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Brian, The binary tar package is located at: % ftp www.unidata.ucar.edu as anonymous % cd pub/binary/linux_2.4.18-i686 % get decoders-2.4.4.binary.tar Robb... On Mon, 7 Apr 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
Wow! Thanks Robb! Here's my uname -a output info: Linux etamodel 2.4.18-14smp #1 SMP Wed Sep 4 12:34:47 EDT 2002 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux -----Original Message----- From: Robb Kambic [mailto:rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 11:25 AM To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) Cc: decoders Subject: RE: New decoders release On Mon, 7 Apr 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > Robb, > > Well, bad news, I ran gribtonc by hand and it core dumped on me? What next? Brian, If you give me your version of Linux, I'll make a binary distribution for you. ie, % uname -a Robb... > > Brian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robb Kambic [mailto:rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 3:50 PM > To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) > Cc: decoders > Subject: RE: New decoders release > > > On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > > > Robb, > > > > Thanks for the info. The gribtonc doesn't seem to be working for me > though? > > I copied the "AVN model on Lambert conformal CONUS grid" entry from your > > pqact.conf and put it into mine and it's not working? I had to modify the > > entry slightly by putting in my specific paths: > > > > (1) for the decoder (/home/ldm/decoders/gribtonc) > > (2) for the cdl (/home/ldm/etc/avn-q.cdl) > > (3) for the data (/data/pub/decoded/netcdf/GRIB) > > > > but it still should work I would think? The /data/pub/decoded/netcdf/GRIB > > directory got created, but there are no data in it? > > > > Brian, > > A couple of things, in the pqact entries the white spaces are tabs, not > spaces. The only place white space is a "space" in the pattern > specification. You can check your pqact using the ldmadmin command, ie > > % ldmadmin pqactcheck > > It's not fool proof, it sometimes lets errors through. > > The second is to run gribtonc on the command line as user LDM and all the > paths. ie > > rawdata > > Where the raw data file was created using the FILE action, ie > > HRS ^Y.Q... KWB. (..)(..).*(/mAVN|/mSSIAVN) > FILE data/rawfile/(\1:yyyy)(\1:mm)\1\2_avn-q.wmo > > > > > Just filing the data doesn't seem to be a problem because I added your > > "Ensemble members" entry into my pqact.conf and I am seeing *ENS.wmo files > > filing into my /data/pub/raw/hrs/model/ensemble directory? By the way, > does > > a cdl exist for the Ensemble data? > > Not yet > > I would think so since I believe the > > Ensemble data are flowing into AWIPS now? > > The ensemble data doesn't fit well into the current gribtonc configuration > because the members overlay the same projection points. This causes the > member data to overwritten with the new member data. I have this problem on > my list of things to do. > > > > > Lastly, where can I get a list of all the WMO > GRIB patterns? > > > Here's a url > > http://205.156.54.206/oso/dir_subset.shtml > > It's not the best documentation > > Robb... > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Brian > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robb Kambic [mailto:rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 2:42 PM > > To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) > > Cc: decoders > > Subject: RE: New decoders release > > > > > > On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > > > > > Robb, > > > > > > Thanks! It worked! If I may trouble you some more, I have a few more > > > questions: > > > > > > (1) Is there a User's Guide for the decoders package? > > > > Brian, > > > > There no user's guide per se but there's README.perlDecoders and I'll send > > examples of the ldm pqact.conf entries as a attachment. Look for the > > gribtonc entries. > > > > > > > > (2) I'm wanting to mess around with gribtonc, but I can't find any > > > documentation on it. I tried "man gribtonc", but I'm told there is No > > > manual entry for gribtonc? I'm not sure why because I see gribtonc.1 in > > > /home/ldm/man/man1 and I have added /home/ldm/man, /home/ldm/man/man1, > and > > > /home/ldm/man/man3 to MANPATH? > > > > > > > The man files are in the man directory of the decoders package, same level > > as the src directory. Either copy them to the ldm man directory or add > > that directory to the MANPATH environment variable. Also you can go to > > the man directory and do command line nroff, ie > > > > % nroff -man gribtonc.1 | more > > > > > > > (3) Where should I put the *.cdl files? > > > > The cdls are usually placed in the ~ldm/etc directory. The decoders > > binaries are usually located in a ~ldm/decoders directory also. > > > > Robb... > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Robb Kambic [mailto:rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 10:31 AM > > > To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) > > > Cc: decoders > > > Subject: RE: New decoders release > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > > > > > > > Robb, > > > > > > > > OK, I grabbed the binary distributions of udunits and netcdf and was > > able > > > to > > > > get the source distribution of netcdf-perl to seemingly install > without > > > > problems. I've grabbed the > > > > decoders-2.4.4.tar.Z file and the decoders_patches.tar file. I > unzipped > > > and > > > > untarred decoders-2.4.4.tar.Z and tried to run: > > > > > > > > (./configure & make install install clean) >&! log > > > > > > > > No joy! No what? I've attached my log file, my CUSTOMIZE file, the > > > results > > > > of "uname -a" (uname.out). For kicks, I attached the results of "perl > > -V" > > > > too (perl.out). Are there any "known" settings for the CUSTOMIZE file > > for > > > > my linux OS? > > > > > > Brian, > > > > > > I think the problem is your compiler flag -traditional. Here's what to > do: > > > > > > % make distclean in src dir of decoders-2.4.4 > > > % setenv CC gcc > > > % (./configure & make all test install clean) >&! log & Note changes > > > % tail -f log > > > > > > Let me know how this works out. > > > > > > Robb... > > > > > > ps log info stuff really helps out in debugging problems > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > P.S. - I've obviously never tried to install decoders.tar.Z before in > > case > > > > you hadn't guessed. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Robb Kambic [mailto:rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:35 AM > > > > To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) > > > > Cc: decoders > > > > Subject: RE: New decoders release > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote: > > > > > > > > > Robb, > > > > > > > > > > Question: Are the binary distributions of udunits, netcdf, and > > > > netcdf-perl > > > > > sufficient in order to install decoders-2.4.4.tar.Z or should I > > attempt > > > to > > > > > install the source distributions of each of the auxilliary packages? > > > > > > > > Brian, > > > > > > > > If the binaries are available, you could use them. the decoders > package > > > > needs the libraries and include files for netcdf and udunits. I don't > > > > think netcdf-perl is available as a binary though > > > > > > > > Let me know of problems. > > > > > > > > Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > --------------- > > > > > Brian Hoeth > > > > > Spaceflight Meteorology Group > > > > > Johnson Space Center > > > > > Ph: 281-483-3246 > > > > > Ops: 281-483-1051 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Robb Kambic [mailto:rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 3:53 PM > > > > > To: decoders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Cc: decoders > > > > > Subject: New decoders release > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hiya, > > > > > > > > > > I'm pleased to announce the tested release of Decoders 2.4.4. > > Remember > > > > > the last release was a beta release, since then there have been many > > > > changes > > > > > to make decoders more robust. If any of the following release notes > > > apply > > > > or > > > > > there are gribtonc messages in the ldmd.log file, I suggest that one > > > > > installs the latest release. > > > > > > > > > > Release Notes since last release: > > > > > > > > > > 2.4.4 2003-02-25 added vars gust_sfc to ruc2.cdl and vars > > > Tmin_fhg > > > > > and > > > > > Tmax_fhg to avn-x.cdl > > > > > mods to gdes.c gribtocdl.[1c] inetutil.c > > ulog.h > > > so > > > > > code compiles on AIX boxes. > > > > > > > > > > 2.4.3 2003-02-21 modifications so user parms functionality > > works > > > > > correctly in the code, added this > > functionality > > > to > > > > > gribdump. Also updated the man pages. mods > to: > > > > > gribtocdl.c, params.c, gribdump.c, > gribtonc.1 > > > and > > > > > gribdump.1 > > > > > > > > > > 2.4.2 2003-02-19 Added the PNO indicator for Metar decoder > > > > > In gdes.c, changed i_dim from lat to lon > > > > > fixed avn-1.0x1.0.cdl also > > > > > > > > > > 2.4.1 2003-01-31 Fixed some error for the avn-1.0x1.0 Grid. > > Also > > > > > fixed > > > > > errors for the Gaussian lat/lon grid, plus > > other > > > > > fixes > > > > > mods to gribtocdl.c gdes.c nc.c > > > > > > > > > > Other fixes forgotten to be entered in Notes. > > > > > > > > > > To reiterate a couple of gribtocdl notes: > > > > > > > > > > - Use a representative dataset when creating a CDL file with > > gribtocdl. > > > If > > > > > the > > > > > dataset is missing a variable, it will also be missing in the CDL. > > > > > > > > > > - Consider the created CDL as a starting point, minor tweaks are > > usually > > > > > needed. > > > > > > > > > > - The external table file feature for variable name override has not > > > > > been tested much, but needs to be used with gribtocdl as well as > > > > > gribtonc to override variable names. It can also be used with > > > gribdump. > > > > > > > > > > - Default variable names follow NUWG conventions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To get the decoders code via ftp: > > > > > > > > > > % ftp www.unidata.ucar.edu > > > > > login as anonymous > > > > > > > > > > % cd pub/decoders > > > > > % get decoders-2.4.4.tar.Z > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If problems are found, please send email to support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > with > > > > > information necessary to reproduce the problem, error messages, and > > log > > > > > messages. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ==============================================================================
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