Fermi Science Support Center

Binary Install of the Fermi Science Tools

To install the Fermi Science Tools using the binary distribution, please follow these steps:

  1. Download the binary distribution package for your system.

    You may wish to review the release notes for this distribution.

  2. Unpack the distribution package in a suitably-chosen build directory, e.g. $HOME/glast, as follows:

    tar xzvf ScienceTools-v9r15p2-fssc-20090808-<PLATFORM>.tar.gz

  3. Move into the subdirectory:

    cd ScienceTools-v9r15p2-fssc-20090808-<PLATFORM>/<PLATFORM>/BUILD_DIR

  4. Run the configure script:

    ./configure

    Note: It is useful to save the output from the configure script, e.g. in the bash shell:

    ./configure >& configure.out

  5. Set your FERMI_DIR environment variable to point to your installation, e.g.

    sh/bash:
    export FERMI_DIR=$HOME/glast/ScienceTools-v9r15p2-fssc-20090808-<PLATFORM>/i686-pc-linux-gnu-libc2.3.4

    or

    csh/tcsh:
    setenv FERMI_DIR $HOME/glast/ScienceTools-v9r15p2-fssc-20090808-<PLATFORM>/i686-pc-linux-gnu-libc2.3.4

  6. Execute the Fermi setup script:

    bash:
    source $FERMI_DIR/fermi-init.sh

    or

    csh:
    source $FERMI_DIR/fermi-init.csh

You should now be able to run the Fermi Science Tools.