Installing a Scisoft pkg file

Installing a Scisoft pkg file is only a few mouse clicks process

First, download the latest version of Scisoft OSX. Then, double click on the zipped file to decompress the OSX package file.

Click on the resulting pkg file and you will be presented with the following window:

Click Continue

Read (if interested :-) and click Continue

Select a drive to install Scisoft. Scisoft requires to be installed in the root directory (All files will be placed in /Applications/scisoft, with NO exception).

Click Continue

Click Upgrade if you have a previous version of Scisoft or Install if this is your first time installation (or if you have wisely moved your previous installation out of the way.. just in case)

Intel Version:

Modify you Tcsh or Bash startup file:

In order to be able to run ANY of the Scisoft software, a Setup file needs to be sourced. Depending on whether your are a Bash or Tcsh user you need to modify your shell startup file as follow:

tcsh (preferred shell for Scisoft and IRAF):

Edit ~/.cshrc and add the line

source /Applications/scisoft/all/bin/Setup.csh

near the end of that file. Do not forget to add an empty line following this if this is the last entry in your startup file or this command will not be executed when you log on.

bash:

Edit your bash startup file and add the line

. /Applications/scisoft/all/bin/Setup.bash