README.developers

Developer Build Installation Instructions
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Prerequisites

   The SNS Common Libraries uses Swig for generation of Python bindings to
   the library functions. This program must be accessable on the compilation
   machine. Doxygen is used for creating documentation and must be
   accessable on the compilation machine. The minimum software versions for 
   dependencies are listed below.

     1. GCC            - 3.4.6
     2. Autoconf       - 2.59
     3. Automake       - 1.9.4
     4. Libtool        - 1.5.10
     5. Swig           - 1.3.28
     6. Python         - 2.3.4
     7. Doxygen        - 1.4.6
     8. Dot (Graphviz) - 2.8

   Note: Higher versions may work but are not guaranteed. 

1) Checkout the code from the repository.

   svn co https://flathead.sns.gov/repos/reduction/trunk
   cd reduction/trunk

2) At present it is necessary to run the autogen shell script to produce the
   correct configure file.

   sh autogen.sh

3) Run 'configure' and 'make'. If a different Python distribution is required,
   make sure the Python command appears first in the path. 

   If there are any problems, try different configure options to see if one
   will work.  You can see what switches are available by typing

   ./configure --help

4) To make the documentation

   make docs

5) Test the installation using

   make test

6) Install the files in the default location (usually /usr/local) using

   make install

Build a Distribution
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To create a distribution follow steps 1-4 above, followed by
   make dist

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