supported OS's for Gempak

Hi Gembuds,

I couldn't find any reference to this online, so here goes:

Does the latest version of Gempak run on Redhat Fedora without problem? We
are currently using Redhat 9.0, but are thinking of upgrading our OS and
Gempak versions.  Or, will Gempak on Redhat 9.0 continue to be supported
long into the future?

Thanks,
Chris

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Fedora is what Unidata currently builds GEMPAK on under Linux, so it is
your best bet.

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Hi Gembuds,

I couldn't find any reference to this online, so here goes:

Does the latest version of Gempak run on Redhat Fedora without problem?
We
are currently using Redhat 9.0, but are thinking of upgrading our OS and
Gempak versions.  Or, will Gempak on Redhat 9.0 continue to be supported
long into the future?

Thanks,
Chris

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I use Fedora Core 2 for most of our machines where Gempak runs.  I've 2 
older machines running older OS and Gempak versions that will only be 
upgraded when the machines are :-)  They're working too well to risk a 
change!

My experience with FC 2 and FC 3 has, overall, been that either works well.

If Robert's recommending Fedora over Solaris, you know it's gotta be OK!

gerry

Robert Mullenax wrote:
> Fedora is what Unidata currently builds GEMPAK on under Linux, so it is
> your best bet.
> 
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> 
> Hi Gembuds,
> 
> I couldn't find any reference to this online, so here goes:
> 
> Does the latest version of Gempak run on Redhat Fedora without problem?
> We
> are currently using Redhat 9.0, but are thinking of upgrading our OS and
> Gempak versions.  Or, will Gempak on Redhat 9.0 continue to be supported
> long into the future?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris

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 No, I would never recommend Fedora over Solaris.  We recently finshed
moving 
from Linux to Solaris 9/10 x86 after we could finally could install Solaris
on our Dell Precision 450's.  Best thing we ever did.  Fixed all those 
annoying crashes GARP has under Linux (try plotting model data over
satellite and then hitting Clear under Linux).  Plus from a compute
standpoint, Solaris 9 x86 with Sun compilers is about 20-50% faster
than Linux gcc/g77.

However, it's pointless to try to convince a Linux person to switch
to Solaris.  In that regard, best to stick with Fedora since that
is what the Unidata folks all use, if they use Linux.  I know FreeBSD
and Solaris x86 are also used around there.

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Subject: Re: supported OS's for Gempak

I use Fedora Core 2 for most of our machines where Gempak runs.  I've 2 
older machines running older OS and Gempak versions that will only be 
upgraded when the machines are :-)  They're working too well to risk a 
change!

My experience with FC 2 and FC 3 has, overall, been that either works
well.

If Robert's recommending Fedora over Solaris, you know it's gotta be OK!

gerry

Robert Mullenax wrote:
> Fedora is what Unidata currently builds GEMPAK on under Linux, so it
is
> your best bet.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden; GEMPAK support
> Sent: 1/7/2005 5:50 PM
> Subject: supported OS's for Gempak
> 
> Hi Gembuds,
> 
> I couldn't find any reference to this online, so here goes:
> 
> Does the latest version of Gempak run on Redhat Fedora without
problem?
> We
> are currently using Redhat 9.0, but are thinking of upgrading our OS
and
> Gempak versions.  Or, will Gempak on Redhat 9.0 continue to be
supported
> long into the future?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris

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Gerry Creager -- address@hidden
Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University    
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Office: 903A Eller Bldg, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843