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Hi Chris, I can not remember if there have been updates to the _gif build for gdplot2 since GEMPAK6.4.0. I always recommend installing the latest version (7.0) for bug fixes and table updates. Your Makefile has a programs_gif section or you wouldn't get far enough to see the MCHPRM.PRM error. I build gdplot2_gif on linux64 fc12 and don't see the same error as you, so I would like to see your gdplot2/Makefile and Gemenviron file. Gemenviron will determine which/Makeinc.common* file to include, which will determine which Makeinc.linux* file to include, which will then determine which MCHPRM file to use... for example: Makeinc.linux64_gfortran:OPSYS = Linux Makeinc.linux64_gfortran:MCHSYS = MCHPRM.$(OPSYS)_gfortran So my guess is that the wrong file is being linked... will have to look at the file to know. -Michael James Unidata > Hi folks, > > We lost an old version of GEMPAK that we had previously built all of the > _gif programs in. We use GEMPAK to build images for our web server and > > would prefer not to deal with X server issues to make our scripts work. > > (By the way, if anyone knows how to disable the "AUDIT" event that > happens with a Redhat X.org configuration, please shoot me an email! We > > are generating ~15 GB of messages in less than a day.) > > Anyway, I found this note from a while ago: > > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/support/help/MailArchives/gempak/msg04409.html > > However, the Makefile did not appear to be included in the archive > view. We are also hoping to build gdplot2_gif (or gdplot3_gif), so that > > message looked promising at first. > > Here is what I tried to do: > > [herbster@zephyr GEMPAK6.4.0]$ pwd > > /storage/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/GEMPAK6.4.0 > > [herbster@zephyr GEMPAK6.4.0]$ cd gempak/source/programs/gd/gdplot2 > > [herbster@zephyr gdplot2]$ make programs_gif > > gfortran -fno-second-underscore -fno-range-check -fd-lines-as-comments > -I/opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/gempak/include > -I/opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/include -g gdplot2.f > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gdplot2.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/sfmap.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gdstream.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gdmap.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/ginitp_alt.o > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gendp_alt.o > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gemlib.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gplt.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/device.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gif.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gn.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/gemlib.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/cgemlib.a > /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools /gempak/os/linux64/lib/libnetcdf.a /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/libjasper.a /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/libpng.a /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/libz.a /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/rsl.a /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/lib/libbz2.a -lm -o /opt/wrf/Web-Devel/WebTools/gempak/os/linux64/bin/gdplot2_gif > > Error: Can't open included file 'MCHPRM.PRM' > > make: *** [gdplot2_gif] Error 1 > > [herbster@zephyr gdplot2]$ grep MCHPRM.PRM ../../../../../find.out > > ./os/linux64/include/MCHPRM.PRM > > It looks like there is something like an environment variable that has > to be set when you start this low in the tree, but I'm out of my league > with that guess. There are no errors up to the point where it fails. > > I'd be happy to send pieces if you need them. > > I know this is an older version of the program. If this is "ready to > go" in the latest release let me know. The version I have (6.4.0) has > "gpmap_gif" which is why I am using it. (I'd love to have ALL of the > GIF enabled programs if there is a systematic way to make that happen. > > Thanks in advance! > > Best to all, > Chris Herbster > > -- > > Dr. Christopher G. Herbster > Associate Professor > Director of Science and Technology > for the ERAU Weather Center > Applied Aviation Sciences > Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. > 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. > Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900 > > 386.226.6444 Office > 386.226.6446 Weather Center > http://wx.erau.edu/ > > Schedule at: http://wx.erau.edu/faculty/herbster/Schedules/ > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VBA-759926 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open