Mac OS X - installing AFNI
basic instructions
Assumption(s):
As of today, the most current MAC OS X operating system is version 10.4.
We have binaries for versions 10.3 and 10.4; at some point, we will phase
out support for 10.3. See directory: pub/dist/tgz for binaries.
current binaries:
macosx_10.3.tgz
macosx_10.3_G5.tgz
macosx_10.4.tgz
macosx_10.4_G5.tgz
macosx_10.4_Intel.tgz
For other versions of Mac OS X, step 2 will need to be replaced with
steps to compile AFNI. (see: compiling AFNI on a Mac)
Prior to installation of AFNI, it is necessary to install some development
packages. Please see OS X : pre-install for the pre-installation steps
needed for Mac OS X systems.
The commands listed below assume:
1. the user's shell is the T-shell (/bin/tcsh)
(see notes: changing the shell)
2. the user has the /sw/bin directory as part of the PATH
(see notes: setting the PATH)
The /sw/bin directory is needed for the wget command, which is
generally added by fink. An alternate option would be to use
/sw/bin/wget directly, as in:
/sw/bin/wget http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/pub/dist/tgz/macosx_10.3.tgz
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Description:
There are basically 5 steps to installing and running AFNI. The
commands associated with these steps can be entered into a terminal
window. For a user with very modest experience, it may be best to
copy-and-paste the commands into a terminal window, rather than to
type them in. If a typo is not noticed, or not understood, it can
be difficult to figure out how to correct the problem.
In these examples, I will refer to the macosx_10.3 binaries, though
anyone with a G5 might want to replace them with macosx_10.3_G5 .
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AFNI: download and install
Step 0: enter these commands to prepare for installation:
cd
mkdir abin
Step 1: enter these commands to get and unpack the AFNI binary package:
wget http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/pub/dist/tgz/macosx_10.3.tgz
tar xvfz macosx_10.3.tgz
mv macosx_10.3/* abin
rmdir macosx_10.3
Step 2: enter these commands to get and unpack some sample data:
wget http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/pub/dist/edu/data/AFNI_data1.tgz
tar xvfz AFNI_data1.tgz
Step 3: enter this command to add the directory ~/abin to your path:
echo 'set path = ( $path ~/abin )' >> ~/.cshrc
Step 4: log out and log back in
Step 5: start X and start playing!
cd AFNI_data1/afni
afni