Installation

The easiest way to install the Python API and the slsDetectorPackage is using conda. But other methods are also available.

Install using conda

If you don’t have it installed get the latest version of Miniconda

wget https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
sh Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

Install sls_detector and sls_detector_lib using:

#Add conda channels
conda config --add channels conda-forge
conda config --add channels slsdetectorgroup

#Install latest version
conda install sls_detector

#Install specific version
conda install sls_detector=3.0.1

Local build using conda-build

Needs the sls_detector_lib installed in order to automatically find headers and shared libraries. Make sure that the branch of sls_detector matches the lib version installed.

#Clone source code
git clone https://github.com/slsdetectorgroup/sls_detector.git

#Checkout the branch needed
git checkout 3.0.1

#Build and install the local version
conda-build sls_detector
conda install --use-local sls_detector

Developer build

IF you if you are developing and are making constant changes to the code it’s a bit cumbersome to build with conda and install. Then an easier way is to build the C/C++ parts in the package directory and temporary add this to the path

#in path/to/sls_detector
python setup.py build_ext --inplace

Then in your Python script

import sys
sys.path.append('/path/to/sls_detector')
from sls_detector import Detector

Prerequisites

All dependencies are manged trough conda but for a stand alone build you would need

  • gcc 4.8+
  • Qwt 6
  • Qt 4.8
  • numpy
  • slsDetectorPackage