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Hi Mike, re: > I saw the page got updated and v2017 is available (hooray!). I am working my way through the online McIDAS-X documentation, so expect changes as I find things that need to be updated! re: > Given that I have the pre-release installed, do I need to do anything > special before installing this version, or should I treat it like any > other upgrade? To build the new distribution, I would do the following: <as 'mcidas'> cd ~mcidas/mcidas2017/src make clobber cd ~mcidas -- download the new mcidasx2017.tar.gz file here -- make sure you have the 2017 version of mcunpack -- make sure that your McIDAS environment variable McINST_ROOT is correctly set (it should be already) ./mcunpack cd mcidas2017/src make make install Since I can't remember what state your SCMI ADDE servers are in, you may need to edit the ADDE server definition table, ~mcidas/workdata/RESOLV.SRV, and change all occurrences of the previously set server type for the NPGOESR dataset entries (K=) to SCMI (K=SCMI). Also, since I had to update the shell-specific user template files (the ones that get installed in ~mcidas/admin), and _assuming_ that you are sourcing the appropriate file for your mcidas environment (e.g., ~mcidas/admin/mcidas_env.sh), you will have to re-source the appropriate script for your shell after you install (make install) the newly built distribution. The update to each shell-specific user template file was the inclusion of a definition for the MCSTRETCH environment variable. Please let me know if you run into any snags. 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: JGN-249914 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Emergency Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly 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.