[gradsusr] * * * New GrADS release 2.0.a9 * * *

[Huddleston, John]

Stephen

cd /usr/local

tar xzf /your/path/to/the/grads-2.0.a9-i686-pc-cygwin.tar.gz

Run 'cygcheck bin/grads.exe' to see if you have any missing DLLs.

If you do, you can install the packages using the Cygwin 'setup.exe'

Still having trouble, then send the output from the 'cygcheck'

Jennifer posted the DLLs on the site where you downloaded the Cygwin binaries.

You must have an Xserver. Arlindo automatically installs Xming in the OpenGrADS version.

Otherwise you can use any other Windows X server. 

One comes with Cygwin; however, you must use the Cygwin 'setup.exe' to install it.

I use Xwin32 from http://www.starnet.com/ 

John Huddleston, PhD
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere


-----Original Message-----
From: gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org [mailto:gradsusr-bounces at gradsusr.org] On Behalf Of Stephen McMillan
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 2:01 PM
To: GrADS Users Forum
Subject: Re: [gradsusr] * * * New GrADS release 2.0.a9 * * *

I downloaded the 2.0.a9 cygwin build, but how do I install it?  I have
cygwin on my Windows XP machine.  I don't see an install script in the
expanded /bin files, unless it's included in the grads.exe file, but
can't it to launch either.

Stephen Mc

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Jennifer Adams <jma at cola.iges.org> wrote:
> John Huddleston's windows cygwin build of 2.0.a9 has been posted to COLA's
> ftp site and linked from the downloads web page. Thanks, John!
> --Jennifer
>
> On Sep 2, 2010, at 11:53 AM, Jennifer Adams wrote:
>
> Hi, Everybody!
> I have posted GrADS version 2.0.a9. The GrADS downloads web page
> (http://iges.org/grads/downloads.html) has been updated with links to the
> source code and a few pre-compiled binaries. Don Hooper and John Huddleston
> generously provide 32-bit linux and windows binaries, I will post them when
> they are available as their busy schedules allow.
> This new release has a rather long list of new features and bug fixes; many
> of these were implemented as a result of requests or reports from users
> (including the recent revelation of junk bytes at the beginning of some grib
> files). Thanks for your valuable input! Please see
> http://iges.org/grads/changelog-2.0.txt for the complete list. I recommend
> you look carefully at the change log if you are going to use 2.0.a9.
> There is a new GIS interface for creating shapefiles with contours (from
> gridded data) or points (from station or gridded data sets). New commands
> are set gxout shp, set shp, clear shp, set shpattr, and q shpopts. Please
> read the shapefiles documentation -- it will guide you to the reference
> pages for all the new commands and gives some examples (including images) of
> how to use this new capability.
> To write out a KML file containing contours, use the new option '-ln' to set
> kml. The option to create a KML file with contours does not require any
> extra libraries and will always be enabled.
> There are three new template substitution string options, for forecast times
> expressed in minutes, hours+minutes, or days+hours+minutes. Documentation
> page templates has been updated with more detailed information.
> There are two new startup options to use when invoking GrADS:
> -a sets the aspect ratio of the graphics page, so you are no longer limited
> to 8.5 x 11 or 11 x 8.5.
> -C enables colorization of the text in the command window
> Please see http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/gradcomdgrads.html
> Files that are templated on E but not T do not have to be padded with
> missing data if ensembles do not have same start/end times. This is for
> binary and SDF formats, it was never necessary for grib data.
> Enjoy!
> --
> Jennifer M. Adams
> IGES/COLA
> 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
> Calverton, MD 20705
> jma at cola.iges.org
>
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