Unidata McIDAS-X:
June 22, 2009 Changes

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This list of routines below represents modules modified by the UPC for McIDAS-X, -XCD.

Please refer to the installation and configuration instructions at the end of this page for details on how to upgrade your system with this addendum.

File(s)	Problem/Change
makefile, map2text.pgm	McXRD application MAP2TEXT (map2text.pgm) was included as a Unidata standard addition. makefile was updated to support building of MAP2TEXT (map2text.k).
makemap.pgm	Corrected a typo in the setting of the maximum allowed latitude specified in the LAT= keyword (was -90; changed to +90).
leo.pgm	SSEC modification to the LEO application not included in SSEC v2008x or v2009.1 distributions. LEO now uses two-line element information served from an ADDE text dataset to determine polar orbiter overpasses for the user-specified load point.
addefunc.c	Modified to add support for date specifications of CCYYMMDD in ADDE archive dataset definitions (previously supported CCYYJJJ only).
upcguiprocs.tcl	Added support for a number of new plot/contour parameters for the Unidata MCGUI graphical user interface.
OUTVHPOL, ADDEIMAGE.CORE	Modified to remove extraneous boundary segments in Libia and Egypt. ADDEIMAGE.CORE updated to use OUTVHRES and OUTVHPOL map files.
NLDNADDE.BAT, DSSERVE.BAT	Both were modified to include two new ADDE definions in the group RTPTSRC: RTPTSRC/NLDN - NLDN lightning data (functionally the same as RTPTSRC/LIGHTNING) RTPTSRC/USPLN - USPLN lightning data
CHANGES.2008 VERSION.TXT	CHANGES.2008 was updated to reflect all of the changes made to routines on this date. VERSION.TXT was updated to v2008 to reflect the new bugfix addendum.

 

Building and Installing the Updated McIDAS-X Code

The McIDAS administrator (typically the user mcidas) should perform the following steps in the order listed to update his/her system with addendum modifications/additions:

• login as the user mcidas

• EXIT all active McIDAS-X sessions

• Download the addendum
  • Web download

    If you are a Registered Unidata User, and have logged into the Unidata web portal, you can download by holding down the Shift key and clicking mouse button 1 on: mcupdate.tar.gz. Make sure to download it to the ~mcidas/mcidas2008/update directory!

  • FTP download

    Type: cd ~mcidas/mcidas2008/update
    Type: ftp ftp.unidata.ucar.edu
          <user>
          <pass>
          cd unix/2008/bugfix
          binary
          get mcupdate
          get mcupdate.tar.Z
          get mcupdate.list.2008e
          quit
    
    

• Unpack the addendum

  Type: cd ..
  Type: mv tcl tcl.bak -- OR rm -rf tcl
  Type: mv tk tk.bak -- OR rm -rf tk
  Type: rm src/tclcomp src/.built_t*
  Type: cd update
  Type: chmod +x mcupdate
  Type: ./mcupdate
  

• (Re)make and install McIDAS-X

  Type: cd ~mcidas/mcidas2008/src
  Type: make mcx
  Type: make install.mcx
  

• (Re)make and install McIDAS-XRD (optional)

  Type: cd ~mcidas/mcidas2008/src
  Type: make xrd
  Type: make install.xrd
  

• Remake and install McIDAS-XCD (if you run XCD)

  Type: cd ~mcidas/mcidas2008/src
  Type: make xcd
  Type: make install.xcd
  

This completes the update process instructions.

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