Installation

This section describes how to install the PDS-to-JPEG Converter application contained in the pds2jpeg package. The following topics can be found in this section:

System Requirements

The following table shows a list of platforms that pds2jpeg currently supports:

Platform Version
Linux (32-bit) Built on Red Hat 7.3. Tested on Red Hat Enterprise 3.
Linux (64-bit) Built and tested on Red Hat Enterprise 4.
Mac OS X Built on 10.4.11. Tested on 10.5.
Solaris Built and tested on 2.7.
Windows Built on XP with Service Pack 3. Requires at least Service Pack 2.

Unpacking the pds2jpeg Package

Download the pds2jpeg package from the PDS-to-JPEG Converter web page. The binary distribution is available in identical zip or tar/gzip packages based on the platform. Unpack the selected binary distribution file with one of the following commands:

% unzip pds2jpeg-6.0.0-bin-<platform>.zip
or
% tar -xzvf pds2jpeg-6.0.0-bin-<platform>.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 pds2jpeg-6.0.0 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 California 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 batch and shell scripts for executing the tool.
  • doc/
    This document directory contains a local web site with the PDS-to-JPEG Converter Guide and other configuration management related information. Just point your favorite browser to the index.html file in this directory.
  • examples/
    This directory contains an example PDS image file and the corresponding JPEG image file.