file: INSTALL		G. Moody	10 March 2006

Installation notes for WFDB Python wrappers

If you have not already done so, install the WFDB library, SWIG, and Python:

	WFDB (http://physionet.org/physiotools/wfdb.shtml)
	SWIG (http://www.swig.org/)
	Python (http://www.python.org/)

See 'INSTALL' in the parent of this directory for further information.

To make the wfdb-python module, type:
	make
If 'wfdb_python_wrap.c' does not exist already, this command will create it
using SWIG before building the module.

To install the wfdb-python module, type:
	make install
This command installs the module (_wfdb.so) and its python interface (wfdb.py).
On most platforms you will need root (administrator) privileges to complete
this step.

To test the installation, type:
	make check
This command runs a Python version of the trivial example program from chapter
1 of the WFDB Programmer's Guide:
	python ../examples/psamples.py
and compares its output with the expected output (in ../examples/psamples.out).
The output of 'make check' is either 'Passed' or 'Failed'.  If you run
psamples.py directly, its output should be:
        995     1011
        995     1011
        995     1011
        995     1011
        995     1011
        995     1011
        995     1011
        995     1011
        1000    1008
        997     1008