NIST python reflectometry package

[edit] Installation of the latest version of the NIST python reflectometry package in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:

at the command prompt, enter the following commands:

sudo apt-get install build-essential python-matplotlib subversion

mkdir reflectometry

svn co svn://danse.us/reflectometry reflectometry

cd reflectometry/trunk

sudo python setup.py install

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from the command line: (type "cmd" in the Run menu to open a terminal window):

cd c:\

svn co svn://danse.us/reflectometry reflectometry

cd reflectometry\trunk

python setup.py build -c mingw32

python setup.py install --skip-build