Installing with Cywin for total Newbs
spacermase wrote on Jun 10, 2009
Greetings all,
So I'm working with IRAF for the very first time ever (though having previously worked with ds9 as a standalone app), ostensibly on a Windows machine using Cygwin. Having absolutely no experience whatsoever with Linux/Unix systems, and pretty minimal experience with programming in general (I know Java and some IDL, and that's about it), I am in deep need of assistance. The how-to guides for Cygwin installation I've run across so far assume basic knowlege of IRAF, and as a result, aren't of very much help. If any of you kind folk could direct me to a more newb-friendly guide, or provide instructions, I would be much obliged!
So I'm working with IRAF for the very first time ever (though having previously worked with ds9 as a standalone app), ostensibly on a Windows machine using Cygwin. Having absolutely no experience whatsoever with Linux/Unix systems, and pretty minimal experience with programming in general (I know Java and some IDL, and that's about it), I am in deep need of assistance. The how-to guides for Cygwin installation I've run across so far assume basic knowlege of IRAF, and as a result, aren't of very much help. If any of you kind folk could direct me to a more newb-friendly guide, or provide instructions, I would be much obliged!
Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Jun 10, 2009
A good summary specifically for Cygwin is at
http://www.iac.es/sieinvens/siepedi/pmwiki.php?n=HOWTOs.IrafCygwin
The PC-IRAF installation guide applies to cygwin systems as well. The last page contains a summary of the steps, just change the architecture name (i.e. use 'cygwin' where it says 'linux'). If you still have problems, post a specific question.
-Mike
http://www.iac.es/sieinvens/siepedi/pmwiki.php?n=HOWTOs.IrafCygwin
The PC-IRAF installation guide applies to cygwin systems as well. The last page contains a summary of the steps, just change the architecture name (i.e. use 'cygwin' where it says 'linux'). If you still have problems, post a specific question.
-Mike
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