[gradsusr] OpenGrADS 2.2.1 for Windows: Available for Testing

[Stephen McMillan]

I recently installed opengrads v2.2.1.oga.1 on my Windows 10 laptop using
the "superpack" option.  Here are a couple issues I have found so far
during testing:

1.  Drawing shapefiles works fine.  However, it appears to always generate
an "unable to open [shapefile]" message.  E.g.,

ga-> set line 1 1 6
SET LINE values:  color = 1  style = 1  thickness = 6
ga-> draw shp world_adm0
Unable to open world_adm0.shp or world_adm0.SHP.

Is there a way to suppress the "unable to open..." message?  It seems like
a false message since it "opens" (or otherwise accesses) the shapefiles to
draw the shapes.

2.  The station mapping utility stnmap.exe was missing from the downloaded
files.  Was this intentional?  For now, I'm using the one that came
with  2.1.a2.oga.1.  Seems to work okay.

Stephen McMillan

On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:41 PM Arlindo da Silva <dasilva at alum.mit.edu>
wrote:

> Dear GrADS Users,
>
>   After a long hiatus, I am pleased to announce a new OpenGrADS 2.2.1
> build for Windows:
>
> *Windows*:
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Windows/
>
>
>
> As usual, the superpack.exe is the familiar self-installing package
> (batteries included.)  The tar.gz file is intented for cygwin users
> (32-bit). As of now, I have no plans for a 64-bit cygwin build.  The main
> reason is the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) capability that allows you
> to run the 64-bit Linux build under Windows 10. Read on.
>
> *Running GrADS under the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux (WSL)*
>
> The OpenGrADS Linux tarballs should run out of the box on WSL. Here is a
> quick roadmap:
>
> 1) Install the Windows Subsystem for Linux:
>
> *WSL*:  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
>
>
> 2) Install a Linux Distribution from the Microsoft App Store. The
> suggested Linux Distribution for GrADS is *Ubuntu 18LTS *although others
> may work as well.
>
> 3) Install an X server of your choice. The free Xming works great:
>
> *Xming:*  https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/
>
>
> Start the Xserver by clicking on it.
>
> 4) Download the OpenGrADS Bundle Linux tarball for *glibc 2.17 *(others
> may work, but the 2.17 is recommended for Ubuntu 18LTS):
>
> *Linux*:
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Linux/
>
>
>
> 5) On the Linux command line under Windows 10 do as you would do on
> regular Linux:
>
>      % tar xvfz */path/to*
> /opengrads-2.2.1.oga.1-bundle-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-glibc_2.17.tar.gz
>      % cd opengrads-2.2.1/Contents
>      % ./opengrads
>       % ./grads
>       % ./ncep
>
> If you download the OpenGrADS on the Windows side, the tar ball will
> likely be on your Download folder. In this case, the */path/to* above
> should be */mnt/c/Users/USERNAME/Downloads*, where USERNAME is your user
> name.
>
> Put the opengrads-2.2.1/Contents directory on your path and you are ready
> to go --- no need to set any environment variable other than PATH. It
> should work out of the box, YMMV.
>
> *Which version is faster? Cygwin-based or Linux under WSL?*
>
> I was hoping that the user community could help us answering this
> question. If you benchmark these 2 builds, please share your experience in
> this form:
>
> *Benchmark*: https://goo.gl/forms/yUIEL8pncfGH87Zz1
>
>
> I will share the results here.
>
>     Please  report any issues with the Windows build by replying to this
> list. (No personal e-mail, please. I mean it.)
>
>     Enjoy!
>
>           Arlindo
>
> --
> Arlindo da Silva
> dasilva at opengrads.org
>
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