[gradsusr] OpenGrADS 2.01.oga.1 Bundle for Linux - Ubuntu issues

[Kevin M Levey]

MON 31OCT11: 1830PDT

Hi all and Arlindo

Not sure if anyone else has upgraded to this latest version on an Ubuntu system. I upgraded our dev/test machine and other than having to add a missing library, the upgrade seemed fine. It loaded up just fine. However, when running a simple test script which I always use to ensure everything works as it should, opengrads simply froze. Has anyone else had this problem with this latest version? I had to revert back to 2.0.a9.oga.1 and my script worked just fine.

All our backend servers are set up identically to our dev/test server: 

Linux cumulonimbus 2.6.32-33-server #72-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 29 21:21:55 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS

weather:cumulonimbus ~ > uname -m 
x86_64

weather:cumulonimbus ~ > ldd --version
ldd (Ubuntu EGLIBC 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8) 2.11.1
Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Roland McGrath and Ulrich Drepper.

Arlindo, any ideas why this is happening? This is the first time I've ever had an issue with any of your distributions.

Thanks

Regards,

Kevin M Levey, MSc in Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences (University of Cape Town)
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On Oct 29, 2011, at 10/29/11 - 1:45 PM, Arlindo da Silva wrote:

> Dear GrADS Linux Users,
> 
>   This message is intended for those users downloading the OpenGrADS bundle for Linux. As of this writing there are 2 binary tarballs at sf.net:
> 
> - 32-bit version (i686):
> 
>        grads-2.0.1.oga.1-bundle-i686-glibc2.5-linux-gnu.tar.gz
>        
> -  64-bit version (x86_64):
> 
>         grads-2.0.1.oga.1-bundle-x86_64-glibc2.5-linux-gnu.tar.gz
> 
> (You can determine if your machine is 32 or 64 bits with the uname command:
> 
> % uname -m 
> )
> 
> Now, the i686 binary will usually work on a x86_64 machine, but the native build will be a bit faster.
> 
> Notice that we do not label the opengrads binary tarball with the name of Linux distribution where we built it on. The reason is that these (statically linked) binaries will usually work on a number of different Linux distributions. (The usual error message saying  that a "libWhatever.so" cannot be found is easily fixed in the opengrads builds; see the Troubleshooting section of the INSTALL file.) The main factor determining whether a binary will work or not is the version of the GNU C Library (glibc). You can find the glibc version on your computer with the ldd command:
> 
>  % ldd --version
> 
> The opengrads binaries for now on will show its own version of glibc in the file name. Usually, if your linux installation matches the glibc of the opengrads binaries (or if it is newer) you should be fine. If you have an older llinux distribution with a previous version of glibc there is a very good chance that the binaries will not work.
> 
> At this point in time, 2.5 is the older version of glibc I can build for; however other people in this list may have older hardware available and be kind enough to contribute builds. Otherwise, If you have an older version of glibc building from sources (or upgrading your OS) may be your best option. (Or else, run a previous version of grads).
> 
>   Good Luck,
> 
>     Arlindo
> 
> -- 
> Arlindo da Silva
> dasilva at alum.mit.edu
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