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

[Stephen McMillan]

John,
I tried unsuccessfully to follow your instructions.  When I did the
'cygcheck' it instead referenced the opengrads v2.0.a7.oga.3 currently
on my pc, not the intended 2.0.a9 target, so I'm assuming the result
was invalid (it indicated two missing DLLs).

I was not able to find the Cygwin 'setup.exe' on my machine.

I could wait until the opengrads superpack version becomes available,
since I'm not too savvy with cygwin, etc.

Thanks anyway!
Stephen Mc

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Huddleston, John
<Huddleston at cira.colostate.edu> wrote:
> 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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>> Jennifer M. Adams
>> IGES/COLA
>> 4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
>> Calverton, MD 20705
>> jma at cola.iges.org
>>
>>
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