GEMPAK 5.9.4: QBUF Crashes nmap2

[Brent Shaw]

For what it's worth, I have done some more testing of this.  The QBUF
data doesn't always crash nmap2 right away.  Sometimes it loads for a
split second (you see a flash of the plots), then crashes.  Sometimes I
am able to load it just fine, animate it, etc.  But, if I then try
loading it again or loading additional frames, it will crash.  

I tried running the pre-compiled version with the same result.  For now,
we are back to running 5.9.3, which works fine with the QBUF data.   

Regards,

Brent

-----Original Message-----
From: Brent Shaw 
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 4:32 PM
To: gembud at unidata.ucar.edu
Cc: chiz at unidata.ucar.edu
Subject: GEMPAK 5.9.4: QBUF Crashes nmap2

Hello all,

Our upgraded to 5.9.4 was pretty smooth, except that now when loading
QBUF products (QuikSCAT BUFR from NOAAPORT), nmap2 crashes.  The same
exact data files work fine with 5.9.3.  Under 5.9.4, in my window where
I started NTL, I get some messages (below) that I don't get with 5.9.3.
Anybody else tried QBUF with this new release? 

Best regards,
Brent

--- output from 5.9.4 when loading QBUF ....
Finished reading tables...
Resource File:  /home/brents/GEMPAK5.9.4/resource/Nmap
BUFR LOG: Tue Nov 21 22:24:42 2006
 
Processing file /DATA/nawips/gempak/qsct/2006112116.bufr
log file = stdout
 <<< Current settings of flags in BUFR_Cntl >>>
    Auto FTP not allowed
    Duplication of table entries allowed
    No warnings of duplication of table entries printed
    BUFR log written to stdout
    New Table B & D entries are not printed
   Message containing new table entries not dumped
    Returned Code table entries indicatting missing are
         replaced by default value for missing
    Missing values are not replaced by default value for missing
 
Reading Table B
(/home/brents/GEMPAK5.9.4/gempak/tables/melbufr/B3M-000-006-B)
Reading Table D
(/home/brents/GEMPAK5.9.4/gempak/tables/melbufr/B3M-000-006-D)
Reading Table B
(/home/brents/GEMPAK5.9.4/gempak/tables/melbufr/B3L-160000-006001-B)
Reading Table D
(/home/brents/GEMPAK5.9.4/gempak/tables/melbufr/B3L-160000-006001-D)