README for sar-report

Sar-report is primarily a set of text-mode Python programs that 
parse a CSV data file for Search-And-Rescue data, do some analysis, 
and generate a bunch of files figures, tables, and text. These can
then be turned into a final report (PDF file, by default) using
LaTeX. Assuming your system is already set up (see below), all you
have to do is type "make". 

Of course, that presumes you already have:
  * Python
  * Matplotlib, rPy, and Scipy modules for Python
  * R (statistical packaged called via rPy)
  * LaTeX
  * a unix-like prompt that understands "make"

On a Debian system, you probably have much of this, but can
get the programming stuff by running:
  apt-get install python-scipy python-matplotlib r-base-core make
and get the LaTeX stuff by running:
  apt-get install tetex-base tetex-bin tetex-extra

-crt July 2006