This is the latest version of cfitsio as of the date this source code
package was assembled.  

The compiled library is for 64-bit systems.  Use "build_cfitsio" if you have
a 32-bit system.

More recent versions may be available here:

http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio/

The only change we have made is the directory naming.

Run install_cfitsio to install the pre-built libary on your system.  The 64-bit library
will be copied to /usr/local/lib64 and the include files will be in
/usr/local/include.

Run build_cfitsio to compile the library if needed.  This script does not
install it system wide. The library and include files are in lib64 and include
in this directory.

The library is required by indiccd and xmccd1, and it is also used by other
utilities for processing images (e.g. our Alsvid package).  If possible, install
it system wide using this version.  If not, try building and installing indiccd
and xmccd1 using libraries already on your system.  The Makefiles in those
directories will default to standard system installation locations, and may
need to be modified if compilation fails to find the library and the include
files, or you may copy libraries and include files here to other locations.

An example is that Ubuntu  may search for libcfitsio.a in

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu

and a solution is to use the libcfitsio built here and link it to that
directory:

cd lib64
ln -s libcfitsio.a /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/

In that case, check that the include files are also available in a system
directory such as /usr/include.


An advantage in keeping everything in "/usr/local/" as we do by default here,
is that when you upgrade your operating system, the software you have built 
to run your camera will not be modified.





 


