Testing new install

From CARMA

Do this in a scratch directory where there is no miriad subdirectory, in the example below we are using the always writeable (but make sure you have 300 MB free) /tmp:

  cd /tmp
  curl ftp://ftp.astro.umd.edu/progs/bima/miriad.tar.gz | tar zxf -
  cd miriad
  cvs update
  ./configure --prefix=`pwd`/build   F77=gfortran >& log1                 (you can optionally leave off the F77= directive)
  make                                            >& log2
  make install                                    >& log3

The cvs update step is optional, and may not include newly added programs if the configure script is not updated as well. The log1 step takes not even a minute, the log2 steps takes a bit longer, maybe 10 minutes, and the log3 step about 1-2 minutes. Of course it will only successfully run if you have enough things installed on your computer. See also the Requirements.

If you want to actually try and use it, do this extra step:

  install//make_miriad_starts

after this do the usual thing to load miriad in your current shell:

  source /tmp/miriad/miriad_start.csh

it will know you have the new style install, and will also recognize if there is an old-style install.

Compiling or adding a new program for MIRIAD

In your local directory (outside of $MIR) you can simply compile a miriad program as follows:

       cp $MIRPROG/calib/linecal.for linecal1.for
       mirmake linecal1

If you want to add a new program to miriad, the corresponding Makefile.am needs to be changed. Here's a sample recipe how to add a program linecal1, a clone of linecal, to $MIRPROG/calib

       cd $MIRPROG/calib
       cp linecal.for linecal1.for     <-- the new program is a clone of linecal
       edit Makefile.am                <-- the 5 "obvious" additions, linecal -> linecal1
       edit linecal1.for               
       cd $MIR
       automake --force --copy --add-missing
       autoconf
       make 
       make install
       rehash

and now the new command linecal1 should be present in your shell.