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20001017: 20001017: 20001016: GEMPAK SNCFIL/SNEDIT question

I wish they'd quit changing the version of glibc so much.
Of course, you could build the distribution on that end if you had Motif.
I'll have to see if we still have a RH 6.2 machine around....

Can't speak for McIDAS.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support

>From: "Thomas L. Mote" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200010172026.e9HKQN403847

>
>Steve:
>
>I tried the 5.6 binaries. I'm betting you compiled them on 
>a Redhat 7 system. When I tried to fire up an application, 
>it says I need GLIBC_2.2, which I understand is coming with 
>Redhat 7. I have Redhat 6.2 (with current updates) on my 
>system.
>
>If I switch to Redhat 7, will I have any problems building 
>McIDAS 7.6. I think the best option may be to stay put 
>until McIDAS 7.7 and then upgrade everything at once.
>
>Tom.
>
>
>On Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:22:29 -0600 Unidata Support 
><address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> 
>> Tom,
>> 
>> I posted the Linux binaries yesterday. We had some network
>> trouble over the weekend which makes nfs for Linux really slow.
>> 
>> To compile for Linux you need gcc/g77 and Motif.
>> 
>> Steve Chiswell
>> Unidata User Support
>> 
>> 
>> >From: "Thomas L. Mote" <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >Keywords: 200010171528.e9HFSR421674
>> 
>> >
>> >Thanks, Steve. I guess I have always used sncfil, so I 
>> >didn't think about it. I must have always had the 
>> >parameters in the same order as the packing file. This 
>> >way is much easier, of course. 
>> >
>> >BTW, I am eager to try NMAP. Do you have a time frame for 
>> >building a binary for LINUX for GEMPAK 5.6? I tried 
>> >compiling the source code with no luck. I noticed you had 
>> >an x86 binary on the ftp site.
>> >
>> >No hurry, but I would like to try it.
>> >
>> >Tom
>> >
>> >
>> >On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 15:51:20 -0600 Unidata Support 
>> ><address@hidden> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 
>> >> Tom,
>> >> 
>> >> A couple of points here.
>> >> First, you don't need to create the upperair file ahead of time
>> >> with sncfil (unlike sfedit). All you need to do in snedit
>> >> is give the output file name and the number of times and stations 
>> >> to allow in the file, for example:
>> >>  SNEFIL    Sounding edit file                springfield.fil
>> >>  SNFILE    Sounding data file                springfield.gem
>> >>  TIMSTN    Times/additional stations         24/2000
>> >> I ran SNEDIT using the above and was able to input the data
>> >> (see note below on missing DRCT values).
>> >> 
>> >> Upon reading the PARM line in your input file, the program will
>> >> create the output file using the parameters specified as the
>> >> packing parms. The only disadvantage in doing things this way is that
>> >> your output file may be slightly larger since you don't have
>> >> the max/min and resolution fields ahead of time.
>> >> 
>> >> You can create the file first using SNCFIL and snmerg.pack,
>> >> but your PARM line and data have the parameters in a different
>> >> order from that which the packing file specifies- so either
>> >> you would have to modify the packing file to match your order,
>> >> or modify your data to match the order of the packing file.
>> >> Also, the snmerg packing file specifies DWPT and TEMP (instead of DWPC an
> d
>> >> TMPC).
>> >> 
>> >> On a separate issue, I found 2 data lines in springfield.fil that
>> >> were missing values for DRCT. You need to fill this parameter
>> >> with -9999.0 where data doesn't exist, otherwise the fortran read 
>> >> will get out of order. I fixed this first before running SNEDIT.
>> >> 
>> >> Steve Chiswell
>> >> Unidata User Support
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> >From: "Thomas L. Mote" <address@hidden>
>> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>> >> >Keywords: 200010162032.e9GKW3420263
>> >> 
>> >> >--Part10010161653.A
>> >> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Steve (presumably):
>> >> >
>> >> >I evidently cannot complete a simple task like getting 
>> >> >a GEMPAK upperair file created from a text file (for one 
>> >> >station at one time). I have created these files in the 
>> >> >past, and I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong.
>> >> >
>> >> >I shortened the station list to just one station 
>> >> >(Springfield), after trying this using the entire station 
>> >> >list. I also used the standard packing file, that appears 
>> >> >to include all of the same parameters as I have in the file 
>> >> >(pres,hght,tmpc,dwpc,sped,drct).
>> >> >
>> >> >I created the *.gem file using sncfil then tried adding an 
>> >> >ASCII file that I created (based on the format of snlist 
>> >> >output) using snedit. I keep getting the error that the 
>> >> >snparms don't match (a -8 error) when I run snedit. I did 
>> >> >set this up to be a merged file, if that matters.
>> >> >
>> >> >I have attached the *.gem and the ASCII *.fil files. Can 
>> >> >you give me any idea what I'm doing wrong???
>> >> >
>> >> >Thanks in advance.
>> >> >
>> >> >Tom
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >> >
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>University of Georgia                    lab: 706-542-6060
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