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INTERNAL: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard -- IDL and ENVI Installation

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The new operating system from Apple, Snow Leopard, does not come with Rosetta installed on it. Our Apple installation script requires Rosetta to run, though our Unix installation does not. Rosetta is available on the Snow Leopard DVD as an optional install and is also available using Apple Software Updates.

Macintosh OS version 10.6 (Snow Leopard) does not install the Rosetta software by default. (Rosetta allows programs written for the PowerPC CPU architecture to run on computers based on Intel CPUs.) IDL's native Macintosh installation program requires Rosetta to run; as a result, installer for IDL 7.1 and earlier and ENVI 4.7 and earlier will not run on a computer running Mcaintosh OS Snow Leopard with the default configuration.

NOTE: IDL's Unix installation program does not require Rosetta to run.

NOTE: Rosetta is available on the Snow Leopard DVD as an optional install and is also availableusing Apple Software Updates. Additionally, systems upgraded to Snow Leopard from previous versions of the Macintosh OS are very likely to have Rosetta installed.
This document will provide you with the necessary steps to successfully install your ITT product. It is broken into three parts:

Installing ITT Software from the DVD

A. Using the Apple Installer

B. Using the Unix Installer

Installing ITT Software from the Web Download -- Native Install

A. Using the Apple Installer

B. Using the Unix Installer

Installing ITT Software from the Web Download -- UNIX Install

Installing ITT Software from the DVD

A.Using the native Macintosh installer is the most common way to install ITT products in the Macintosh environment.

NOTE: Rosetta is required to run the Macintosh installer and may be installed from the Apple DVD or using the Apple Software Updater invoked during the ITT software installation.

  1. Insert the ENVI or IDL DVD and double click on the Desktop icon.
  2. The installer will check to see if your system has Rosetta installed. If you do it will continue the installation process. If Rosetta is not installed, the installer will ask if you would like to install Rosetta at this time. Choosing to install Rosetta will guide you through the Rosetta installation process and then continue the ITT software installation process.
  3. Follow the installation wizard making any changes that you feel necessary to meet your needs.

B.Using the Unix installer will allow you to install ITT products in the Macintosh environment without installing Rosetta. It is important to follow the steps here closely, especially if you are not familiar with installing ITT products from a terminal shell.

  1. Open up a Terminal shell, typically located in Applications -> Utilities.
  2. Insert the ENVI or IDL DVD.
  3. At the Terminal command line enter: cd /Volumes
  4. At the Terminal command line enter: ls
  5. This will display the list of files in the current directory.
  6. At the Terminal command line enter: cd
  7. At the Terminal command line enter: sudo ./install_unix.sh
  8. Follow the installation wizard making sure to install the application in the appropriate location. Modify the default Set Location from /usr/local/itt to Applications/itt. Uncheck the box next to Mac OS X - PowerPC and select OK to complete the installation.
  9. Do not create symbolic links when asked if you would like them, though they will work if you do create them.

Installing ITT Software from the Web Download -- Native Install

A. Using the native Macintosh installer is been the most common way to install ITT products in the Macintosh environment.

NOTE: Rosetta is required to run the Macintosh installer and may be installed from the Apple DVD or using the Apple Software Updater invoked during the ITT software installation.

  1. Verify that the download name includes the .ZIP suffix or you will not be able to extract it.
  2. Extract the archive and open the folder created during the extraction.
  3. Double click on the Install icon.
  4. The installer will check to see if your system has Rosetta installed. If Rosetta is installled, the installer will continue the installation process. If Rosetta is not installed, the installer will ask if you would like to install Rosetta at that time. Choosing to install Rosetta will guide you though the Rosetta installation process and then continue the ITT software installation process.
  5. Follow the installation wizard making any changes that you feel necessary to meet your needs.

B.Using the Unix installer will allow you to install ITT products in the Macintosh environment without installing Rosetta. It is important to follow the steps here closely, especially if you are not familiar with installing ITT products from a terminal shell.

  1. Open up a Terminal shell, typically located in Applications -> Utilities
  2. At the Terminal command line enter: cd
  3. At the Terminal command line enter: cd MacOSX/Disk1/InstData
  4. At the Terminal command line enter: sudo ./install_unix.sh
  5. At the Terminal command line enter:
  6. Follow the installation wizard making sure to install the application in the appropriate location. Modify the default Set Location from /usr/local/itt to Applications/itt. Uncheck the box next to Mac OS X - PowerPC and select OK to complete the installation.
  7. Do not create symbolic links when asked if you would like them, though they will work if you do create them.

Using the UNIX Install version available via the Web Downloads will provide a file with *.TAR.GZIP at the end of the file.

  1. Open up a Terminal shell, typically located in Applications -> Utilities
  2. At the Terminal command line enter: cd
  3. At the Terminal command line enter: chmod a+rwx
  4. At the Terminal command line enter: gunzip
  5. At the Terminal command line enter: sudo mkdir /Applications/itt
  6. At the Terminal command line enter:
  7. At the Terminal command line enter: sudo mv /Applications/itt
  8. At the Terminal command line enter: cd /Applications/itt
  9. At the Terminal command line enter: sudo tar -xvf
  10. At the Terminal command line enter: sudo ./install
  11. Follow the installation process making sure read the documentation provided along the way. Make sure to install the application in the appropriate location taking into account the permissions that you will require to access the software.