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Hi Eric, Exit status 2 means "incorrect usage". I don't have an answer off the top of my head for this. * Can you confirm that ~ldm/decoders/dcwarn exists * if so, check for missing libraries with "ldd ~ldm/decoders/dcwarn" * confirm that GEMPAK resides in /home/ldm/GEMPAK7.0.3/ * check data/gempak/logs/dcwarn.log for any error messages -Michael > Good morning, > > After an upgrade from debian 6.0.8 to debian 7.5, when I compile gempak, > the decoders do not work. Ldm logs show lines like the following... > > May 16 10:35:51 blackhawk pqact[6198] ERROR: child 17257 exited with > status 2 (PIPE decoders/dcwarn -e > GEMTBL=/home/ldm/GEMPAK7.0.3/gempak/tables -d data/gempak/logs/dcwarn.log > data/gempak/storm/warn/YYYYMMDDHH_warn.gem) > > May 16 10:35:51 blackhawk pqact[6198] ERROR: [filel.c:305] Deleting failed > PIPE entry: pid=17257, cmd="decoders/dcwarn -e > GEMTBL=/home/ldm/GEMPAK7.0.3/gempak/tables -d data/gempak/logs/dcwarn.log > data/gempak/storm/warn/YYYYMMDDHH_warn.gem" > > Searching through the support archives, I hoped it might be as simple as > adding -fno-whole-file to FOPT in Makeinc.linux64_gfortran, but I tried > that and the decoders still misbehave. > > Any suggestions on what else I should try? > > Thanks. > -Eric > -- > _______________________________________________________________________ > Eric Nelson > > National Center for Atmospheric Research > Research Applications Laboratory > http://www.ral.ucar.edu > address@hidden > (303) 497-2838 > > "I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as > they go flying by." --Douglas Adams > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: BEJ-616888 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Normal Status: Open