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19990310: GEMPAK

The complete tarfile distribution has been patched with all 8 patches.
The individual patches are in a patch subdirectory for people that
want to update their previously downloaded distributions.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support



>From: Beth Sigren <address@hidden>
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 199904062300.RAA22293

>Thanks.  I'm assuming this is a complete install version?  It says patch
>and I don't have an older version already.
>
>I should have my SGI (replacing a hard drive) within the next week and
>will do the download, etc. when I get it.
>
>Thanks for the quick reply,
>Beth
>
>On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Unidata Support wrote:
>
>> 
>> 
>> Beth,
>> 
>> You can download the current GEMPAK 5.4 patch level 8 distribution from
>> 
>> The source distribution tarfile is:
>> /nawips-5.4/gempak54upc_pl8.tar.gz
>> 
>> To build the distribution, you will need to download the tarfile into
>> a clean subdirectory and unpack with:
>> gunzip -c gempak54upc_pl8.tar.gz | tar xvf -
>> 
>> After unpacking, edit the Gemenviron file in the top level directory
>> and define the NAWIPS variable to point to the TOP directory you
>> just unpacked into. Other variable for data location can be defined
>> later, but NAWIPS must be defined before building.
>> 
>> After editing Gemenviron, source the file in you csh environ: eg
>> source Gemenviron
>> 
>> I have tested the distribution here up through Irix 6.5.3.
>> Locations for X and Motif are defined in the appropriate platform
>> configuration files in $NAWIPS/config. You should not need to change
>> any configurations in those files as long as things are located in the
>> standard loactions. If you have non-standard installations of compilers,
>> and libraries, let us know. 
>> 
>> You should be able to build  and install the distribution with:
>> cd $NAWIPS
>> make all 
>> make install
>> make clean
>> 
>> All user accounts which use GEMPAK should source the Gemenviron file in thei
> r
>> csh environment. Additional information on decoder entries for LDM and
>> program information can be found in the GEMPAK tutorial.
>> 
>> Steve Chiswell
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >From: Beth Sigren <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: .
>> >Keywords: 199904062219.QAA21146
>> 
>> >Unidata Support,
>> >
>> >Here is just a sampling of the emails regarding GEMPACK for my SGI.  
>> >
>> >I work for NSIDC, which is a subgroup of CIRES here at CU Boulder.  I need
>> >to evaluate GEMPAK.  It appears that nobody around here (meaning NSIDC
>> >and CIRES) has the software or license information.  I need GEMPAK
>> >for an SGI we currently have as well as for an SGI we will be ordering
>> >sometime in the next three months.
>> >
>> >I am willing to be the licensee for NSIDC (not for CIRES).  Could you let
>> >me know what I need to do to get the software and license for the SGI we
>> >have and the SGI we will be ordering?
>> >
>> >My phone number is (303) 492-1846 and I currently work from 12:30 to 5 pm.
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Beth Sigren
>> >National Snow and Ice Data Center
>> >CIRES
>> >
>> >*****
>> >From: John Kauzlaric <address@hidden>
>> >To: address@hidden
>> >Cc: address@hidden
>> >Subject: Re: 1999310: GEMPACK (fwd)
>> >
>> >
>> >Beth,
>> >
>> >I heard from Tom Over today and he has neither the CD nor the license
>> >for our GEMPAK.  I can assure you and UCAR (if necessary) that we do not
>> >have GEMPAK installed here on main campus and I'm happy to turn the
>> >departmental license over to you as Tom is no longer at CU.
>> >
>> >I'm out of the office through the 29th, hopefully, this will get you
>> >started.
>> >
>> >Sorry for the delays.
>> >
>> >*****
>> >Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:32:19 -0700
>> >From: Unidata Support <address@hidden>
>> >To: Beth Sigren <address@hidden>
>> >Cc: address@hidden
>> >Subject: 1999310: GEMPACK (fwd)
>> >
>> >
>> >Beth,
>> >
>> >We have contacts for CIRES as Tom Over and Susan Avery.
>> >CIRES is licensed for everything from Unidata, including GEMPAK.
>> >
>> >Let us know if we should update our contact information.
>> >
>> >Steve Chiswell
>> >Unidata User Support
>> >
>> >*****
>> >Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 13:35:35 -0700 (MST)
>> >From: Jo Waite <address@hidden>
>> >To: Jo Waite <address@hidden>
>> >Cc: Karin Berglund <address@hidden>,
>> >    Beth Sigren <address@hidden>
>> >Subject: Re: GEMPACK
>> >
>> >Beth,
>> >
>> >GEMPACK is a package that for CU, at least, is licensed by Departments or
>> >Groups, and not for the University as a whole.  I think the Unidata
>> >licensing works this way to facillitate verification of use, but it
>> >doesn't matter.
>> >
>> >CIRES already has a GEMPACK license.  Since NSIDC is a part of CIRES, you
>> >would be included, according to the person I spoke with.  A GEMPACK
>> >license has one contact person, and I didn't recognize the name, which
>> >could be out of date.
>> >
>> >Please send e-mail to address@hidden and request to be put in
>> >touch with the CIRES license administrator since yours is a group within
>> >CIRES.  Your request will be logged and likely forwarded to the person I
>> >spoke with.
>> >
>> >I contacted the UCAR Unidata Program Center through information on the
>> >Web, starting from the address you had given us originally.
>> >
>> >        jo
>> >
>> 
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