19990119: gempak on x86

Frank,

The X86 distribution was a binary distribution, already built-
you do not have to run make to build the distribution.

The binary distribution includes the executables, tables, and
parameter tables needed to run GEMPAK and the N-AWIPS GUIs.

Once you have set the NAWIPS path in the Gemenviron script, and in your
csh run "source Gemenviron", the paths of the executable directory
(eg $NAWIPS/bin/x86) is added to your path and the appropriate
environmental variables for GEMERR, GEMTBL, GEMPRM etc. are set.

The libF77.so library was provided in the download directory since many
x86 users do not have the fortran compiler and shareable library
that the GEMPAK executables rely on. If you do not have the Fortran compiler
installed on your system, you will need to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
environmental variable so that your system can find the provided library.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support



>From: "Frank Colby" <address@hidden>
>Organization: University of Massachusetts Lowell
>Keywords: 199901192128.OAA25056

>Dear Steve,
>
>Last november you gave me the following instructions to build gempak on
>an x86 system.  I have tried to do this and am having trouble.  My
>comments are interspersed below.....
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>
>
>Frank,
>
>I believe I saw you mention to Tom Yoksas that you were running Solaris
>X86, so I will provide you with the installation instructions for that
>platform.  Otherwise, I'll need to know what platform you have.
>
>To download and install the binary distribution from our
>ftp server: ftp.unidata.ucar.edu with the login: gbuddy
>and password: XXXXXXXX
>
>The complete tarfile is found under 
>nawips-5.4/binary/solaris_X86/gempak5.4_pl7_solX86.tar.gz
>
>There are also some libraries in that directory for sites without the
>sun F77 environment which you will need in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH if
>your system doesn't have them.
>
>Download the tar file into a clean directory (typically
>/home/gempak/nawips-5.4)
>
>< I put them in /export/home/gempak/nawips-5.4 >
>
>and unpack with:
>gunzip -c gempak5.4_pl7_solX86.tar.gz | tar xvf -
>
>< when I was done, a few directories were not there:  
>       $NAWIPS/lib
>       $NAWIPS/include
>       $NAWIPS/unidata
>
>>
>
>The environment for GEMPAK is set up through a csh script
>found in the top level directory called "Gemenviron".
>
>< this file was in the directory /export/home/gempak/nawips-5.4 >
>
>Edit this file and set the NAWIPS environmental variable
>to the root of the gempak distribution (the directory that you
>unpacked the tar file in). The rest of the GEMPAK directory
>variables are relative to this $NAWIPS variable, so that
>the distribution is portable.
>
><  I set $NAWIPS to be /export/home/gempak/nawips-5.4, where Gemenviron
>is, and where the zipped/tarred file was (is) >
>
> .... text about the pqact entries and data directories ....
>
><  I went next to the gempak installation instructions on the web, where
>the installation instructions said to go to the top level directory
>$NAWIPS and run the make from there.  This doesn't work, since there is
>no make file there.  The make file is in the garp directory, which is
>$GARPHOME, if I understand the logicals.  If I try to run the make from
>the garp directory, however, I get an error because the /config
>subdirectory isn't where it should be -- it is a subdirectory of garp. 
>
>So I am a little at a loss as to how to set up the logicals.  Does this
>make any sense? >
>
>
>Let me know of any questions you might have during setup.
>
>Steve Chiswell
>Unidata User Support
>
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