Before installing VMS/IRAF, one must
V2.11 VMS/IRAF was prepared using VMS version 7.1. The amount of disk
space required to install IRAF, including both the core system and NOAO
package sources and all binaries, is about 184 Mb. Binaries are provided
for both the VAX and AXP (Alpha) architectures: these are distinguished
by '_VAX' or '_ALPHA' suffix in the file root name. If desired about half
of the total space can be reclaimed after installation by stripping the
system of all but the runtime files.
The system size including NOAO but not external packages is as follows:
$ dir/size=all \fIirafdisk\fP:[iraf...] Grand total of 454 directories, 12163 files, 337269/434464 blocks.
The distributed system is a snapshot of our local (NOAO/Tucson) VMS/IRAF installation. The device and system configuration tables come edited for our system, and will have to be modified as part of the installation process. These modifications are discussed in detail in this document. To simplify the installation process as well as future upgrades, we have tried to isolate the site dependent files to the minimum number of directories, i.e., dev, hlib, and local and its subdirectories (the equivalent VMS pathnames are [IRAF.DEV], [IRAF.VMS.HLIB], and [IRAF.LOCAL]). The remainder of the system should not require any modifications.
Feel free to contact the IRAF Hotline for assistance if any problems should arise during the installation, or for help in interfacing new devices.
Internet: iraf@noao.edu
IRAF Hotline: (520) 318-8160
FAX: (520) 318-8360
Network Archive: ftp iraf.noao.edu (140.252.1.1)