FTP a custom DODS source code tar
file
A tar file containing those parts of the DODS source code, along with third
party software, that you requested is contained in
#tar-file#. Note that the file itself is not compressed because it is
made up of files which are themselves compressed. The file contains
#tar-file-size# bytes. To transfer the source code, click on the file
name. We will keep the tar file for 1 day on our system.
- Note: If the tar file is empty (zero bytes in size) please
contact us.
What to do once the transfer is complete
Once transfer is complete, move the tar file to the directory where you would
like to put the DODS root directory. Some likely choices are /usr/local/,
/usr/local/src/, ... Note that the root directory itself will be created
automatically. Now expand the tar file using `tar -xf #tar-file#'. This will
create a small collection of tar files; expand these tar files in the
directory where you would the DODS root directory to be.
Before building the DODS source code first make sure that the third party
software is built and installed since the DODS configure scripts check for
the presence of these packages - while the wwwlib software is required, the
other packages are optional and if they are not found by the configure script
certain features will be omitted from the DODS software.
You will have to decide where the third party software (tcl/tk, expect and
wwwlib) should go; its best to put it all in a place such as /usr/local/src
and build each package as per its instructions.
To build DODS, change to the DODS root directory and run the script named
`configure'. After the script has finished run `make World'. This will
compile and install the core software along with either or both the netCDF
and JGOFS software (depending on which you selected). There are README and
INSTALL files which provide more information in most of the directories with
the DODS root directory.
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