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

Fri Sep 17 08:57:26 EDT 2010

i'm using solaris. Does anyone have the version?

dawn

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Stephen McMillan <
smcmillan at planalytics.com> wrote:

> 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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