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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL-BE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hello Arlindo,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The problem is fixed on both powershell and icon start. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Tim Van Damme<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:tim@stormcell.be"><span style='color:#0563C1'>tim@stormcell.be</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> gradsusr [mailto:gradsusr-bounces@gradsusr.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Arlindo da Silva<br><b>Sent:</b> 23 February 2019 05:19<br><b>To:</b> GrADS Users Forum <gradsusr@gradsusr.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gradsusr] OpenGrADS 2.2.1 for Windows: Available for Testing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Dear Windows Users,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> I have updated the OpenGrADS 2.2.1 binaries for Windows on <a href="http://sf.net">sf.net</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Windows/">https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Windows/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> Can someone confirm that the issue with the BACKSPACE key is fixed in this build?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> Arlindo<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:37 PM Arlindo da Silva <<a href="mailto:dasilva@alum.mit.edu">dasilva@alum.mit.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Dear GrADS Users,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> After a long hiatus, I am pleased to announce a new OpenGrADS 2.2.1 build for Windows:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Windows</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>: <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Windows/" target="_blank">https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Windows/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Running GrADS under the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux (WSL)</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The OpenGrADS Linux tarballs should run out of the box on WSL. Here is a quick roadmap:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>1) Install the Windows Subsystem for Linux:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>WSL</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>: <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10" target="_blank">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>2) Install a Linux Distribution from the Microsoft App Store. The suggested Linux Distribution for GrADS is <b>Ubuntu 18LTS </b>although others may work as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>3) Install an X server of your choice. The free Xming works great:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Xming:</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/" target="_blank">https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Start the Xserver by clicking on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>4) Download the OpenGrADS Bundle Linux tarball for <b>glibc 2.17 </b>(others may work, but the 2.17 is recommended for Ubuntu 18LTS):<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Linux</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>: <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Linux/" target="_blank">https://sourceforge.net/projects/opengrads/files/grads2/2.2.1.oga.1/Linux/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>5) On the Linux command line under Windows 10 do as you would do on regular Linux:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> % tar xvfz <b><i>/path/to</i></b>/opengrads-2.2.1.oga.1-bundle-x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-glibc_2.17.tar.gz<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> % cd opengrads-2.2.1/Contents<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> % ./opengrads <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> % ./grads<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> % ./ncep<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>If you download the OpenGrADS on the Windows side, the tar ball will likely be on your Download folder. In this case, the <b><i>/path/to</i></b> above should be <b><i>/mnt/c/Users/USERNAME/Downloads</i></b>, where USERNAME is your user name.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Which version is faster? Cygwin-based or Linux under WSL?</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>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:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Benchmark</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>: <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/yUIEL8pncfGH87Zz1" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/yUIEL8pncfGH87Zz1</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>I will share the results here.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'> Please report any issues with the Windows build by replying to this list. (No personal e-mail, please. I mean it.)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'> Enjoy!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'> Arlindo</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006600'>Arlindo da Silva</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><a href="mailto:dasilva@opengrads.org" target="_blank">dasilva@opengrads.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006600'>Arlindo da Silva</span><br><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="mailto:dasilva@alum.mit.edu" target="_blank">dasilva@alum.mit.edu</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>