[gradsusr] OpenGrADS 2.2.1 for Windows: Available for Testing

[Arlindo da Silva]

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 2:23 PM Stephen McMillan <smcmillan at planalytics.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>
>
Hmm, strange. I will check.



> 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.
>
>
This was not intentional. I will make sure it is there for the next
revision.

    Arlindo




> 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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Arlindo da Silva
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