The LTDTool was developed using Java and will run on any platform with a supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE). The tool was specifically developed under Sun Java version 1.4, so the tool will execute correctly under versions 1.4 or 1.5. The tool will probably function in a 1.6 environment as well, but at the time of release we have not had a chance to test in that environment.
Since the tool was developed using Sun's Java, this is the preferred Java environment for operation. The Sun Java package can be obtained from the
Sun Java
web site. Other Jav
a environments are relatively compatible with Sun's Java. At the time of this release, other Java environments have not been tested with the tool.
Release
1r64
or later of the Planetary Science Data Dictionary (PSDD) is required for the validation feature of the tool to function properly. Release
1r66
of the PSDD supports the validation of explicit FILE objects. The latest version of the PDS data dictionary can be retrieved from the
PDS Data Dictionary Lookup
web page.
Download the
ltdtool
package from the
PDS Software Download
web page. The binary distribution is available in identical zip or tar/gzip packages. Unpack the selected binary distribution file with one of the following commands:
[node: ~] unzip ltdtool-1.0.0.zip
or
[node: ~] tar -xzvf ltdtool-1.0.0.tar.gz
Note: Depending on the platform, the native version of
tar
may produce an error when attempting to unpack the distribution file because many of the file paths are greater than 100 characters. If available, the GNU version of tar will resolve this problem. If that is not available or cannot be installed, the zipped package will work just fine in a UNIX environment.
The commands above result in the creation of the
ltdtool-1.0.0
directory with the following directory structure:
-
README.txt
A README file directing the user to the available documentation for the project.
-
LICENSE.txt
The copyright notice from the
Calif
ornia Institute of Technology
detailing the restrictions regarding the use and distribution of this software. Although the license is strictly worded, the software has been classified as Technology and Software Publicly Available (TSPA) and is available for
anyone
to download and use.
-
bin/
This directory contains the executable jar file containing the Label Template Design Tool software along with a batch and shell script for executing the tool.
-
docs/
This document directory contains a local web site with the Label Template Design Tool Guide, javadoc, unit test results and other configuration management related information. Just point your favorite browser to the
index.html
file in this directory.
-
lib/
This directory contains the dependent jar files for the tool along with the jar file (ltdtool-1.0.0.jar) containing the Label Template Design Tool software.
There is one more step for UNIX users intending to use the shell script for executing the tool. The permission on the script must be set to executable. This can be accomplished with the following commands:
[node: ~] cd ltdtool-1.0.0/bin
[node: ~/ltdtool-1.0.0/bin] chmod 775 LTDTool
For those of you wondering why we didn't take care of this prior to release, it appears that
Maven
, our build tool, is resetting the file permissions when the creating the distributions packages. Go figure.