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My next piece of advice if you're still experiencing trouble is to download the full GEMPAK 5.11.4 source from http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/gempak/index.jsp and manage a clean build. I suspect the version you currently have is 6-9 months old and likely contains a few bugs here and there, mostly in grid diagnostics and the GUI (NPROGS). Of course I can assist you with any build questions or problems you may run into, just send them my way. Best, Michael James Unidata > It's possible that the library isn't being replaced correctly, so you may > want to remove $OS_LIB/gemlib.a and then go to $NAWIPS and attempt a full > rebuild "make all;make install" > > > > > Hi Michael, > > Thanks for the quick response. We followed the steps you outlined but > > we are getting the same error. I did a "diff" on the earlier version of > > gditoh.f and the version you sent me just to verify they were > > different... and they were. > > Adam > > > > Unidata GEMPAK Support wrote: > > > that should definitely be > > > > > > * cd to $GEMPAK/source/programs/gd/gdlist/ > > > > > > make all > > > make install > > > > > > and then re-run gdlist (I said gdinfo before) > > > > > > -mj > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi Adam, > > >> > > >> This is a now-resolved bug in the grid diagnostics. Attached is a file > > >> gditoh.f > > >> > > >> As user "gempak" > > >> > > >> * cp the attached gditoh.f to $GEMPAK/source/gridlib/gd/ > > >> > > >> in this same directory type: > > >> > > >> "make all" > > >> "ar -r $OS_LIB/gemlib.a gditoh.o" > > >> > > >> then > > >> > > >> * cd to $GEMPAK/source/programs/gd/gdinfo/ > > >> > > >> type: > > >> > > >> "make all" > > >> "make install" > > >> > > >> Run gdinfo as before and let me know if this clears up the problem. > > >> > > >> Michael James > > >> Unidata > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> Full Name: Adam J. Clark > > >>> Email Address: address@hidden > > >>> Organization: NOAA/NSSL > > >>> Package Version: 5.11.4 > > >>> Operating System: > > >>> Hardware: > > >>> Description of problem: Support: > > >>> I'm using GEMPAK 5.11.4 and cannot get gdlist to work. Other programs > > >>> such as gdinfo work fine. For example, using gdinfo I get: > > >>> > > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> GEMPAK-GDINFO>list > > >>> GDFILE = ssef_arps_cn_2009050500f003 > > >>> LSTALL = YES > > >>> OUTPUT = t > > >>> GDATTIM = LAST > > >>> GLEVEL = 0 > > >>> GVCORD = NONE > > >>> GFUNC = P01M > > >>> GEMPAK-GDINFO>run > > >>> > > >>> GRID FILE: ssef_arps_cn_2009050500f003 > > >>> > > >>> GRID NAVIGATION: > > >>> PROJECTION: LCC > > >>> ANGLES: 32.0 -97.0 45.0 > > >>> GRID SIZE: 903 675 > > >>> LL CORNER: 24.97 -111.21 > > >>> UR CORNER: 47.16 -68.22 > > >>> > > >>> GRID ANALYSIS BLOCK: > > >>> UNKNOWN ANALYSIS TYPE > > >>> > > >>> Number of grids in file: 25 > > >>> > > >>> Maximum number of grids in file: 500 > > >>> > > >>> NUM TIME1 TIME2 LEVL1 LEVL2 VCORD PARM > > >>> 3 090505/0000F003 0 NONE P01M > > >>> Parameters requested: GDFILE,LSTALL,OUTPUT,GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,GFUNC. > > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> > > >>> then using gdlist I get: > > >>> > > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> GEMPAK-GDLIST>list > > >>> GDATTIM = LAST > > >>> GLEVEL = 0 > > >>> GVCORD = NONE > > >>> GFUNC = P01M > > >>> GDFILE = ssef_arps_cn_2009050500f003 > > >>> GAREA = grid > > >>> PROJ = MER > > >>> SCALE = 999 > > >>> OUTPUT = t > > >>> GEMPAK-GDLIST>run > > >>> [DG -7] Input grid P01M ^090505/0000F003 @0 %NONE cannot be found. > > >>> Parameters requested: > > >>> GDATTIM,GLEVEL,GVCORD,GFUNC,GDFILE,GAREA,PROJ,SCALE, > > >>> OUTPUT. > > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> What is further puzzling is that on a different machine at a different > > >>> institution, gdlist working on the same data file works just fine > > >>> resulting in: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> > > >>> GEMPAK-GDLIST>list > > >>> GDATTIM = LAST > > >>> GLEVEL = 0 > > >>> GVCORD = none > > >>> GFUNC = p01m > > >>> GDFILE = ssef_arps_cn_2009050500f003 > > >>> GAREA = grid > > >>> PROJ = MER > > >>> SCALE = 999 > > >>> OUTPUT = T > > >>> GEMPAK-GDLIST>run > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> GDLIST PARAMETERS: > > >>> > > >>> Grid file: ssef_arps_cn_2009050500f003 > > >>> > > >>> GRID IDENTIFIER: > > >>> TIME1 TIME2 LEVL1 LEVL2 VCORD PARM > > >>> 090505/0000F003 0 NONE P01M > > >>> > > >>> GAREA: grid > > >>> SCALE FACTOR : 10** 0 > > >>> OUTPUT: TERM/ > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VALUES 0.00 88.90 > > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> I've been working with our software admin person as well as searching > > >>> the mail archives, but we have hit a wall. > > >>> Thanks for your help. > > >>> Adam > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Adam J. Clark > > >>> NRC Postdoc Research Associate > > >>> NSSL/FRDD, Room 4351 > > >>> National Weather Center > > >>> 120 David L. Boren Blvd. Norman, OK, 73072 > > >>> (405) 325-6976 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > =================== > > > Ticket ID: IPW-599222 > > > Department: Support GEMPAK > > > Priority: Normal > > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Adam J. Clark > > NRC Postdoc Research Associate > > NSSL/FRDD, Room 4351 > > National Weather Center > > 120 David L. Boren Blvd. Norman, OK, 73072 > > (405) 325-6976 > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: IPW-599222 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open