Failed to create symbolic link

[kkin1995]

The exact error is:

Checking for /iraf symlink ...                                 
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/iraf' -> '': No such file or directory

I think because of this error, the next step in the installation is not possible:

export PATH=/path/to/iraf/bin/:$PATH

Inside the local folder, there is no folder called bin. Any idea how to fix this error?

I'm using Peppermint OS which is a Ubuntu derivative.

[olebole]

What exactly did you do? And which IRAF version did you use?
BTW, Ubuntu already comes with IRAF, and I would guess that the same is true for Peppermint OS. Why don't you use that one?

[kkin1995]

Hi,

I downloaded the source code from the latest snapshot . Version number 2.16.1.

And, then followed the instructions given on the IRAF Community Website .

Oh, I did not know that Ubuntu comes with IRAF. In that case, could you please tell me as to how to run/use the default installation?

[olebole]

You can just do a sudo apt install iraf, if it is there.
If you want to compile yourself, you can ignore this error; the /iraf directory is not used anymore. The issue is actually fixed with #85, we just didn't create a new release.

[kkin1995]

Thank You ! Just in case, I need to compile from source in the future, where do I find the IRAF bin folder to add to PATH?

[olebole]

This is /usr/local/bin, which usually should exist by default.

[kkin1995]

Right. Thanks for your help !