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Ning, The problem is your version of perl is 4, we state in the pre-install instructions to use a version of perl 5 or above. There might be a workaround by inserting an "&" before each function call in ldmadmin , I'm not 100% sure if that would work. It's usually only a couple of hours to update your version of perl, so I would personally go that route. Robb... On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 address@hidden wrote: > > Rob > > I put ldmadmin script and ldmadmin.conf as attached files > > and > > > > maelstrom2 1# perl -v > > This is perl, version 4.0 > > $RCSfile: perl.c,v $$Revision: 1.1 $$Date: 1993/05/14 18:36:10 $ > Patch level: 36 > > Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1991, Larry Wall > > Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or > the > GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 4.0 source k > > Thanks > > Ning > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Robb Kambic wrote: > > > Ning, > > > > > > Can I get the your version of perl, eg > > > > % perl -v > > > > Also can you send me the ldmadmin script so I can check it. > > > > Thanks, > > RObb... > > > > On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 address@hidden wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Rob > > > > > > I replaced it as $hostname = "maelstrom2.meteo.mcgill.ca"; in ldmadmin, > > > but ended up with same errors. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Robb Kambic wrote: > > > > > > > Ning, > > > > > > > > The ldmadmin line 63: > > > > > > > > $hostname = "@HOSTNAME@"; > > > > > > > > needs to be changed so that @HOSTNAME@ is the name of the machine > > > > running > > > > the LDM at mcgill. > > > > > > > > Robb... > > > > > > > > On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 address@hidden wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Anne > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. I installed the ldm5.0.9 by source code and > > > > > have NOT changed ldmadmin script and I just copy the ldmadmin.conf > > > > > from our ldm 5.0.6 which is running on our another server. I would > > > > > like send you both files. Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > ---Ning > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Ning, > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks like you have a syntax error in your ldmadmin script. > > > > > > Look near where you edited the file, in the configuration section > > > > > > where > > > > > > you probably changed @HOSTNAME@ to the host name of your machine > > > > > > and maybe > > > > > > made some other changes. Make sure that the hostname is still in > > > > > > double > > > > > > quotes. If that doesn't work, just send me your ldmadmin script > > > > > > and I'll > > > > > > take a look. > > > > > > > > > > > > Anne > > > > > > *************************************************** > > > > > > Anne Wilson UCAR Unidata Program > > > > > > address@hidden P.O. Box 3000 > > > > > > Boulder, CO 80307 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Unidata WWW server http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > > > > > > **************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Unidata Support wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >cc: address@hidden > > > > > > > >From: address@hidden > > > > > > > >Subject: lmd5.0.9 > > > > > > > >Organization: McGill > > > > > > > >Keywords: 200010200150.e9K1oK420153 LDM 5.0.9 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried to start ldm 5.0.9 on a sgi box (IRIX 6.2), but I got > > > > > > > error > > > > > > > message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > maelstrom2 27# ./ldmadmin mkqueue > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 172, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "print_usage(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 178, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "start_ldm(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 181, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "stop_ldm(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 184, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "restart_ldm(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 187, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "make_pq(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 190, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "delete_pq(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 193, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "make_surf_pq(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 196, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "del_surf_pq(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 199, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "make_lockfile(" > > > > > > > Syntax error in file ./ldmadmin at line 200, next 2 tokens > > > > > > > "new_log(" > > > > > > > ./ldmadmin has too many errors. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any comment? Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --Ning > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =============================================================================== > > > > Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > > > > Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > > > > Research > > > > address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > > > > =============================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > =============================================================================== > > Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > > Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > > Research > > address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > > =============================================================================== > > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================