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Hi Gilbert, re: 32-bit decoders won't run in 64-bit environment > OK. Now onto the McIDAS decoders: they are bombing...presumably for the > same reason. Do you include these in the McIDAS compile, or do I have to > download those separately? I forgot. At my age, I'm discovering I forget > more. :-( I just built the ldm-mcidas-2012 decoders on vm-weather3.admin.niu.edu and copied the new, 64-bit decoders to the ~ldm/decoders directory. I also cleaned up the ldm-mcidas layout I found: - created the ~/ldm-mcidas directory - moved the subdirectories under ~ldm/decoders/ldm-mcidas to ~ldm/ldm-mcidas - created a runtime link to point to the new ldm-mcidas 2012 subdirectory structure in ~ldm/ldm-mcidas - copied ~ldm/ldm-mcidas/bin/* to ~ldm/decoders - deleted _really_ old ldm-mcidas decoders that have not been used for years from the ~ldm/decoders directory (e.g., gunrv2, lwfile, etc.) As I am writing this note I see UNIWISC (aka MCIDAS) imagery being decoded by the newly built 'pnga2area' decoder and NIMAGE imagery being decoded by the newly built 'pngg2gini' decoder. I note that vm-weather3 is failing in its REQUEST for lightning data from the UAlbany machine, striker2.atmos.albany.edu. You need to send a note to the UAlbany LDM/IDD administrator asking them to update their ALLOW for vm-weather3. Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DLI-905086 Department: Support LDM Priority: Normal Status: Closed