Mac-Homebrew-Installation

How to install LROSE on a Mac?

1. Download, install, and run Homebrew

2. Download the LROSE-core formula lrose-core.rb

3. In a terminal, install lrose-core:

brew install lrose-core.rb

HawkEye and wind tools (VORTRAC, SAMURAI, FRACTL) installation

Users are not required to install HawkEye, VORTRAC, SAMURAI, and FRACTL to run LROSE, unless users are in need of these tools.

• HawkEye installation:

Download the disk images:

• • HawkEye.dmg: HawkEye polar radar display
  • HawkEye-Elle.dmg: HawkEye with soloii-like editing capability

Important Note: All disk images are only for MacOS 10.15.

• VORTRAC (Vortex Object Radar Tracking and Circulation) installation:

There are two ways to install VORTRAC:

• • Download the disk image: vortrac.dmg
  • Download the lrose-vortrac formula lrose-vortrac.rb

In a terminal, type:

brew install lrose-vortrac.rb

The code for VORTRAC can be found at: https://github.com/mmbell/vortrac/

Users are suggested to install VORTRAC via lrose-vortrac formula if their MacOS systems are below 10.15.

• SAMURAI (Variational multi-Doppler retrieval and analysis package) installation:
  • Download the lrose-samurai formula lrose-samurai.rb
  • In a terminal, type:

brew install lrose-samurai.rb

The code for SAMURAI can be found at: https://github.com/mmbell/samurai/

• FRACTL (Fast Reorder and CEDRIC Technique in LROSE multi-Doppler retrieval) installation:
  • Download the lrose-samurai formula lrose-fractl.rb
  • In a terminal, type:

brew install lrose-fractl.rb

You are done with the installation! Go to the documentation to learn how to run LROSE tools!