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Re: 20040519: nmap2 hangs on startup

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  • Subject: Re: 20040519: nmap2 hangs on startup
  • Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 11:29:38 -0600 (MDT)
How embarassing, I had a symbolic link pointing to the old distribution.

Thanks!
-Eric

On Wed, 19 May 2004, Unidata Support wrote:

>
> Eric,
>
> There is no nmap(1) executable since version 5.6.m, and it is not
> on the ntl launcher bar, so it you have the icon on ntl,
> then you are not running 5.7.2p2 at that point, and you mnay have
> some confusion in your path envrionmental variable and other
> variables set from Gemenviron.
>
> If you unpacked the binary distribution, it would have
> created a GEMPAK5.7.2 directory with bin/linux underneath,
> so that the executable directory would not have nmap(1) in it, and it
> couldn't be in your old bin/linux directory.
>
> If you are in fact launching the old version of nmap2, then it would be
> likely that changes in the tables would cause big problems.
>
> Steve CHiswell
> Unidata User Support
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Eric Nelson <address@hidden>
> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata
> >Keywords: 200405191654.i4JGsVtK028412
>
> >
> >I just compiled the latest version of gempak (5.7.2p2).  When I try to
> >launch nmap2 from the ntl bar (or from a terminal window) nmap2 never
> >shows up.  I see the process in the list, but no display ever appears.
> >NSHARP, NTRANS, NWX, and GARP all launch properly.
> >
> >For kicks I tried launching nmap(1) and saw the following...
> > Invoke ... /home/gempak/gempak/bin/linux/nmap
> >Fatal Error: Data source table dsrc.nmap is not                 properly
> >installed.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> >OS = Debian Linux 3.0
> >
> >-Eric
> >--
> >_______________________________________________________________________
> >Eric Nelson
> >
> >National Center for Atmospheric Research
> >Research Applications Program
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> >
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-Eric
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_______________________________________________________________________
Eric Nelson

National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Program
http://www.rap.ucar.edu
address@hidden
(303) 497-2838

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