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RE: Decoders release 2.4.0
- Subject: RE: Decoders release 2.4.0
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:12:11 -0700 (MST)
Brian,
Your correct, binary distributions are only made for major releases, they
are time consuming to produce.
Robb...
On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
> OK, thanks Robb. I'll try that. So, I guess binary distributions aren't
> made for "incremental releases" (i.e. 5.2.2)?
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:55 PM
> To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM)
> Cc: support-ldm
> Subject: RE: Decoders release 2.4.0
>
>
> On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
>
> > Robb,
> >
> > Thanks for all the info. I've been really busy and am just now getting
> > around to trying to install everything. Unfortunately, I've run into a
> snag
> > immediately when trying to install LDM version 5.2.2? First a little
> > background for what was on the machine before I even tried anything:
> >
> > We are currently running LDM on OS of HP-UX 11.11. We had LDM version
> 5.1.3
> > installed on our HP under OS HP-UX 10.20 and then upgraded the OS to HP-UX
> > 11.11 and didn't bother reinstalling LDM after the OS upgrade because the
> > LDM binaries appeared to be forward compatible since LDM still worked
> after
> > the OS upgraded.
>
> Brian,
>
> I apologize for the slow response, I attended the AMS all last week and
> yesterday was a holiday. Just cathing up on my email.
>
> One can't build the LDM on HP-UX 11.11, HP changed the rpc libraries to
> use different names, etc. The code actually compiles but it doesn't run.
> We support HP-UX 11.11 with the HP-UX 10.20 binaries since they are
> upwards compatibile. To obtain the binaries:
>
> % ftp www.unidata.ucar.edu
> login as anonymous
>
> % cd pub/binary/hpux_10.20-hp9000
> % get ldm-5.2.binary.tar.Z
>
> There are detailed install instructions at:
>
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm/ldmBinaryInstallList.html
>
> Robb...
>
>
> >
> > Anyways, that should be enough background I hope? I went to install LDM
> > version 5.2.2 and ran into a snag upon doing the 'make install' step?
> I've
> > attached the output from my attempted 'make install'.
> >
> > Any idea what's going on?
> >
> > I would just install the binary version of 5.2.2, but I don't see a binary
> > version of 5.2.2? The latest binary version I see is 5.2 and this is for
> > HP-UX 10.20?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 4:07 PM
> > To: HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM)
> > Cc: decoders
> > Subject: RE: Decoders release 2.4.0
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, HOETH, BRIAN R. (JSC-ZS) (LM) wrote:
> >
> > > Robb,
> > >
> > > I have been plowing through all of the online documentation on
> > > my.unidata.ucar.edu and I guess I'm slightly overwhelmed? What are the
> > > basic steps I should take to install decoders.tar.Z?
> >
> > Brian,
> >
> > Here's a url to the old web site, the info is more current there. Haven't
> > had time to update new site my.unidata yet
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/decoders/
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I guess I need to install netCDF and netCDF perl in order for the
> > > decoders.tar.Z package to work properly? I am also wanting to upgrade
> my
> >
> > There are 3 packages that need to be install for the decoders packages.
> > - udunits
> > - netcdf
> > - netcdf perl
> >
> > I would install them in the above order.
> >
> >
> > > version of LDM to the latest version. Is there a specific order in
> which
> > I
> >
> > I probably install the LDM first.
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm
> >
> > I would look at these tags on the page:
> >
> > # LDM Preinstallation Requirements
> > # LDM Binary Installation Check List
> > # LDM Source Installation Check List
> > # LDM Setup
> >
> > I would install the binary if it's possible.
> >
> > > should install things (i.e. LDM first, then netCDF, then netCDF perl,
> then
> > > decoders.tar.Z) or does it matter? Also, where do netCDF, netCDF perl,
> > and
> > > decoders.tar.Z typically get installed? We have a user account "ldm"
> > where
> > > our LDM stuff is installed under /home/ldm, is this the ideal place for
> > > netCDF, netCDF perl, and decoders.tar.Z to be installed as well or does
> > it
> > > matter?
> >
> >
> > A common practise is to install the packages in the LDM home dir. Some
> > users also make a decoders and util dirs under LDM home where they place
> > all the binaries. Then ~ldm/decoders ~ldm/util are added to the PATH
> > variable so all the ldm programs can find them.
> >
> > Robb...
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > ---------------
> > > Brian Hoeth
> > > Spaceflight Meteorology Group
> > > Johnson Space Center
> > > Ph: 281-483-3246
> > > Ops: 281-483-1051
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robb Kambic [mailto:address@hidden]
> > > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 4:40 PM
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Cc: decoders
> > > Subject: Decoders release 2.4.0
> > >
> > >
> > > Hiya,
> > >
> > > I'm pleased to announce the beta release of Decoders 2.4.0. This
> > > release includes many changes as well as a new program, 'gribtocdl'.
> > > Most of the changes are to add parameters and levels for new models
> > > and grids, such as the AVN model on a 1-degree grid (avn-1.0x1.0.cdl).
> > > The new 'gribtocdl' program creates a CDL file from GRIB files. Much
> > > of the work was contributed by Arild Burud and Terje Reite from the
> > > Norwegian Service Centre for Climate Modeling at the Norwegian
> > > Meteorological Institute. I wish to thank these developers on behalf
> > > of the Unidata community.
> > >
> > > Since this is a beta release, I would appreciate help in testing it
> > > and reporting problems.
> > >
> > > A couple of gribtocdl notes:
> > >
> > > - Use a representative dataset when creating a CDL file with gribtocdl.
> If
> > > the
> > > dataset is missing a variable, it will also be missing in the CDL.
> > >
> > > - Consider the created CDL as a starting point, minor tweaks are usually
> > > needed.
> > >
> > > - The external table file feature for variable name override has not
> > > been tested much, but needs to be used with gribtocdl as well as
> > > gribtonc to override variable names.
> > >
> > > - Default variable names follow NUWG conventions.
> > >
> > > I would have liked to test the code more exhaustively but did not want
> > > to further delay the release. If problems are found, please send email
> > > to address@hidden with information necessary to reproduce
> > > the problem, error messages, and log messages.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Robb...
> > >
> > >
> > > Included man page from gribtocdl:
> > >
> > > User Commands GRIBTOCDL(1)
> > >
> > > NAME
> > > gribtocdl - create netCDF CDL-file from GRIB dataset
> > >
> > > SYNOPSIS
> > > gribtocdl [-v] [-g tabfile] [-q qspecs] gribfiles
> > >
> > > DESCRIPTION
> > > This program decodes GRIB products and generates to stdout
> > > the corresponding CDL code that can be used in gribtonc(1)
> > > to convert the GRIB products to netCDF format. The default
> > > parameter translation is made according to a definition by
> > > UCAR, but the user may supply specific translations in a
> > > separate file by the -g tabfile option. The user-supplied
> > > translations will override the default ones.
> > >
> > > OPTIONS
> > > -v Verbose, reports decoding steps to stderr.
> > >
> > > -g tabfile
> > > Use GRIB-netcdf translation defined in this file. The
> > > format of this file is described below.
> > >
> > > -q qspecs
> > > Specification for how to expand so-called quasi-regular
> > > or thinned grids into rectangular grids. This argument
> > > is a comma-delimited text string that specifies the
> > > method of interpolation used (currently lin for linear
> > > or cub for cubic), and the latitude and longitude in-
> > > crements in degrees for the resulting grid (e.g.
> > > dlat=2.5,dlon=5.0).
> > >
> > >
> > > FORMAT OF GRIB TO NETCDF TRANSLATION
> > > The format of the translation table is as follows: Each
> > > line contains
> > > GRIB parameter number
> > > netCDF parameter name
> > > netCDF long description
> > > netCDF units
> > > An optional comment
> > >
> > > These are all separated by semicolon (";"). To comment a
> > > whole line, put any letter or special character (i.e. not a
> > > digit) in front of it. Trailing spaces are ignored before
> > > each semicolon, but not after. The GRIB number may have
> > > spaces in front. Parameters found in the separate file take
> > > precedence over the default parameter table, those not list-
> > > ed in the separate file are unchanged. All parameters will
> > > be named with a level suffix in addition to the name as-
> > > signed in the separate file.
> > >
> > > EXAMPLE
> > > The command
> > > gribtocdl -v -g my.tab sst.grib > sst.cdl
> > >
> > > will decode the products in sst.grib and generate the
> > > corresponding CDL code into file sst.cdl. The file my.tab
> > > contains a specific conversion table to be used when naming
> > > a parameter from GRIB. Later the GRIB file may be converted
> > > to netCDF by using gribtonc:
> > >
> > > gribtonc -v -g my.tab sst.cdl sst.nc < sst.grib
> > >
> > > The file my.tab looks like this:
> > > Grib;netCDF;long name ;units;comments
> > > 31 ;CI ;Sea-ice cover ;none ;(0-1)
> > > 34 ;SSTK ;Sea surface temperature ;K ;
> > > 151 ;MSL ;Mean sea-level pressure ;Pa ;
> > > 167 ;T2M ;2 meter temperature ;K ;
> > >
> > > SEE ALSO
> > > gribdump(1), gribtonc(1), netcdf(3), udunits(3)
> > >
> > > DIAGNOSTICS
> > > Error messages and log messages are written to stderr.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > > ===
> > > Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center
> > > Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for
> Atmospheric
> > > Research
> > > address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> > >
> >
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> > >
> >
> >
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> > ===
> > Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center
> > Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric
> > Research
> > address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> >
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> >
> >
>
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> ===
> Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center
> Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric
> Research
> address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> ============================================================================
> ===
>
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Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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