Install GCC8

$ yum install centos-release-scl
$ yum install devtoolset-8-gcc devtoolset-8-gcc-c++
$ scl enable devtoolset-8 -- bash

Install the latest version of IPBus

Go to this link and follow the instructions (on step 2, make sure you use the line corresponding to CentOS7, GCC8):

https://ipbus.web.cern.ch/doc/user/html/software/install/yum.html

Download AMC13 Yum Repo

Download the amc13 software repo:

$ wget http://ohm.bu.edu/~cosbyc/amc13-sw.repo
$ sudo mv amc13-sw.repo /etc/yum.repos.d

Verify that the four AMC13 rpms are available by running

$ yum search amc13

If they are all present, install them as follows

$ sudo yum install cactusboards-amc13-amc13.x86_64
$ sudo yum install cactusboards-amc13-python-debuginfo.x86_64
$ sudo yum install cactusboards-amc13-tools.x86_64
$ sudo yum install cactusboards-amc13-python.x86_64

Set Up Environment Variables

Run the following commands, and add them to your .bashrc

$ CACTUS_ROOT=/opt/cactus
$ PATH="/opt/cactus/bin/amc13:${PATH}"
$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${CACTUS_ROOT}/lib/:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
$ export  CACTUS_ROOT PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
$ export AMC13_ADDRESS_TABLE_PATH=/opt/cactus/etc/amc13

Installation Guide for CC7 (IPBus and AMC13 Software)

These instructions are good even with a "fresh" install of CC7, with no previous IPBus or AMC13 installations

-- Christopher Cosby - 17 Dec 2020

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