[GEMPAK #XHX-768464]: gdtopo error message

["Unidata GEMPAK Support" <support-gempak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Donna-

> Well this was easy.  I did not realize that I did not have the minus sign for 101.5 so when I put it in everything was OK and it ran.  I guess I was too tired to see it yesterday afternoon and was freaked out by the error message.  This type of error message did not happen to me before.  I usually get something from the GEMPAK
> program I am running.  

Well, I'm just glad it is that simple.  I'll keep this around
for the future GEMPAK support person so they can look into it.
In 5.11.1, the 101.5 didn't cause it to bomb, but I'm running
a different OS, etc...

For reference I am running GEMPAK 5.10.2  I believe they installed the binaries.  It is running on Scientific Linux.  This is a stripped down version of Red Hat put together by CERN.  I am not sure whether the OS was updated since GEMPAK was installed.  I doubt that I will get a more recent version of GEMPAK until the summer.  For one thing, I have no system administrator although they say they are working on hiring a new one.  For another, I have too many scripts using GDCNTR.  It will be a while before I have time to change them.

Okay, thanks for the info.  I'll put this in the on-hold box so
the new person can look at it.

Don

> ________________________________
> 
> From: Unidata GEMPAK Support [mailto:support-gempak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 6:01 PM
> To: Tucker, Donna F
> Cc: support-gempak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GEMPAK #XHX-768464]: gdtopo error message
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Donna-
> 
> > I have run gdtopo directly after a reboot of the computer.  I get the following:
> >
> > [dtucker@halcyon cases]$ gdtopo
> > GDFILE    Grid file                         cowytop.grd
> > GAREA     Graphics area                     37.5;-108.0;45.7;101.5
> > GDATTIM   Grid date/time                    060101/1200
> > TOPOFL    Topographic file                  $GEMTBL/unidata/world_topo.30s
> > Parameters requested: GDFILE,GAREA,GDATTIM,TOPOFL.
> > GEMPAK-GDTOPO>r
> > *** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (!prev): 0x09caa008 ***
> > IOT Trap
> > Abort
> >
> >
> > I have never seen such an error message and do not know what it means or how to fix
> > it.  I am currently without a system administrator.
> 
> As you know, we are currently without at GEMPAK support person. ;-)
> We'll try to figure this out.  I was able to run gdtopo on my machine, but
> changed the GAREA to 37.5;-108.0;45.7;-101.5  (I suspected you wanted
> 101.5 west).   But even with 101.5 east it didn't die like yours did.
> 
> What version of GEMPAK are you running?
> Was this a binary install or was it built from source?
> What operating system is this running on?
> Has the OS been updated since GEMPAK was installed?
> 
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> Don Murray
> 
> Ticket Details
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> Ticket ID: XHX-768464
> Department: Support GEMPAK
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XHX-768464
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: On Hold