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>From: Patrick Dills <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/COMET >Keywords: 200407020423.i624NgaW002282 McIDAS-X build Hi Patrick, re: setting environment variables for building McIDAS >Indeed, you may be right about the environment variables, and yes I would >be most interested in walking thru a 'make' process with you. I need to >take some notes. OK. >I just received modified kbxmsg.dlm and nvxmsg.dlm modules from >colleagues at EUMETSAT (Marianne Koenig and Jochen Kerkmann) I'm working >with to read MSG data, and it looks like I will need to re-run thru >the "mcidas make" and "install" process...ughh. Marianne is a good friend of mine! >I would also just like to be able recompile some of my own source that >should be a bit more straightforward. Sounds like time to abandon fx.sh. I think that the best thing to do is setup a build environment that would allow you to (re)build the distribution/your additions to the distribution by simply running 'make'. >I will be in my office after 2:00 this afternoon if you are available?? I will be available from 2 until about 4. After that, I have a pressing engagement (Friday Beers :-). Please give me a call when you get back to your office. >many thanks Tom, No worries. Tom -- NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publically available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.