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cd build
cmake ../src
make
make install
wget -nc http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version2_1/SRTM3/North_America/N40W074.hgt.zip
unzip N40W074.hgt.zip
SPLAT! builds with CMake version 2.6 or greater.
SPLAT! requires the libbzip2-1.0.1 (or later) compression library and header files for successful compilation. bzip2/libbzip2 is available at: http://www.bzip2.org/
SPLAT! also requires the zlib general purpose compression library. The latest version of zlib may be found at: http://www.gzip.org/zlib/ If you should decide to build zlib, it is important to invoke:
./configure -s
to build zlib as a shared library.
If you wish to plot terrain and elevation profiles through SPLAT!, you will need gnuplot. The latest version of gnuplot is available at: http://www.gnuplot.info/
Unpack the tar.gz file:
tar xf splat-1.4.2.tar.gz
generating a subdirectory named splat-1.4.2.
Next, build via the commands:
cd build cmake .. make
To install SPLAT!:
make install
Before running SPLAT!, carefully read the documentation (man splat) for information on the use of the program. Some sample data files are located under the splat-1.4.2/sample_data directory.
REMEMBER: Topography data must be downloaded and SPLAT Data Files must be generated using the included srtm2sdf, postdownload, or usgs2sdf utilities before using SPLAT! Instructions for doing so are included in the documentation.
It is a good practice to create a working directory for SPLAT! use under your home directory:
mkdir $HOME/splat-work cd $HOME/splat-work
before invoking SPLAT!
In this manner, all associated SPLAT! working files can be kept in a common directory.
It is important to realize that when analyzing regional coverage areas of transmitters, repeaters, or cell sites, SPLAT! Data Files need to be available for the entire region surrounding the site(s) being analyzed. SPLAT! Data Files can be placed under your SPLAT! working directory, or under a separate directory specified in your $HOME/.splat_path file so SPLAT! can easily find them.
Please read the README file under the utils directory for information on the utilities included with SPLAT!.
Please read the documentation under the splat-1.4.2/docs directory, or consult the program's man page for more information and examples of SPLAT! use.
The latest announcements and information regarding SPLAT! software can be found on the SPLAT! Web Site:
http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/splat.html
-- John A. Magliacane, KD2BD XXX XXXX