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[LDM #UUL-150899]: GEMPAK decoder problems

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  • Subject: [LDM #UUL-150899]: GEMPAK decoder problems
  • Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:08:04 -0700
John,

[I inserted your email into our support-email tracking system. I hope you don't 
mind.]

Is there anything in the GEMPACK decoder log files 
(data/gempak/logs/dcwstm.log, data/gempak/logs/dcisig.log, or 
data/gempak/logs/dcairm.log)?

> I have scoured the mailing lists for answers, so I appreciate it anyone has
> ideas here...
> 
> * Running Gempak 7.1.1 + LDM 6.12.6 on a Debian 3.2.63 machine.  Machine
> was wiped with new OS installed last week.
> 
> * Both programs were installed from source on the machine in the past few
> days.  Make.out files show no obvious errors.
> 
> * LDM w/ noaaport is running and ingesting data just fine.  Using the
> default pqact.gempak that came with Gempak.
> 
> * PROBLEM:  Some of the decoders are failing.  Log entries look like this:
> 
> Nov 27 08:30:36 Einstein pqact[3531] ERROR: child 3714 exited with status 2 
> (PIPE dcwstm -d data/gempak/logs/dcwstm.log -e 
> GEMTBL=/home/gempak/GEMPAK7/gempak/tables 
> data/gempak/storm/wstm/YYYYMMDDHH.wstm)
> Nov 27 08:30:36 Einstein pqact[3531] ERROR: [filel.c:305] Deleting failed 
> PIPE entry: pid=3714, cmd="dcwstm -d data/gempak/logs/dcwstm.log -e 
> GEMTBL=/home/gempak/GEMPAK7/gempak/tables 
> data/gempak/storm/wstm/YYYYMMDDHH.wstm"
> Nov 27 08:40:05 Einstein pqact[3531] ERROR: child 3719 exited with status 2 
> (PIPE dcisig -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/GEMPAK7/gempak/tables -d 
> data/gempak/logs/dcisig.log data/gempak/isig/YYYYMMDDHH_isig.gem)
> Nov 27 08:40:05 Einstein pqact[3531] ERROR: [filel.c:305] Deleting failed 
> PIPE entry: pid=3719, cmd="dcisig -e 
> GEMTBL=/home/gempak/GEMPAK7/gempak/tables -d data/gempak/logs/dcisig.log 
> data/gempak/isig/YYYYMMDDHH_isig.gem"
> Nov 27 08:45:29 Einstein pqact[3531] ERROR: child 3740 exited with status 2 
> (PIPE dcairm -d data/gempak/logs/dcairm.log -e 
> GEMTBL=/home/gempak/GEMPAK7/gempak/tables 
> data/gempak/airm/YYYYMMDDHH_airm.gem)
> Nov 27 08:45:29 Einstein pqact[3531] ERROR: [filel.c:305] Deleting failed 
> PIPE entry: pid=3740, cmd="dcairm -d data/gempak/logs/dcairm.log -e 
> GEMTBL=/home/gempak/GEMPAK7/gempak/tables 
> data/gempak/airm/YYYYMMDDHH_airm.gem"
> 
> * Other decoders such as dcgrib2, dcmetr, dcuair are performing just fine.
> 
> * I run a second server with identical hardware, but older OS (Debian
> 2.6.32) and older Gempak (6.4.0).  Newer LDM (6.12.6) is installed.  That
> machine runs all decoders fine.
> 
> * If I copy executables from other machine (LDM bin, or Gempak decoders,
> or both) I get no change.
> 
> * I attempted to compile Gempak with standard make file, and with the
> Ubuntu version.  No change.
> 
> * I am beginning to suspect the newer OS, or perhaps one of the
> libraries.  Just not sure which one would cause these symptoms.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> John H


Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UUL-150899
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed