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# Rosetta Lander
# ROLIS downlooking camera
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# Quick-Look browser & decoding software
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0. General remarks:
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The ROLIS browser/decoder sowftware is written in TCL/TK
and ANSI-C to be platform independent.

Only the performance-critical decoder part is implemented in C
and loaded as a shared library.

The BIN/QuickLook directory contain the TCL/TK scripts 
for browsing & decoding the ROLBIN data.

Nevertheless there is no need to have TCL/TK installed
to run the binaries, because the executables contain a complete
TCL/TK system.


1. Limitations:
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- The input ROLBIN files should be of fixed record length
  (280 or 282 bytes).
- Tested platforms:
	Windows 98 / NT4.0 / 2000
	Sparc Solaris 5.7
- There is a known decoder math. problem for SuseLinux 7.x



2. Compiling from sources:
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PC Windows 32
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Prerequisites:
- Some Tcl8.4.x installed
  You'll find a free distribution at http://www.activestate.com
- Microsoft Visual C++ installed (tested version VC++ 6.0)

Compiling:
- Edit MAKE.BAT to reflect your TCL installation path
- Call VCVARS32.BAT to setup VC++ environment
- Call MAKE.BAT


Sparc Solaris 5.7
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Prerequisites:
- Some Tcl version >= 8.4 installed
  You'll find a free distribution at http://www.activestate.com
- GNU C compiler GCC

Compiling:
- Edit makefile to reflect your TCL library path
- Call make

3. Installation:
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Install everything from the BIN directory at a destination of your choice

The BIN directory contains executables 

4. Help:
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The helpfile ./help.txt contains the command line parameters
for using the browser/decoder software


Contact:
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Rolf.Schroedter@dlr.de

DLR - German Aerospace Center
Institute of Planetary Research

Rutherfordstrasse 2
D-12489 Berlin

Tel/Fax: +49 30 67055 416/384
