20001213: sfcntr problem

Clint, 
the sfcntr help was taken from sfmap (since its the same program),
so that should look familiar, though I have expanded it in the 5.6a
release I will be making soon (which you will get from the
online docs).

I have run it here and its woreks. Have you tried specifying a
value for WEIGHT (eg 50), or using a different input file?

Generally the error "11" is related to trying to launch the device driver,
as if the DISPLAY variable wan't set. Have you tried cleaning out any message
queue and relaunching?

I still have to look at your VG problem. The location for directories used
in the menu are defined in the $GEMTBL/nmap/vgf.nmap. But Local is
the home working directory of the application.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


>From: Clint Rowe <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200012132046.eBDKkFo22620

>Chiz,
>
>I just tried running your sfcntr under version 5.6 and it seems to be
>broken (I downloaded the solaris binary distribution a month or so ago).
>When I run it, I get:
>
> GEMPAK-SFCNTR>l
> AREA     = ne--
> GAREA    = ne--
> SATFIL   =  
> RADFIL   =  
> SFPARM   = SKYC;TMPF;WSYM;PMSL;;DWPF;BRBK
> DATTIM   = LAST
> SFFILE   = $GEMDATA/HRCBOB.SFC
> COLORS   = 1
> MAP      = 1
> LATLON   = 0
> TITLE    = 1
> CLEAR    = no
> PANEL    = lr
> DEVICE   = xw
> PROJ     = LCC/25;-95;25
> FILTER   = YES
> TEXT     = 1
> LUTFIL   =  
> STNPLT   =  
> CLRBAR   =  
> CNTRPRM  = tmpf
> GAMMA    = 0.3
> WEIGHT   =  
> LINE     = 3
> CONTUR   = 0
> NPASS    = 2
> CINT     = 0
> GEMPAK-SFCNTR>r
>
>*** TERMINATING  sfcntr
>*** Received signal 11 SIGSEGV
>
>
>then it core dumps.
>
>Also, phelp gives you sfmap's help, so it's not much help.
>Did you get my e-mail about "No permission to write VG file" last week?  I'll
>resend if necessary.
>
>Clint
>
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