[GEMPAK #OFM-264790]: SFCNTR Segmentation fault...

The way you're logging output is preventing the gif file from being written. 
You need to change your logging from stderr ( >& $LOG_PATH/surface.log ) to 
stdout (> $LOG_PATH/surface.log ) and it should work fine.

-Michael James


> Good afternoon,
> I am working on creating automated crobtab scripts to make animated surface 
> temperature and dew point plots using GEMPAK.  My current issue is related to 
> SFCNTR.  When I run the attached script (surface.bash), the program gives me 
> the following output:
> 
> rm: cannot remove `20110313_1900.gif': No such file or directory
> rm: cannot remove `20110313_1900.gif': No such file or directory
> ./surface.bash: line 60:  1781 Segmentation fault      sfcntr  
> >&$LOG_PATH/surface.log <<EOF
> 
> I know that the first two lines are related to the cleaning out of my 
> directory data that is more than 2 days old (those files don't exist).  Here 
> is the surface.bash script file:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
> source /home/gempak/GEMPAK6.2.0/Gemenviron.profile
> 
> SFC_PATH=/data/ldm/data/gempak/surface
> TEMP_PATH=/data/ldm/mapwall/current/data/sfc_temp
> DEW_PATH=/data/ldm/mapwall/current/data/sfc_dew
> LOG_PATH=/data/ldm/mapwall/current/logs
> DISP_PATH=/data/ldm/mapwall/current/display
> CUR_TIME=`date --date='5 hours' +"%Y%m%d"_"%H"00`
> CUR_DATE=`date --date='5 hours' +"%Y%m%d"_sao.gem`
> YES_DATE=`date --date='43 hours ago' +"%Y%m%d"_"%H"00`
> CUR_HOUR=`date --date='5 hours' +"%H"00`
> cd $TEMP_PATH
> rm $YES_DATE.gif
> cd $DEW_PATH
> rm $YES_DATE.gif
> 
> sfcntr << EOF >& $LOG_PATH/surface.log
> MAP       = 3
> GAREA     = 18;-118;52;-60
> AREA      = 18;-130;60;-60
> DATTIM    = $CUR_HOUR
> PROJ      = lcc
> RADFIL    =
> SATFIL    =
> SFFILE    = $SFC_PATH/$CUR_DATE
> CLEAR     = no
> TEXT      = 1.5/22/HW
> FILTER    = 1
> STNPLT    =
> GAMMA     = 0.3
> CONTUR    = 2/1
> NPASS     = 2
> DEVICE    = gif|$TEMP_PATH/$CUR_TIME.gif|1920;1080
> CNTRPRM   = tmpf
> SFPARM    = tmpf
> COLORS    = (-30-110-10/1;11;7;30;28;27;25;4;23;21;19;17;2;12;11;1/tmpf/E)
> LINE      = 11;7;30;28;27;25;4;23;21;19;17;2;12;11;1/1/2/1/2/T
> CINT      = -30;-20;-10;0;10;20;30;40;50;60;70;80;90;100;110
> TITLE     = 1/0/^ Surface Air Temperature (F)
> 
> r
> 
> LINE      = 11;7;30;28;27;25;4;23;21;19;17;2;12;11;1/1/2/1/2/T
> CINT      = -30;-20;-10;0;10;20;30;40;50;60;70;80;90;100;110
> TITLE     = 1/0/^ Surface Air Temperature (F)
> DEVICE    = gif|$DEW_PATH/$CUR_TIME.gif|1920;1080
> SFPARM    = dwpf
> COLORS    = (35;40;45;50;55;60;65;70;75;80/27;25;4;23;21;19;17;2;12;11;1/dwpf)
> CNTRPRM   = dwpf
> LINE      = 27;27;27;27;27;25;4;23;21;19;17;2;12;11;1/1/2/1/2/T
> CINT      = -10;0;10;20;30;35;40;45;50;55;60;65;70;75;80
> TITLE     = 1/0/^ Surface Dew Point Temperature (F)
> 
> r
> 
> e
> 
> EOF
> gpend
> 
> I tried commenting out line by line of the code, and things change once I and 
> the "gpend" command.  I don't get the seg fault without it...but regardless, 
> I don't get graphs at any point!  Oh...and the surface.log file shows 
> everything running normally.  I have rebuilt GEMPAK using the (make 
> Everything) command, and the issue persists.  Any help would be appreciated!
> 
> David M. Stokowski
> Client Support Analyst II
> Department of Atmospheric Science
> Creighton University
> Office: (402) 280.3523
> email: address@hidden
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: OFM-264790
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open