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[GEMPAK #PKQ-404843]: GEMPAK - NMAP2 crashes upon start-up

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #PKQ-404843]: GEMPAK - NMAP2 crashes upon start-up
  • Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:07:25 -0600
Mike,

Glad to hear that you got this figured out. I was about to send you
the URL for a new 5.9.3 version to try out to isolate all tables 
for the current release- but....

Thanks for letting me know how you resolved the issue,

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


> Steve,
> This appears to be a permission problem, albeit strangely manifested. I was
> able to run NAMP2 as user root and gempak, so I figured it had to be
> permissions. So, I just did a "chmod -R 775 GEMPAK5.9.2" from the top and
> now it works for all users. I guess there is some file in there somewhere
> that NMAP2 needs that does not have the right permissions, but I'll let you
> figure that out.
> cheers,
> -Mike
> 
> 
> At 11:53 AM 6/20/2006, you wrote:
> >Mike,
> >
> >Check the date on the executable. If its before Jun 6, then it was
> >compiled under FC3. I posted an FC4 compiled tarfile at:
> >http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/gempak/nawips-5.9.2/binary/index.jsp
> >This fixed one memory leak and some nsharp bugs. If you didn't download
> >the file
> >recently, try the newest since it is closer to your kernel version.
> >
> >Steve Chiswell
> >Unidata User Support
> >
> >
> > > Steve,
> > > That shouldn't matter because I have a link from gempak5.6 to GEMPAK5.9.2,
> > > but I changed it anyway....and I still get the same error. (see attached)
> > >
> > > And, to verify another version, I just changed my Gemenviron to be "setenv
> > > NAWIPS /usr/local/gempak/GEMPAK5.8.2a and this version of NMAP2 works fine
> > > on the same machine. Hmmm.....
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > >
> > > At 09:25 AM 6/20/2006, Unidata GEMPAK Support wrote:
> > > > > Institution: SJSU
> > > > > Package Version: 5.9.2
> > > > > Operating System: Linux FC4 , kernel 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4
> > > > > Hardware Information: PC
> > > > > Inquiry: Hi Steve,
> > > > > I installed the binary version of Gempak like I always do on these lab
> > > > machines. Everything seems to work except NMAP2. It crashes upon startup
> > > > leaving the attached info in my terminal window.
> > > > >
> > > > > Other particulars on the system:
> > > > > gcc-4.0.0-8
> > > > > libgcc-4.0.0-8
> > > > >
> > > > > Please let me know if there is other info on the system you would like
> > > > to see.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > -Mike
> > > >
> > > >Mike,
> > > >
> > > >Your error messages indicate your Gemenviron file has $NAWIPS pointing
> > to a
> > > >GEMPAK 5.6 directory tree:
> > > >Resource File:  /usr/local/gempak/gempak5.6/resource/Ntop
> > > >graphic, satellite, radar, fax -- 33 95 20 2
> > > >  Invoke ... /usr/local/gempak/gempak5.6/os/linux/bin/nmap2
> > > >
> > > >Since the tarfile will unpack into a GEMPAK5.9.2 tree, either your
> > > >sourcing of Gemenviron isn't getting the correct location, or you have
> > > >modified
> > > >the tree name.
> > > >
> > > >Since many of the NMAP2 tables would be quite different between 5.6 and
> > > >5.9.2,
> > > >that would be the first place to look. Verify that your
> > GEMPAK5.9.2/Gemenvion
> > > >file has the correct NAWIPS location, and your shell environment is
> > sourcing
> > > >the current 5.9.2 Gemenviron.
> > > >
> > > >Steve Chiswell
> > > >Unidata User Support
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Ticket Details
> > > >===================
> > > >Ticket ID: PKQ-404843
> > > >Department: Support GEMPAK
> > > >Priority: Normal
> > > >Status: Closed
> > >
> > > --------------------------
> > > Mike Voss
> > > Department of Meteorology
> > > San Jose State University
> > > One Washington Square
> > > San Jose, CA 95192-0104
> > >
> > > 408.924.5204 voice
> > > 408.924.5191 fax
> > >
> >
> >
> >Ticket Details
> >===================
> >Ticket ID: PKQ-404843
> >Department: Support GEMPAK
> >Priority: Normal
> >Status: Closed
> 
> --------------------------
> Mike Voss
> Department of Meteorology
> San Jose State University
> One Washington Square
> San Jose, CA 95192-0104
> 
> 408.924.5204 voice
> 408.924.5191 fax
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: PKQ-404843
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed