Applying The 6.27.1 Patch To Your Existing 6.27 Installation

See the HEASOFT 6.27.1 Release Notes for more information about this patch.



• For users of the source code installation:

  A patch installer mechanism is available to aid you in updating your existing 6.27 source code installation. To use it, simply download the patch installer script , save it in the directory containing your existing heasoft-6.27 source code folder, and then run it:

    $ sh hdpatch_6.27.1
  

  This script will retrieve the necessary patch file (requires wget), then rebuilds and re-installs all of the necessary components. It may take a while to finish, so please be patient while it runs.



• For users of a pre-compiled binary installation:

  Choose the appropriate tar file from the list below and unpack it in the directory containing your existing heasoft-6.27 binary folder. Mac users will need to perform an extra step, i.e. running (in the same directory) this script to fix rpaths in the new executables.
  
  Mac Intel Darwin 19.x (macOS 10.15.x)
  Mac Intel Darwin 18.x (macOS 10.14.x)
  Mac Intel Darwin 17.x (macOS 10.13.x)
  PC - Ubuntu Linux 18.04
  PC Linux - Scientific Linux 7.x



If you have any questions about the information above, please write to us at the FTOOLS help desk.

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