Complete Installation Instructions

These instructions can be followed to install PSRCHIVE and its dependencies. Super user (root) privileges are not required, and it is assumed that the C shell is used.

There are also some notes on installing PSRCHIVE on Ubuntu running on Windows 10.

Setup the environment

Add the following lines to $HOME/.cshrc 
setenv PSRHOME $HOME/Pulsar
setenv PATH ${PATH}:$PSRHOME/bin

setenv PGPLOT_DIR $PSRHOME/pgplot
setenv PGPLOT_FONT $PGPLOT_DIR/grfont.dat

setenv TEMPO2 $PSRHOME/tempo2
setenv PSRCAT_FILE $PSRHOME/psrcat/psrcat.db
or, if you prefer bash, add the following lines to $HOME/.profile 
export PSRHOME=$HOME/Pulsar
export PATH=${PATH}:$PSRHOME/bin

export PGPLOT_DIR=$PSRHOME/pgplot
export PGPLOT_FONT=$PGPLOT_DIR/grfont.dat

export TEMPO2=$PSRHOME/tempo2
export PSRCAT_FILE=$PSRHOME/psrcat/psrcat.db
Create the PSRHOME directory, change to it, and load the new environment. 
mkdir $HOME/Pulsar
cd $HOME/Pulsar
source $HOME/.cshrc
The environment variables will be automatically set on each subsequent login.

Download and build PSRCHIVE

It is recommended to download the latest version from the Git repository. Follow the instructions at Anonymous Git Access.

Be sure to also follow the link to the Build and Installation directions, including the Automatic Package Installation directions.

You are now ready to go!

Installation via conda

As an alternative to building from source, PSRCHIVE can also be installed into a conda environment. These instructions assume you already have conda installed. If not, refer to the miniconda installation instructions. First, add the conda-forge channel (this can also be done by editing $HOME/.condarc): 
conda config --add channels conda-forge
Then either create a new environment ("pulsar" in this example) that includes psrchive: 
conda create -n pulsar psrchive
conda activate pulsar
Or, add it to an existing environment: 
conda activate my_env
conda install psrchive