Instructions for updating an existing copy
of the UCB and SDSS IDL code


If you have previously installed the spec2d and IDLUTILS packages, then to acquire the most recent versions of the code you simply need to follow the instructions below rather than starting from scratch. If you'd prefer to begin anew, go here.

To update your version of the idlutils package, visit the IDLUTILS download website and download the most recent stamped version of the IDLUTILS package into your main directory (~/cvs/). Unpack the tarball using the following command:
          tar   xvf   idlutils-v4_9_13.tar
where idlutils-v4_9_13.tar is the name of the tarball downloaded. At the time of the last edit of this website, version v4_9_13 was the most recent edition of the IDLUTILS code. If a more recent version has been released, download the most recent version accordingly. Unpacking this tarball will create a new subdirectory (idlutils-v4_9_13) in your main cvs directory. You may now remove the downloaded .tar file. You may also remove the directory containing your old copy of the IDLUTILS package, if you wish.

To install the SDSS idlutils package completely, you will need to compile the associated C libraries. To do this, execute the following commands at the terminal prompt:
          setenv   IDLUTILS_DIR   ~/cvs/idlutils-v4_9_13/
                Make sure that the path in the above line agrees with the directory name in your main cvs directory.
          setenv   PATH   $IDLUTILS_DIR/bin:$PATH
          setenv   IDL_PATH   +$IDLUTILS_DIR/goddard/pro:$IDL_PATH
          setenv   IDL_PATH   +$IDLUTILS_DIR/pro:$IDL_PATH
          cd   $IDLUTILS_DIR
          evilmake   all
This should create a variety of library (.so) files in the directory ~/cvs/idlutils/lib/. Note that in these instructions, it has been assumed that you are using C-shell. For instructions in Bourne-shell, see the IDLUTILS website.

Lastly, edit your .idlenv file so that the $IDLUTILS_DIR environment variable is set correctly. Edit the following line in your .idlenv so that it agrees with the correct path to your new version of the IDLUTILS package.
          setenv IDLUTILS_DIR ~/cvs/idlutils-v4_9_13

Due to the many changes made in the spec2d code, it is recommended that all users remove their existing copy of spec2d and download the most recent code. The most recent, stamped version of the UCB pipeline code (the spec2d package, version v1.1.4) is available as a tarfile: spec2d.v1_1_4.tar.gz (~5.4MB uncompressed/~1.6MB compressed). Download this tarfile into your main CVS directory (~/cvs/). Unpack the tarfile using the following commands:
          gunzip   -vf   spec2d.v1_1_4.tar.gz
          tar xvf spec2d.v1_1_4.tar
This will unpack the spec2d package. The spec2d code should then be found in the ~/cvs/spec2d/pro directory, the linelists in the ~/cvs/spec2d/etc directory, and so forth.

The current working version of the code (the present beta-version) is also available in a tarball format, spec2d.beta.tar.gz . Follow the directions given in the preceeding paragraph to install this copy of the code. Note that this is a developmental version of the code and may contain bugs as we continue to work and improve the pipeline.

For those users that wish to continue to perform updates of the spec2d code using CVS rather than via tarfiles, please contact us directly for guidelines (us = cooper@astron.berkeley.edu). Tarfiles are generally to be preferred.


Lastly, download the DEIMOS calibration data tarfile (~480MB), calib.tar from this link into the directory ~/cvs, and unpack it using the command:
          tar   xvf   calib.tar
This will create a subdirectory called "calib" inside your main CVS directory. Inside this directory will be a variety of DEIMOS calibration files; you can then delete calib.tar. Make sure that the location of these calibration frames agrees with the path specified by the $CALIB_DATA environment variable specified in your .idlenv file.

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created by Michael Cooper
last updated 12nov03