The Validation Tool 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.
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 Java environments are relatively compatible with Sun's Java. Testing has been perfo
rmed with GNU's Java environment. The result is that release 4.1.1 at a minimum is required for nominal operations.
Release
1r64
or later of the Planetary Science Data Dictionary (PSDD) is required for the tools 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
web page.
Download the
vtool
package from the
Label Validation Tool
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 vtool-2.0.1.zip
or
[node: ~] tar -xzvf vtool-2.0.1.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
vtool-2.0.1
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 us
e 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 Validation Tool software along with a batch and shell script for executing the tool.
-
docs/
This document directory contains a local web site with the Validation 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 (vtool-2.0.1.jar) containing the Validation 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 vtool-2.0.1/bin
[node: ~/vtool-2.0.1/bin] chmod 775 VTool
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.