Build instructions for Linux are in INSTALL, which is generated by automake. Also see ./configure --help for some useful options. Additional information can be found in the HACKING file, including hints for Mac users and instructions for recent HDF5 library updates. Guidance for contributors can be found in WORKFLOW.md.
Dependencies are:
LanlGeoMag links against libperl, so you need perl development headers. Ubuntu package: libperl-dev
Again, the development package is required. Ubuntu packge: libgsl0-dev
Must be version 1.8 or later. Development package required. Ubuntu package: any package that provides libhdf5-dev. libhdf5-serial-dev is suggested.
LanlGeoMag uses GNU autotools to build the configure scripts and makefiles. On GNU systems these are provided with the operating system. On Mac these were provided with XCode prior to version 4.3 (Shipped with OS X). Mac install: (MacPorts) sudo port --verbose install autoconf automake libtool
On non-GNU systems argp must be installed prior to building LanlGeoMag. Mac package: argp-standalone (known to be provided by MacPorts and HomeBrew)