IRAF on OS X

Why Scisoft?

I've been using IRAF since 2004 on various UNIX computers, but had never installed it on my Macintosh. Fortunately, Kim McLeod pointed me to the wonderful folks at Scisoft, who have made a comprehensive package for installing IRAF on the Macintosh. After being frustrated with directions that told me to create new accounts, change permissions, and all but compile things from scratch, Scisoft is easy to install, and most importantly, it works.

Scisoft installs a host of packages such as Pyraf, MIDAS, PyRAF, Python and various other Python extensions.

Download and Install

Installation directions are here.

Tweaks

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