Requirements ============ * scons >= 1.1 * rpfits >= 2.19 * cfitso >= 2 * python >= 2.5 * boost >= 1.40 * casacore >= 1.5 * wcslib >= 4.13 Installation ============ ASAP is based on c++ and python. It uses python's standard packaging tool to build and install:: python setup.py install If the dependencies are in custom locations there are two ways to build ASAP: * edit the file 'setup.cfg' then run 'python setup.py install' * give command-line parameters; run 'python setup.py build_ext' with the options and then 'python setup.py install' (see python setup.py build_ext --help for the available options) Note: The installation must be done as 'root' or using 'sudo' Obtaining the data directory ============================ ASAP needs some meta-data which updates periodically. The data repository can be obtained separately after installing ASAP. Run as root (sudo):: asap_update_data This will install the data repository into the correct location. Creating a binary distribution ============================== You can make a binary distribution for you platform by running:: python setup.py bdist_egg This will create an 'egg' archive in the subdirectory 'dist'. Send this to asap@atnf.csiro.au so other people can share it.