OpenGrADS Bundle v2.0.a5.oga.3 available
Arlindo da Silva
arlindo.dasilva at GMAIL.COM
Fri Mar 13 10:01:54 EDT 2009
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Kevin M Levey <klevey at customweather.com> wrote:
> THU 12MAR09: 1640PDT
>
> I installed v2.0.a5.oga.3 this afternoon, and when running grads it
> complained about many missing library files.
>
> As per Arlindo's instructions:
>
>> The Linux/x86_64 should be more portable now. Please let me know
>> otherwise. BTW, under
>>
>> Contents/Linux/Versions/2.0.a5.oga.3/x86_64/libs
>>
>> you will find some extra libraries. If it complains about some missing
>> .so, copy them from this directory to
>>
>> Contents/Linux/Versions/2.0.a5.oga.3/x86_64/gex
>>
>> and give it a try.
>
> had no effect,
Did you start with the wrappers at the top? If not, you have to set
LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
however, copying the necessary files into /usr/lib64
> (of my 64-bit CENTOS-5 box) did the trick. You need to have root
> access to copy files into this folder.
>
You should not need to copy it there if you have LD_LIBRARY_PATH set.
The wrappers at the top do that for you.
> v2.0.a5.oga.3 works like a charm, now!
Glad to hear. Are the extensions working?
Arlindo
>
>
> Regards,
>
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> On Mar 5, 2009, at 03/05/09 - 2:19 PM, Arlindo da Silva wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I have once more refreshed sources and binaries: OpenGrADS Bundle
>> v2.0.a5.oga.3:
>>
>>
>> https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=161773&package_id=305032&release_id=662661
>>
>> Very minor updates this time. The only addition worthwhile mentioning
>> is the "nomads.gui" for accessing NOMADS data with a GUI (GFS, NAM,
>> RUC, etc.)
>>
>> % cd Contents
>> % ./nomads
>>
>> Also new builds for Mac OS X/PowerPC, and SGI IRIX (probably the last
>> SGI build ever).
>>
>> The Linux/x86_64 should be more portable now. Please let me know
>> otherwise. BTW, under
>>
>> Contents/Linux/Versions/2.0.a5.oga.3/x86_64/libs
>>
>> you will find some extra libraries. If it complains about some missing
>> .so, copy them from this directory to
>>
>> Contents/Linux/Versions/2.0.a5.oga.3/x86_64/gex
>>
>> and give it a try.
>>
>> Arlindo
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Arlindo da Silva <dasilva at alum.mit.edu
>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I have refresh the sources and binaries for the OpenGrADS Bundle on
>>> sourceforge:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=161773&package_id=305032&release_id=662661
>>>
>>> The main changes are:
>>>
>>> 1) A bug has been fixed in the UDX interface which was causing "exec
>>> script" to fail. This is an important one, please update.
>>>
>>> 2) I have revised the internals of the Bundle implementation so that
>>> it should work now with USB flash drives.
>>>
>>> As of this writing, most binaries have been updated except for
>>> FreeBSD 7 (FreeBSD 6.3 has been updated). Make sure the files you
>>> download start with "grads-2.0.a5.oga.2" (notice the "2" at the end.)
>>>
>>> Let me know of any problems.
>>>
>>> Enjoy,
>>>
>>> Arlindo
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Arlindo da Silva <dasilva at alum.mit.edu
>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear GrADS Users,
>>>>
>>>> I have started uploading to sf.net sources and binaries for the
>>>> OpenGrADS Bundle based on COLA's 2.0.a5 release:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=161773&package_id=305032&release_id=662661
>>>>
>>>> The OpenGrADS Bundle is a new way of packaging GrADS builds that
>>>> is somewhat inspired by my experience with the Win32
>>>> Superpacks. The idea is to have a single package that require
>>>> no (minimum?) configuration and that is easily relocatable (say to
>>>> a USB memory stick). The structure of an OpenGrADS Bundle is
>>>> described here:
>>>>
>>>> http://opengrads.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_OpenGrADS_Bundle
>>>>
>>>> Once you download the tarball take a look at the INSTALL
>>>> file. You can install it as a Bundle (highly recommended) or
>>>> simply install the binaries the same way you did in the past.
>>>>
>>>> Note: The Windows build will be available soon, for now only Mac
>>>> OS X,
>>>> Linux and FreeBSD.
>>>>
>>>> New Features
>>>> ------------
>>>>
>>>> This version is based on COLA's 2.0.a5 release which includes
>>>> support for GeoTIFF and KML, as well as bug fixes. See the
>>>> ChangeLog for details. In addition, several OpenGrADS specific
>>>> enhancements have been introduced:
>>>>
>>>> - The executable *grads* is now built with NetCDF v4.0.1beta3
>>>> which includes support for NetCDF-4/HDF-5 (similar to gradsnc4
>>>> in v1.9.0-rc1) and has built in OPeNDAP support. This binary
>>>> can handle all supported formats: NetCDF-3 (classic NetCDF),
>>>> NetCDF-4/HDF-5, HDF-4, GRIB-1/2 and grads binaries.
>>>>
>>>> - The executable *gradsdap* is no longer built as its
>>>> functionality is now included in the single executable
>>>> *grads*. In the OpenGrADS bundle *gradsdap* simply points
>>>> to *grads*.
>>>>
>>>> - We have introduced option -C to enable colorized text (see
>>>> attached).
>>>> Try "-C 0", "-C 1" and "-C 2" for different color schemes.
>>>>
>>>> - User defined extensions, see below.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Trying it out
>>>> -------------
>>>>
>>>> Assuming you did a "bundle instalation" you can start the *grads*
>>>> executable at the top directory (under Contents/ in the tarball):
>>>>
>>>> % grads
>>>>
>>>> Alternatively you can start the executable *opengrads* which by
>>>> default comes up with colorized text and a readline history that
>>>> is preserved from session to session (grads standard option -H).
>>>>
>>>> You can also start the executable
>>>>
>>>> % merra
>>>>
>>>> which will automatically start the Athena GUI script described in
>>>> this recipe:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://cookbooks.opengrads.org/index.php?title=Recipe-016:_Accessing_MERRA_data_with_a_Graphical_User_Interface
>>>>
>>>> You can try one of the extensions which are documented here:
>>>>
>>>> http://opengrads.org/doc/#udxt
>>>>
>>>> In particular the spherical harmonic filter:
>>>>
>>>> ga-> @ open $GADSET/model
>>>> ga-> d sh_filt(ps,6)
>>>>
>>>> The output is attached.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OpenGrADS Extensions
>>>> --------------------
>>>>
>>>> This version includes a *preview* release of the OpenGrADS
>>>> Extensions. The same extensions previously released by the
>>>> OpenGrADS project with GrADS 1.9.0-rc1 are now available with
>>>> GrADS v2.0, with the addition of some new ones: libmf (from Mike
>>>> Fiorino) and a new spherical harmonic filter, sh_filt().
>>>> Documentation for these user defined functions/commands can be
>>>> found here:
>>>>
>>>> http://opengrads.org/doc/#udxt
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> IMPORTANT CAVEAT
>>>>
>>>> As COLA has not yet published the official API for User Defined
>>>> functions in GrADS v2.0 we have adopted here an API that is
>>>> based on our work with v1.9.0-rc1. This is a very low-level
>>>> API that is *not* endorsed by COLA. As such, it is *not*
>>>> advisable that users adopt this API to write their own
>>>> extensions. Furthermore, the extensions as implemented here
>>>> are tied to a specific version of GrADS and should always be
>>>> built in the context a given GrADS source tree.
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Disclaimer: Testers needed
>>>> --------------------------
>>>>
>>>> These extensions are still being fully tested and should be
>>>> considered *experimental* at best. Please report any problem you
>>>> encounter. Use them at your own risk.
>>>>
>>>> List of Extensions Included
>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>
>>>> User
>>>> Defined
>>>> COMMAND Short Description Function at Library
>>>> ---------- -----------------------------------
>>>> --------------------------
>>>> gsudf Initialize gs-function package c_gsudf@^gsudf.gex
>>>> printenv Expand environment variables c_xenv@^env.gex
>>>> runenv Expand env vars and run command c_env@^env.gex
>>>> @ Expand env vars and run command c_env@^env.gex
>>>> getenv Get value of environment variable c_getenv@^env.gex
>>>> setenv Set value of environment variable c_setenv@^env.gex
>>>> gxyat Save images in PNG/SVG/PDF/PS c_gxyat@^gxyat.gex
>>>> hello Hello, World! sample command
>>>> c_hello@^libhello.gex
>>>> ipc_verb IPC verbose toggle c_Verb@^libipc.gex
>>>> ipc_open Open stream for save/load c_Open@^libipc.gex
>>>> ipc_close Close stream c_Close@^libipc.gex
>>>> ipc_save Save expression to stream c_Save@^libipc.gex
>>>> ipc_define Define variable (obsolete) c_Define@^libipc.gex
>>>> ipc_error Print IPC error message c_Error@^libipc.gex
>>>> mfhilo Find max/min or H/L in 2D field c_mfhilo@^libmf.gex
>>>> cylprms Properties relative to lon/lat c_cylprms@^libmf.gex
>>>> shp_lines Draw lines from shapefile c_lines@^shape.gex
>>>> shp_polyf Draw polygons from shapefile c_polyf@^shape.gex
>>>> ---------- -----------------------------------
>>>> --------------------------
>>>>
>>>> User
>>>> Defined
>>>> FUNCTION Short Description Function at Library
>>>> ---------- -----------------------------------
>>>> --------------------------
>>>> speed Wind-speed (sample gs-function) f_gsudf@^gsudf.gex
>>>> lt Less than operator f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> jd Julian day f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> cosz Cosine solar zenith angle f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> dayratio Daylight ratio f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> if Conditional function f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> maxv Maximum value f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> minv Minimum value f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> which Label gridpoints f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> ftest F-test f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> ttest T-test f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> tfit Point linear regression f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> fit Global linear regression f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> tcorr2 Time correlation f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> tregr2 Point linear regression f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> tmave2 Time averaging w/masking f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> madvu Calculates -d(u*EXPR)/dx f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> madvv Calculates -d(V*EXPR)/dy f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> madvw Calculates -d(W*EXPR)/dp f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> muadv Zonal advection f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> mvadv Meridional advection f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> mwadv Vertical advection f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> satvap Saturated vapor pressure f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> dew Dew point temperature f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> lw Thermal infrared fluxes f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> lw2 Thermal infrared fluxes v2 f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> pinterp Pressure interpolation f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> zinterp Height interpolation f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> line Draws a line f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> vint2 Mass-weighted vertical integral f_bjt@^libbjt.gex
>>>> fish Poisson solver f_fish@^fish.gex
>>>> fish_psi Compute streamfunction f_psichi@^fish.gex
>>>> fish_chi Compute velocity potential f_psichi@^fish.gex
>>>> fish_vor Compute vorticity f_psichi@^fish.gex
>>>> fish_div Compute divergence f_psichi@^fish.gex
>>>> hello Hello, World! sample function
>>>> f_hello@^libhello.gex
>>>> ipc_save Save expression to stream f_Save@^libipc.gex
>>>> ipc_load Load variable from file f_Load@^libipc.gex
>>>> smth2d Shuman smoother/de-smoother f_smth2d@^libmf.gex
>>>> uv2trw Find radial/tangential velocity f_uv2trw@^libmf.gex
>>>> re General interpolator ffre@^re.gex
>>>> sh_filt Spherical harmonic filter f_shfilt@^shfilt.gex
>>>> sh_power Spherical harmonic spectra f_shpowr@^shfilt.gex
>>>> ---------- -----------------------------------
>>>> --------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Building it
>>>> ------------
>>>>
>>>> To build it, get pre-compiled (or build it yourself)
>>>> supplibs-2.1.0 from
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=161773&package_id=241681&release_id=661716
>>>>
>>>> Untar and setup the supplibs as explained here
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://opengrads.org/wiki/index.php?title=Building_GrADS_v1.9_from_Sources
>>>>
>>>> Then follow the usual procedure
>>>>
>>>> % tar xvfz grads-x.y.x-$platform.tar.gz
>>>> % cd grads-x.y.z...
>>>> % ./configure
>>>> % make
>>>> % make check (to run the automated tests)
>>>>
>>>> And then to create a bundle under ./opengras type
>>>>
>>>> % bundle/bundle_create.sh
>>>>
>>>> Give it a try
>>>>
>>>> % cd opengrads/
>>>>
>>>> and take a look ar README and INSTALL. Try this:
>>>>
>>>> % cd opengrads/Contents
>>>> % ./merra
>>>>
>>>> To make a distribution tarball with the bundle
>>>>
>>>> % make bundle-dist
>>>>
>>>> Keep checking the OpenGrADS WIki for updated documentation:
>>>>
>>>> http://opengrads.org/wiki/index.php?title=OpenGrADS_Documentation
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if you have problems.
>>>>
>>>> Arlindo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Arlindo da Silva
>>>> dasilva at alum.mit.edu
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Arlindo da Silva
>>> dasilva at alum.mit.edu
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Arlindo da Silva
>> dasilva at alum.mit.edu
>
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