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Hi Steve, We installed the 5.6.C and still no luck. Do you recall who else had this problem on Solaris. I could maybe contact them and see if they figured this out. I have a power user here (finally using gempak) and I'd like to keep them happy!. As always, best regards, Glenn Unidata Support wrote: > You have a binary distribution. The binary distributions contain > the executables and tables necessary for running the programs. > The tarfiles do not contain GEMPAK source or configuration directories > since they are only used to build the distribution. > > To build the distribution, you would have to have the source distribution. > > The nsharp patch on the web site is included in 5.6.C and higher so there > is nothing to use there. > > The most likely cause of pop-up widget problems is that openwindows (Solaris) > has a problem and/or requires a patch. I do not have a solution at this time > since it > works on our systems here. But, I do know of at least one other site that has > the problem > under solaris and will try to find time to look at the problem at some point. > > Steve Chiswell > Unidata User Support > > >From: "Glenn Rutledge" <address@hidden> > >Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >Keywords: 200109201258.f8KCwv123517 > > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >--------------62028B7D600943542EDFE0A3 > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >I'm still trying to figure out why I don't get an nsharp popup to print > >(it just crashes) I noticed in my Gemenviron > ># CONFIGURATION directory > > setenv CONFIGDIR $NAWIPS/config > ># > >no "config" directory exists for that. The only config is in the garp > >subdirectory. THis is true in the older 5.6 version that is running > >(still w/o the nsharp print capability). Why is this? Is it needed or > >set somewhere else? > > > >Also, when I try to make the nsharp patch I cannot make. It can't find > >the makeinc.common. (that's in the garp config). So, I copied that > >over to a new config directory under $NAWIPS, and it still can't make > >target. > > > >Perplexed. Glenn > > > >--------------62028B7D600943542EDFE0A3 > >Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; > > name="Glenn.Rutledge.vcf" > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Content-Description: Card for Glenn.Rutledge > >Content-Disposition: attachment; > > filename="Glenn.Rutledge.vcf" > > > >begin:vcard > >n:;Glenn K. Rutledge > >x-mozilla-html:FALSE > >org:National Climatic Data Center;Climate Data Division > >adr:;;;;;; > >version:2.1 > >email;internet:address@hidden > >title:Meteorologist > >fn:Glenn K. Rutledge > >end:vcard > > > >--------------62028B7D600943542EDFE0A3-- > > > > **************************************************************************** < > Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program < > (303)497-8644 P.O. Box 3000 < > address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 < > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- < > Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ < > **************************************************************************** <
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