InstallingBMEP

Introduction

To install bmep:

1. Needed software:

• IDL 8.1 or higher
• Git

1. Install the following IDL libraries:

• Astronomy library
• Mpfit library
• Coyote library

1. Navigate to your working IDL directory
2. type >git clone https://github.com/billfreeman44/bmep.git

• This should make a folder called bmep within this directory. Add this folder to your IDL path for the programs to work

1. setup your enviornments (Setting up Environments )
2. move your *_Slitlist.txt files into the BMEP_MOSFIRE_DRP_MASKS folder. Masks should be named [maskname]_SlitList.txt' (with that capitalization). This is the same name that comes from the mask making software, so as long as you didn't change it, it will be fine.
3. test the code by starting idl and running

• .com bmep
• bmep_test it should count from 0 to 10 without errors. Click here if you have issues while running bmep_test

1. To update the code, cd into the bmep directory and type git pull