Here is a procedure for installing Miriad configured for the reduction of SMA data on a linux computer.
1. gunzip smaMiriadBeta.tar.gz % unzip the package
2. tar xvf smaMiriadBeta.tar % untar the package
3. cd miriad_cvs/install % go to the sub-directory install
4. install.miriad % run the installation script;
% it will take a few minutes
% to complete the installation.
5. source ../miriad_start.csh % to set MIR env and start Miriad
for (t)csh users.
Or
source ../miriad_start.sh for (ba)sh users.
One may add this line in
login env setting file.
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Note: please try the binary installation if one runs into
compiling problems with OS and/or g77/gcc compilers.
Jun-Hui Zhao (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)
November 27, 2009
Updated:
February 21, 2013