Automated Quick Start

These are instructions using a script to set up a typical sandbox at Brown using Linux. Even if you intend to develop on a different platform such as Windows you should initially get set up on Linux. If you need more explicit instructions or you want a more complex setup then revert back to the full instructions.

• To create your sandbox run this command form any directory:

 % /research/graphics/tools/linux/install_linux/bin/setup/new.g.user.sh
    NOTE:  Creating a sandbox in the directory:  /research/graphics/users/YourId/
    NOTE:  Copying previously installed Brown linux projects ...
    NOTE:     ... done copying linux projects.
    NOTE:  Copying previously installed Brown Windows projects ...
    NOTE:     ... done copying Windows projects.
    NOTE:  Checking out the common/ directory from CVS ...
    NOTE:     ... The common/ directory was succefully checked out from CVS.
    NOTE:  Building the common/utility/ directory ...
    NOTE:     ... The common/utility/ directory successfully built.

  Your work area was created in:  /research/graphics/users/YourId/

     Source code for projects you create and any Brown projects
        you want to check out from the CVS repository will go here:
 drwxrwsr-x 2 YourId graphics 4096 Sep 15 11:18 /research/graphics/users/YourId/project

     Your private copy of shared Brown source code was checked out to:
 drwxrwsr-x 15 YourId graphics 4096 Sep 15 11:20 /research/graphics/users/YourId/common

     Your private copy of previously installed programs and libraries
        written at Brown are here:
 drwxrwsr-x 5 YourId graphics 4096 Sep 15 11:18 /research/graphics/users/YourId/install_linux
 drwxrwsr-x 6 YourId graphics 4096 Sep 15 11:19 /research/graphics/users/YourId/install_WIN32
 drwxrwsr-x 7 YourId graphics 4096 Sep 15 11:19 /research/graphics/users/YourId/install_OSX

     Your projects can access third party software that has been
        previously downloaded and installed here:
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/afni       /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/gsl
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/artoolkit  /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/make
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/blitz      /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/mricron
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/build      /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/nifti
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/camino     /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/qt
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/cg         /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/scalable
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/dtk        /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/sdl
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/ftgl       /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/vrpn
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/g3d        /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/xerces
 /research/graphics/tools/linux/import/glut

 *****  The new.g.user.sh script has successfully completed.  *****

• To setup your envionment each time you login modify your default login script. First you need to know if you are running the tcsh or bash shell.

 > finger  $USER

The "Shell:" field in the output will be either /bin/tcsh or /bin/bash. If you are running tcsh then edit $HOME/.cshrc and add this line at the end:

source   /research/graphics/tools/linux/install_linux/bin/setup/g.login.csh

If you are running bash then instead edit $HOME/.bashrc and add this line at the end:

source  /research/graphics/tools/linux/install_linux/bin/setup/g.login.sh

You can check your results by logging out and then logging in again. This command will list your environment variables.

> printenv

It will list all your variables, but you should see that these variables are set:

CVSROOT   GARCH   G   GTO   GROOT   G_IMPORT   G_COMPILER