATH + ':/usr/share/doc/gnudatalanguage/examples/pro'*/ | |
| <code> | <code> |
| !PATH=!PATH + ':/usr/bin/' | !PATH=!PATH + ':/usr/bin/' |
| </code> | </code> |
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| /*The first two lines contain links to the programs that were installed as example gdl programs and the executable gdl file.*/ | |
| The first line contains the link to the executable gdl file. The second/third line contains the path to the //.pro// files in the ''astron'' directory and the file //fitsconvert.pro// (adjust paths as needed). | The first line contains the link to the executable gdl file. The second/third line contains the path to the //.pro// files in the ''astron'' directory and the file //fitsconvert.pro// (adjust paths as needed). |
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| to the //.bashrc// script in the home directory. | to the //.bashrc// script in the home directory. |
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| == Final advice for the usage in the lab course == | ++++ Final advice for the usage in the lab course | |
| | For the laboratory computer //columba//, the installation should take place under the ''pollux'' account, while the very last step of the setup needs to be executed for the student accounts as well. Note that also for these accounts ''user'' musst be replace by ''pollux''. |
| For the laboratory computer //a12//, the installation should take place under the ''betreuer'' account, while the very last step of the setup needs to be executed for the ''praktikum'' account as well. Note that in this case ''user'' needs to be replace with ''betreuer'' instead of ''praktikum''. | ++++ |
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