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Update install instructions for 4.0.2

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Brandon Rhodes 2021-06-24 10:00:09 -04:00
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#include "xephem.h" #include "xephem.h"
char PATCHLEVEL[] = "4.0.0"; char PATCHLEVEL[] = "4.0.2";
char PATCHDATE[] = "Feb 7, 2021"; char PATCHDATE[] = "Jun 24, 2021";
char COPYRIGHT[] = "Copyright (c) 1990-2021 by Elwood Charles Downey"; char COPYRIGHT[] = "Copyright (c) 1990-2021 by Elwood Charles Downey";

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How to install XEphem Version 4.0.0, either for just yourself or system-wide: How to install XEphem version 4.0.2, either for just yourself or system-wide:
1) Build the executable: 1) Build the executable:
Explode xephem-4.0.0.tar.gz and change to the build directory: Download the tarfile.
$ tar xfz xephem-4.0.0.tar.gz https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem/archive/refs/tags/4.0.2.tar.gz
$ cd xephem-4.0.0/GUI/xephem
Extract it and change directory:
$ tar xfz xephem-4.0.2.tar.gz
$ cd xephem-4.0.2/GUI/xephem
On a Linux similar to Ubuntu or Debian, do this (on other Linux On a Linux similar to Ubuntu or Debian, do this (on other Linux
distributions, look for Motif packages equivalent to the ones distributions, look for Motif packages equivalent to the ones
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using your package manager to search for it, for exampe: using your package manager to search for it, for exampe:
$ yum search openmotif $ yum search openmotif
$ zypper search openmotif $ zypper search openmotif
$ apt-file search openmotif
or look for binary kits at http://motif.ics.com/motif or build from or look for binary kits at http://motif.ics.com/motif or build from
source from http://sourceforge.net/projects/motif. You'll also need source from http://sourceforge.net/projects/motif. You'll also need
a bunch of supporting X11 Windows stuff too, but decent package a bunch of supporting X11 Windows stuff too, but decent package
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just one line in it as follows: just one line in it as follows:
XEphem.ShareDir: <dir> XEphem.ShareDir: <dir>
where <dir> is the full path of the directory containing the directories where <dir> is the full path of the directory containing the directories
auxil, catalogs, fifos, fits, gallery, help, and lo. These are in the auxil, catalogs, fifos, fits, gallery, help, and lo. These are in the
source directory of the original tar kit which is where you are now, if source directory of the original tar kit which is where you are now, if
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$ cp -R gallery /usr/local/xephem # copy gallery images $ cp -R gallery /usr/local/xephem # copy gallery images
$ cp -R help /usr/local/xephem # copy help files $ cp -R help /usr/local/xephem # copy help files
$ cp -R lo /usr/local/xephem # copy lunar db $ cp -R lo /usr/local/xephem # copy lunar db
3b.3 Do the same as step 3a.3 above but create the new file in a place 3b.3 Do the same as step 3a.3 above but create the new file in a place
where XEphem can find it from anywhere: where XEphem can find it from anywhere:
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$ xephem $ xephem
Thanks for using XEphem! Thanks for using XEphem!
Elwood Downey Elwood Downey
ecdowney@ClearSkyInstitute.com ecdowney@ClearSkyInstitute.com
http://www.ClearSkyInstitute.com http://www.ClearSkyInstitute.com