19990310: GEMPAK

Beth,

You can download the current GEMPAK 5.4 patch level 8 distribution from
host: ftp.unidata.ucar.edu 
login: gbuddy 
password: XXXXXX

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 their
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
>