Installing PROFIT
Installing Profit is straightforward, although it helps if you are
familiar with unix "tarballs" and the unix directory
structure. Mac OSX users should be able to download the binary
version which will expand either automatically or after
double-clicking.
Profit binary tarballs come in two types:
Complete : These include everything needed for Profit to run,
and can be downloaded, untarred, and run immediately.
Update : These will update Profit to the latest version.
Profit requires a small binary and library of its own, and is compiled
using a specific version of the ROOT
library, which must also be installed (and is provided in the complete
package). Our intent is to change the ROOT version infrequently, while we
expect relatively rapid changes in Profit itself. Therefore, the ROOT library will be left out of update
releases, to reduce unnecessary downloads.
Profit also uses atomic data taken from the ATOMDB database; we plan to
add data from XSTAR
soon as well. These are OS-independent datafiles which will change
very infrequently, but must be installed initially.
Step-by-Step Installation
| Step 1 |
Download the most recent binary Profit distribution for your OS,
or download the source distribution. If available for your operating
system, we recommend the binary distribution as it is quicker and
easier to install. |
Step 2 (Binary) |
Untar the distribution in a convenient directory: |
| unix% cd directory for profit |
| unix% tar zxf profit-version-ostype.tar.gz |
| unix% cd profit |
| Step 2 (Source) | |
Untar the distribution in a convenient directory: |
| unix% cd directory for profit |
| unix% tar zxf profit-version-src.tar.gz |
| unix% cd profit |
| Now read the INSTALL directions for more details: |
| unix% more INSTALL |
Installation is complete!
From Linux: Run Profit using this command: unix% bin/profit
From the Mac: First, ensure that X Windows is running; Profit
for the Mac requires X Windows. Then, double-click on the
profit.command icon. This has the side-effect of running the
"Terminal" program, and will fail if X Windows is not running. The
Terminal program can be exited after running Profit.
Instructions on using Profit are also
available. If you have problems installing Profit, please inform the
developers using the Feedback form.
If you have any questions concerning Profit,
please visit the Feedback form.
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