Setting-up a Developer Source Tree

Before you can write new code, you must set up your working directories.

The main IRIS source code is in the release directory, ${IRIS_ROOT}/src, which includes the major subdirectories: libs, iris, and utils.

  1. Copy the files you need and the release config.mk file.
    Do not change the source in the release tree.
  2. In the operator account, set up your developer tree with the following commands: 
    $ cd
$ mkdir src
$ cd src
$ cp -r /usr/sigmet/src ./sigmet
  3. Make and compile your changes.

    If you modify a standard IRIS standard pipes, Vaisala recommends that you rename it with a custom name. That way it does not get replaced by the next upgrade.