= Installing ASAP and dependencies from source =

 * '''Rpfits'''
  Download [http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pub/software/rpfits/rpfits.tar.gz rpfits]
{{{
   > tar zxvf rpfits.tar.gz; cd rpfits/linux
       (edit GNUMakefile and change RPFITSROOT if appropriate)
   > make install
}}}

 * '''CASA''' (aips++)
  Download [http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pub/software/asap/casa_asap.tar.bz2 casa_asap] (or [http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pub/software/asap/casa_asap2.1.tar.bz2 casa_asap2.1])
{{{
   > tar jxvf casa_asap.tar.bz2; cd casa_asap
        (read README and decide if you need to edit linux/UNKNOWN_SITE/makedefs)
   > sh build.sh
}}}

  Depending on whether you use (t)csh
{{{
   > source aipsinit.csh
}}} 
or bash
{{{
   > . aipsinit.sh
}}}

 * ASAP
  Download [http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pub/software/asap/asap_src.tar.bz2 asap_src]
{{{
   > tar jxvf asap_src.tar.bz2; cd asap2.0
}}}

  You need to have the scons package installed (see o/s specific notes)

{{{
   > scons
}}}
  Check if the module works. If the following statement returns without a message, all is good!
{{{
  > cd stage/asap; python -c "import _asap"; cd -
}}}
  Install it to the default location:
{{{
   su
   scons install
}}}

 * ASAP Data
  Download [http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pub/software/asap/asap_data.tar.bz2 asap_data]
{{{
   su
   cd /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/asap  # May be in a differen location on your machine
   tar jxvf <download_directory>/asap_data.tar.bz2
}}}

Now you can test it by executing:
{{{
   asap
}}}