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=============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ =============================================================================== ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 15:29:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Hennon <address@hidden> To: Robb Kambic <address@hidden> Subject: Re: 19990827: ldmConnect write error Robb - Thanks - I've fully installed the perl distribution and it is working normally now. I KNEW it couldn't be your script!!! Chris On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Robb Kambic wrote: > Chris, > > The problem is that you installation of perl is not complete, ie > > shear:[/usr/local]% /usr/local/ldm/decoders/ldmConnect -e .zone 9908 > data/nwx/pu > bprod/zone < data/tmp/FPUS51.KAKQ > Can't locate File/Path.pm in @INC at /usr/local/ldm/decoders/ldmConnect > line 9. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/ldm/decoders/ldmConnect > line 9. > > It can't find Path.pm in @INC, @INC is: > > shear:[/usr/local]% ./perlLib.pl > /opt/LWperl5/lib/perl5/sun4-solaris /opt/LWperl5/lib/perl5 > /opt/LWperl5/lib/perl > 5/site_perl/sun4-solaris /opt/LWperl5/lib/perl5/site_perl . > > > and /opt/LWperl5 is not on this machine. You need to install a complete > installation of perl for ldmConnect to work. > > Robb... > > > > > On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Chris Hennon wrote: > > > Robb - > > > > I tried all of your suggestions to no avail. I implemented your > > pqact.conf entry and still received the same error in the log file. I am > > probably doing something very stupid, but I don't see it. Can you suggest > > a course of action? Can I give you temporary access to my machine? > > > > Chris > > > > ================================================ > > | Chris Hennon Ohio State University | > > | Tropical Meteorology address@hidden | > > | | > > | Dept of Geography Office: 1174 Derby Hall | > > | 1036 Derby Hall Phone : (614) 292-7518 | > > | Columbus, OH 43210 Fax : (614) 292-6213 | > > ================================================ > > > > On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Robb Kambic wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Unidata Support wrote: > > > > > > > >To: address@hidden > > > > >From: Chris Hennon <address@hidden> > > > > >Subject: ldmConnect write error > > > > >Organization: . > > > > >Keywords: 199908271605.KAA27500 > > > > > > > > Hello. > > > > > > > > Whenever a zone forecast text product comes in, these messages are > > > > logged > > > > in my ldmd.log file: > > > > > > > > Aug 27 04:15:55 shear pqact[1915]: pbuf_flush (6) write: Broken pipe > > > > Aug 27 04:15:55 shear pqact[1915]: pipe_dbufput: > > > > /usr/local/ldm/decoders/ldmConnect-e.zone9908data/nwx/pubprod/zone write > > > > error > > > > > > > > and no data is written. The data/nwx/pubprod/zone exists and is > > > > writable. > > > > The ldmConnect script is in place. I ran ldmConnect from the command > > > > line > > > > and it seemed to work with no problem. All other products are being > > > > stored normally. > > > > > > Chris, > > > > > > When you ran from the command line, you used user LDM and from ldm home. > > > Just checking for sanity sake. > > > > > > > > > My pqact.conf entry looks like this: > > > > > > > > WMO ^FPUS5[1-6] .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]) > > > > PIPE /usr/local/ldm/decoders/ldmConnect -e .zone > > > > (\1:yy)(\1:mm) data/nwx/pubprod/zone > > > > > > Here's an entry from our LDM, the entry is only on two lines, try putting > > > the ldmConnect parmeters on one line. Try changing the dir > > > data/nwx/pubprod/zone to another dir or just a . The syntax is correct > > > so it has something to do with the directory part. > > > > > > > > > # Zone Forecasts (FPUS5[1-6], FPCA52, etc.) > > > WMO ^...... .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]).*/pZFP > > > PIPE /usr/local/ldm/decoders/ldmConnect -e .zone (\1:yy)(\1:mm) > > > data/gempak/nwx/pubprod/zone > > > > > > Robb... > > > > > > > > > > > The path to the perl executable in the ldmConnect is correct and matches > > > > the path found in the working ldmadmin script. I'm on a SunOS 5.7 with > > > > a > > > > 100 MB queue size specified in the ldmadmin script. Thanks for any > > > > ideas. > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > > | Chris Hennon Ohio State University | > > > > | Tropical Meteorology address@hidden | > > > > | | > > > > | Dept of Geography Office: 1174 Derby Hall | > > > > | 1036 Derby Hall Phone : (614) 292-7518 | > > > > | Columbus, OH 43210 Fax : (614) 292-6213 | > > > > ================================================ > > > > > > > > > > =============================================================================== > > > Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > > > Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > > > Research > > > address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > > > =============================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > =============================================================================== > Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research > address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > =============================================================================== > >