Basic problem while using BWA

[miguelangel]

I have other recent post asking for the convenience of using BWA-SW for some kind of database.

While I am waiting for your great help, I tried to get into the algorithm. But I have not be able.

I work with mac, and I was trying to work BWA in the terminal window.
First, I unzipped the .tar file that I have downloaded from the BWA webpage and copy all its content to a folder.
Then, I opened 'Terminal' and in the prompt I got into that folder. Once there, I wrote the following:

bwa index -p unite -a bwtsw -c unite.fungal.fasta

And after that a message appeared, saying:

-bash: bwa: command not found


What am I doing wrong??

Thanks

[TabeaK]

If I am not mistaken (been a while since I installed BWA); you have to compile it first.

Try typing make while being in the bwa directory.

And if you are working on mac; you may wanna read this: http://seqanswers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24133

[miguelangel]

Thanks a lot.

I'll try what you say and read that page inmediatly and I'll write back then.