[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] History for Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
Julie Prestopnik via RT
met_help at ucar.edu
Tue Sep 20 14:15:29 MDT 2016
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Dear Met Help:
I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am going through the installation instructions. The installation/README documentation says:
- When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the directory containing
font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball containing this font
data can be found on the MET website.
Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not seem to be on the MET download page.
Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with Netcdf4, the default netcdf and its libraries installed here are netcdf4, I do have a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I guess pointing to that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I haven't tried installing yet, because the font problem I mentioned above)?
Thank you
Steven
=============================================================
Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University
Met Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk
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Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Julie Prestopnik
Time: Mon Sep 19 09:22:46 2016
Hi Steven.
I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link to the
font
data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to make that more
clear in
our documentation. You can find the link to the font data on our
online
tutorial under the plot_mode_field tool:
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
Here is a link directly to the font data:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to the
directory containing those fonts.
Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in your home
directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version 4.1.1 or
later, but
the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument would need to be set
when
configuring and installing the package.
I hope that helps!
Thanks,
Julie Prestopnik
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> Queue: met_help
> Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
> Owner: Nobody
> Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> Status: new
> Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
>
>
> Dear Met Help:
>
> I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am going
through
> the installation instructions. The installation/README documentation
says:
>
> - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the directory
> containing
> font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
containing this
> font
> data can be found on the MET website.
>
> Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not seem
to be
> on the MET download page.
>
> Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with Netcdf4, the
> default netcdf and its libraries installed here are netcdf4, I do
have a
> self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I guess pointing to
that
> version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I haven't tried installing yet,
because
> the font problem I mentioned above)?
>
> Thank you
> Steven
>
> =============================================================
> Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University
> Met Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB
United
> Kingdom
> Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk
>
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
------------------------------------------------
Subject: RE: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Chan, Steven
Time: Mon Sep 19 09:49:31 2016
Dear Julie:
Thank you for your email. I have downloaded the fonts. MET also
compiled properly in my home directly, and I will work on tutorial
tomorrow. I winded up do using my own NetCDF library.
If there is one more additional issue that I found out during make is
the include path for freetype2. The network I work with only has
freetype2 installed. It seems the default for freetype2 install will
put include files in a way that MET MODE does not expect. A proper
compile the two paths below in the include:
/usr/include/freetype2/
/usr/include/freetype2/freetype/
Failing to include the former one will cause the compiler failing to
find .h files in:
/usr/include/freetype2/freetype/config
MET_FREETYPEINC can only take one path, so one cannot have both
together set in the same env variable. Of course depending how
libraries and include files are installed it could be
/usr/local/include/blahblahblah.
I am no expert in system administration nor managing complex software
package, but I manage to fudge by forcing C_INCLUDE_PATH to include
/usr/include/freetype2/.
I think a discussion about this problem when compiling other software
with freetype2 is on stackoverflow and other places:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34910660/fatal-error-freetype-
config-ftheader-h
https://forum.juce.com/t/build-problem-on-ubuntu-10-04/7672
Steven
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
Sent: 19 September 2016 16:23
To: Chan, Steven
Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
MODE graphics tool
Hi Steven.
I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link to the
font data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to make that
more clear in our documentation. You can find the link to the font
data on our online tutorial under the plot_mode_field tool:
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
Here is a link directly to the font data:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to the
directory containing those fonts.
Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in your home
directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version 4.1.1 or
later, but the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument would need
to be set when configuring and installing the package.
I hope that helps!
Thanks,
Julie Prestopnik
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> Queue: met_help
> Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
> Owner: Nobody
> Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> Status: new
> Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
> >
>
>
> Dear Met Help:
>
> I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am going
> through the installation instructions. The installation/README
documentation says:
>
> - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the directory
> containing
> font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
containing
> this font
> data can be found on the MET website.
>
> Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not seem
to
> be on the MET download page.
>
> Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with Netcdf4, the
> default netcdf and its libraries installed here are netcdf4, I do
have
> a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I guess pointing
to
> that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I haven't tried installing
yet,
> because the font problem I mentioned above)?
>
> Thank you
> Steven
>
> =============================================================
> Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University Met
Office
> Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom
> Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk
>
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Julie Prestopnik
Time: Mon Sep 19 10:13:17 2016
Hi Steven.
I'm glad you to see that you were able to successfully compile MET.
Thank
you for making us aware of the problem you encountered using
Freetype2. We
appreciate the feedback and will take this into consideration when
updating
our documentation. I am glad you were able to find a work around.
I'll go ahead and close this ticket now, but please let us know if you
have
any other questions or problems.
Thanks,
Julie
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
>
> Dear Julie:
>
> Thank you for your email. I have downloaded the fonts. MET also
compiled
> properly in my home directly, and I will work on tutorial tomorrow.
I
> winded up do using my own NetCDF library.
>
> If there is one more additional issue that I found out during make
is the
> include path for freetype2. The network I work with only has
freetype2
> installed. It seems the default for freetype2 install will put
include
> files in a way that MET MODE does not expect. A proper compile the
two
> paths below in the include:
>
> /usr/include/freetype2/
> /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/
>
> Failing to include the former one will cause the compiler failing to
find
> .h files in:
>
> /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/config
>
> MET_FREETYPEINC can only take one path, so one cannot have both
together
> set in the same env variable. Of course depending how libraries and
include
> files are installed it could be /usr/local/include/blahblahblah.
>
> I am no expert in system administration nor managing complex
software
> package, but I manage to fudge by forcing C_INCLUDE_PATH to include
> /usr/include/freetype2/.
>
> I think a discussion about this problem when compiling other
software with
> freetype2 is on stackoverflow and other places:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34910660/fatal-error-freetype-
config-
> ftheader-h
> https://forum.juce.com/t/build-problem-on-ubuntu-10-04/7672
>
> Steven
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> Sent: 19 September 2016 16:23
> To: Chan, Steven
> Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
MODE
> graphics tool
>
> Hi Steven.
>
> I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link to the
font
> data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to make that more
clear in
> our documentation. You can find the link to the font data on our
online
> tutorial under the plot_mode_field tool:
>
> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
>
> Here is a link directly to the font data:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
>
> Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to the
> directory containing those fonts.
>
> Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in your home
> directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version 4.1.1 or
later, but
> the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument would need to be set
when
> configuring and installing the package.
>
> I hope that helps!
>
> Thanks,
> Julie Prestopnik
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > Queue: met_help
> > Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
> > Owner: Nobody
> > Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > Status: new
> > Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
> > >
> >
> >
> > Dear Met Help:
> >
> > I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am going
> > through the installation instructions. The installation/README
> documentation says:
> >
> > - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the
directory
> > containing
> > font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
containing
> > this font
> > data can be found on the MET website.
> >
> > Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not seem
to
> > be on the MET download page.
> >
> > Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with Netcdf4,
the
> > default netcdf and its libraries installed here are netcdf4, I do
have
> > a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I guess
pointing to
> > that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I haven't tried installing
yet,
> > because the font problem I mentioned above)?
> >
> > Thank you
> > Steven
> >
> > =============================================================
> > Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University Met
Office
> > Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United
Kingdom
> > Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> > Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Julie Prestopnik
> National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
Laboratory
> Phone: 303.497.8399
> Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
------------------------------------------------
Subject: RE: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Chan, Steven
Time: Mon Sep 19 10:20:21 2016
Dear Julie:
Thank you very much again for your help. I am actually trying to look
at the tutorial. It seems the tutorial files in:
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/tutorial_data/
Do not have the same files in the 5.0 tutorial.
Steven
PS I have installed the 5.2 version.
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
Sent: 19 September 2016 17:13
To: Chan, Steven
Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
MODE graphics tool
Hi Steven.
I'm glad you to see that you were able to successfully compile MET.
Thank you for making us aware of the problem you encountered using
Freetype2. We appreciate the feedback and will take this into
consideration when updating our documentation. I am glad you were
able to find a work around.
I'll go ahead and close this ticket now, but please let us know if you
have any other questions or problems.
Thanks,
Julie
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
>
> Dear Julie:
>
> Thank you for your email. I have downloaded the fonts. MET also
> compiled properly in my home directly, and I will work on tutorial
> tomorrow. I winded up do using my own NetCDF library.
>
> If there is one more additional issue that I found out during make
is
> the include path for freetype2. The network I work with only has
> freetype2 installed. It seems the default for freetype2 install will
> put include files in a way that MET MODE does not expect. A proper
> compile the two paths below in the include:
>
> /usr/include/freetype2/
> /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/
>
> Failing to include the former one will cause the compiler failing to
> find .h files in:
>
> /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/config
>
> MET_FREETYPEINC can only take one path, so one cannot have both
> together set in the same env variable. Of course depending how
> libraries and include files are installed it could be
/usr/local/include/blahblahblah.
>
> I am no expert in system administration nor managing complex
software
> package, but I manage to fudge by forcing C_INCLUDE_PATH to include
> /usr/include/freetype2/.
>
> I think a discussion about this problem when compiling other
software
> with
> freetype2 is on stackoverflow and other places:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34910660/fatal-error-freetype-
confi
> g-
> ftheader-h
> https://forum.juce.com/t/build-problem-on-ubuntu-10-04/7672
>
> Steven
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> Sent: 19 September 2016 16:23
> To: Chan, Steven
> Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
> MODE graphics tool
>
> Hi Steven.
>
> I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link to the
> font data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to make that
> more clear in our documentation. You can find the link to the font
> data on our online tutorial under the plot_mode_field tool:
>
> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
>
> Here is a link directly to the font data:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
>
> Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to the
> directory containing those fonts.
>
> Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in your home
> directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version 4.1.1 or
> later, but the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument would need
> to be set when configuring and installing the package.
>
> I hope that helps!
>
> Thanks,
> Julie Prestopnik
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> <met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > Queue: met_help
> > Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
> > Owner: Nobody
> > Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > Status: new
> > Ticket <URL:
> > https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
> > >
> >
> >
> > Dear Met Help:
> >
> > I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am going
> > through the installation instructions. The installation/README
> documentation says:
> >
> > - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the
directory
> > containing
> > font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
> > containing this font
> > data can be found on the MET website.
> >
> > Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not seem
> > to be on the MET download page.
> >
> > Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with Netcdf4,
the
> > default netcdf and its libraries installed here are netcdf4, I do
> > have a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I guess
> > pointing to that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I haven't tried
> > installing yet, because the font problem I mentioned above)?
> >
> > Thank you
> > Steven
> >
> > =============================================================
> > Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University Met
> > Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United
> > Kingdom
> > Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> > Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Julie Prestopnik
> National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> Laboratory
> Phone: 303.497.8399
> Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Julie Prestopnik
Time: Mon Sep 19 10:59:12 2016
Hi Steven. We are still revising the METv5.2 tutorial, so please keep
that
in mind when you go through it and please let us know if you encounter
any
problems. Here is a link to get you started with that tutorial:
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/METv5.2/index.php
Thanks,
Julie
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
>
> Dear Julie:
>
> Thank you very much again for your help. I am actually trying to
look at
> the tutorial. It seems the tutorial files in:
>
>
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/tutorial_data/
>
> Do not have the same files in the 5.0 tutorial.
>
> Steven
>
> PS I have installed the 5.2 version.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> Sent: 19 September 2016 17:13
> To: Chan, Steven
> Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
MODE
> graphics tool
>
> Hi Steven.
>
> I'm glad you to see that you were able to successfully compile MET.
Thank
> you for making us aware of the problem you encountered using
Freetype2. We
> appreciate the feedback and will take this into consideration when
updating
> our documentation. I am glad you were able to find a work around.
>
> I'll go ahead and close this ticket now, but please let us know if
you
> have any other questions or problems.
>
> Thanks,
> Julie
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
> >
> > Dear Julie:
> >
> > Thank you for your email. I have downloaded the fonts. MET also
> > compiled properly in my home directly, and I will work on tutorial
> > tomorrow. I winded up do using my own NetCDF library.
> >
> > If there is one more additional issue that I found out during make
is
> > the include path for freetype2. The network I work with only has
> > freetype2 installed. It seems the default for freetype2 install
will
> > put include files in a way that MET MODE does not expect. A proper
> > compile the two paths below in the include:
> >
> > /usr/include/freetype2/
> > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/
> >
> > Failing to include the former one will cause the compiler failing
to
> > find .h files in:
> >
> > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/config
> >
> > MET_FREETYPEINC can only take one path, so one cannot have both
> > together set in the same env variable. Of course depending how
> > libraries and include files are installed it could be
/usr/local/include/
> blahblahblah.
> >
> > I am no expert in system administration nor managing complex
software
> > package, but I manage to fudge by forcing C_INCLUDE_PATH to
include
> > /usr/include/freetype2/.
> >
> > I think a discussion about this problem when compiling other
software
> > with
> > freetype2 is on stackoverflow and other places:
> >
> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34910660/fatal-error-freetype-
confi
> > g-
> > ftheader-h
> > https://forum.juce.com/t/build-problem-on-ubuntu-10-04/7672
> >
> > Steven
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > Sent: 19 September 2016 16:23
> > To: Chan, Steven
> > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing
MET
> > MODE graphics tool
> >
> > Hi Steven.
> >
> > I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link to
the
> > font data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to make that
> > more clear in our documentation. You can find the link to the
font
> > data on our online tutorial under the plot_mode_field tool:
> >
> > http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> > METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
> >
> > Here is a link directly to the font data:
> >
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
> >
> > Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to the
> > directory containing those fonts.
> >
> > Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in your
home
> > directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version 4.1.1 or
> > later, but the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument would
need
> > to be set when configuring and installing the package.
> >
> > I hope that helps!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Julie Prestopnik
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> > > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > Queue: met_help
> > > Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
> > > Owner: Nobody
> > > Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > Status: new
> > > Ticket <URL:
> > > https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Met Help:
> > >
> > > I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am going
> > > through the installation instructions. The installation/README
> > documentation says:
> > >
> > > - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the
directory
> > > containing
> > > font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
> > > containing this font
> > > data can be found on the MET website.
> > >
> > > Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not
seem
> > > to be on the MET download page.
> > >
> > > Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with Netcdf4,
the
> > > default netcdf and its libraries installed here are netcdf4, I
do
> > > have a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I guess
> > > pointing to that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I haven't
tried
> > > installing yet, because the font problem I mentioned above)?
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > > Steven
> > >
> > > =============================================================
> > > Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University Met
> > > Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB
United
> > > Kingdom
> > > Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> > > Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website:
www.metoffice.gov.uk
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Julie Prestopnik
> > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > Laboratory
> > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Julie Prestopnik
> National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
Laboratory
> Phone: 303.497.8399
> Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
------------------------------------------------
Subject: RE: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Chan, Steven
Time: Tue Sep 20 07:02:49 2016
Dear Julie:
I am looking at the tutorial, but it seems:
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/tutorial_data/METv5.2_tutorial_data.tar.gz
does not have the files mentioned in the tutorial (not even in the
wrong directory). Can you please check?
Thank you
Steven
PS: Also it seems I got a bunch of strange looking emails from
mayurachatsince2013 at gmail.com (address unknown to me) with subjects
related to MET. I am not sure why nor do I know where that email
address above got my email address.
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
Sent: 19 September 2016 17:59
To: Chan, Steven
Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
MODE graphics tool
Hi Steven. We are still revising the METv5.2 tutorial, so please keep
that in mind when you go through it and please let us know if you
encounter any problems. Here is a link to get you started with that
tutorial:
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/METv5.2/index.php
Thanks,
Julie
On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
>
> Dear Julie:
>
> Thank you very much again for your help. I am actually trying to
look
> at the tutorial. It seems the tutorial files in:
>
>
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/tutorial_dat
> a/
>
> Do not have the same files in the 5.0 tutorial.
>
> Steven
>
> PS I have installed the 5.2 version.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> Sent: 19 September 2016 17:13
> To: Chan, Steven
> Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
> MODE graphics tool
>
> Hi Steven.
>
> I'm glad you to see that you were able to successfully compile MET.
> Thank you for making us aware of the problem you encountered using
> Freetype2. We appreciate the feedback and will take this into
> consideration when updating our documentation. I am glad you were
able to find a work around.
>
> I'll go ahead and close this ticket now, but please let us know if
you
> have any other questions or problems.
>
> Thanks,
> Julie
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> <met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
> >
> > Dear Julie:
> >
> > Thank you for your email. I have downloaded the fonts. MET also
> > compiled properly in my home directly, and I will work on tutorial
> > tomorrow. I winded up do using my own NetCDF library.
> >
> > If there is one more additional issue that I found out during make
> > is the include path for freetype2. The network I work with only
has
> > freetype2 installed. It seems the default for freetype2 install
will
> > put include files in a way that MET MODE does not expect. A proper
> > compile the two paths below in the include:
> >
> > /usr/include/freetype2/
> > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/
> >
> > Failing to include the former one will cause the compiler failing
to
> > find .h files in:
> >
> > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/config
> >
> > MET_FREETYPEINC can only take one path, so one cannot have both
> > together set in the same env variable. Of course depending how
> > libraries and include files are installed it could be
> > /usr/local/include/
> blahblahblah.
> >
> > I am no expert in system administration nor managing complex
> > software package, but I manage to fudge by forcing C_INCLUDE_PATH
to
> > include /usr/include/freetype2/.
> >
> > I think a discussion about this problem when compiling other
> > software with
> > freetype2 is on stackoverflow and other places:
> >
> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34910660/fatal-error-freetype-
con
> > fi
> > g-
> > ftheader-h
> > https://forum.juce.com/t/build-problem-on-ubuntu-10-04/7672
> >
> > Steven
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > Sent: 19 September 2016 16:23
> > To: Chan, Steven
> > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing
MET
> > MODE graphics tool
> >
> > Hi Steven.
> >
> > I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link to
the
> > font data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to make that
> > more clear in our documentation. You can find the link to the
font
> > data on our online tutorial under the plot_mode_field tool:
> >
> > http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> > METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
> >
> > Here is a link directly to the font data:
> >
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
> >
> > Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to the
> > directory containing those fonts.
> >
> > Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in your
home
> > directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version 4.1.1 or
> > later, but the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument would
need
> > to be set when configuring and installing the package.
> >
> > I hope that helps!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Julie Prestopnik
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> > > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > Queue: met_help
> > > Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
> > > Owner: Nobody
> > > Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > Status: new
> > > Ticket <URL:
> > > https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Met Help:
> > >
> > > I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am going
> > > through the installation instructions. The installation/README
> > documentation says:
> > >
> > > - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the
> > > directory containing
> > > font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
> > > containing this font
> > > data can be found on the MET website.
> > >
> > > Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not
seem
> > > to be on the MET download page.
> > >
> > > Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with Netcdf4,
> > > the default netcdf and its libraries installed here are netcdf4,
I
> > > do have a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I
guess
> > > pointing to that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I haven't
tried
> > > installing yet, because the font problem I mentioned above)?
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > > Steven
> > >
> > > =============================================================
> > > Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University Met
> > > Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB
United
> > > Kingdom
> > > Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> > > Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website:
www.metoffice.gov.uk
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Julie Prestopnik
> > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > Laboratory
> > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Julie Prestopnik
> National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> Laboratory
> Phone: 303.497.8399
> Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Julie Prestopnik
Time: Tue Sep 20 09:45:09 2016
Hi Steven.
The METv5.2_tutorial_data.tar.gz tutorial data package is additional
data
we have added on for the 5.2 tutorial. There is other data for the
tutorial included as part of the METv5.2 release. Did you unpack the
tar
gz file in your top-level met-5.2 directory?
Can you please tell me which data you can't find, so I can help point
you
to it?
Also, regarding you receiving the emails from
mayurachatsince2013 at gmail.com,
I don't have a good answer for you. I did receive two emails from
that
same address this morning via met_help, however I don't know why you
would
have received them. Please let us know if you continue to receive
emails
like that.
Thanks,
Julie
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
>
> Dear Julie:
>
> I am looking at the tutorial, but it seems:
>
> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> tutorial_data/METv5.2_tutorial_data.tar.gz
>
> does not have the files mentioned in the tutorial (not even in the
wrong
> directory). Can you please check?
>
> Thank you
> Steven
>
> PS: Also it seems I got a bunch of strange looking emails from
> mayurachatsince2013 at gmail.com (address unknown to me) with subjects
> related to MET. I am not sure why nor do I know where that email
address
> above got my email address.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> Sent: 19 September 2016 17:59
> To: Chan, Steven
> Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
MODE
> graphics tool
>
> Hi Steven. We are still revising the METv5.2 tutorial, so please
keep
> that in mind when you go through it and please let us know if you
encounter
> any problems. Here is a link to get you started with that tutorial:
>
> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> METv5.2/index.php
>
> Thanks,
> Julie
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
> >
> > Dear Julie:
> >
> > Thank you very much again for your help. I am actually trying to
look
> > at the tutorial. It seems the tutorial files in:
> >
> >
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/tutorial_dat
> > a/
> >
> > Do not have the same files in the 5.0 tutorial.
> >
> > Steven
> >
> > PS I have installed the 5.2 version.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > Sent: 19 September 2016 17:13
> > To: Chan, Steven
> > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing
MET
> > MODE graphics tool
> >
> > Hi Steven.
> >
> > I'm glad you to see that you were able to successfully compile
MET.
> > Thank you for making us aware of the problem you encountered using
> > Freetype2. We appreciate the feedback and will take this into
> > consideration when updating our documentation. I am glad you were
able
> to find a work around.
> >
> > I'll go ahead and close this ticket now, but please let us know if
you
> > have any other questions or problems.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Julie
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
> > >
> > > Dear Julie:
> > >
> > > Thank you for your email. I have downloaded the fonts. MET also
> > > compiled properly in my home directly, and I will work on
tutorial
> > > tomorrow. I winded up do using my own NetCDF library.
> > >
> > > If there is one more additional issue that I found out during
make
> > > is the include path for freetype2. The network I work with only
has
> > > freetype2 installed. It seems the default for freetype2 install
will
> > > put include files in a way that MET MODE does not expect. A
proper
> > > compile the two paths below in the include:
> > >
> > > /usr/include/freetype2/
> > > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/
> > >
> > > Failing to include the former one will cause the compiler
failing to
> > > find .h files in:
> > >
> > > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/config
> > >
> > > MET_FREETYPEINC can only take one path, so one cannot have both
> > > together set in the same env variable. Of course depending how
> > > libraries and include files are installed it could be
> > > /usr/local/include/
> > blahblahblah.
> > >
> > > I am no expert in system administration nor managing complex
> > > software package, but I manage to fudge by forcing
C_INCLUDE_PATH to
> > > include /usr/include/freetype2/.
> > >
> > > I think a discussion about this problem when compiling other
> > > software with
> > > freetype2 is on stackoverflow and other places:
> > >
> > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34910660/fatal-error-
freetype-con
> > > fi
> > > g-
> > > ftheader-h
> > > https://forum.juce.com/t/build-problem-on-ubuntu-10-04/7672
> > >
> > > Steven
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > > Sent: 19 September 2016 16:23
> > > To: Chan, Steven
> > > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing
MET
> > > MODE graphics tool
> > >
> > > Hi Steven.
> > >
> > > I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link to
the
> > > font data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to make
that
> > > more clear in our documentation. You can find the link to the
font
> > > data on our online tutorial under the plot_mode_field tool:
> > >
> > > http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> > > METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
> > >
> > > Here is a link directly to the font data:
> > >
> > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
> > >
> > > Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to
the
> > > directory containing those fonts.
> > >
> > > Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in your
home
> > > directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version 4.1.1 or
> > > later, but the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument would
need
> > > to be set when configuring and installing the package.
> > >
> > > I hope that helps!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Julie Prestopnik
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> > > > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > > Queue: met_help
> > > > Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
> > > > Owner: Nobody
> > > > Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > > Status: new
> > > > Ticket <URL:
> > > > https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dear Met Help:
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am
going
> > > > through the installation instructions. The installation/README
> > > documentation says:
> > > >
> > > > - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the
> > > > directory containing
> > > > font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
> > > > containing this font
> > > > data can be found on the MET website.
> > > >
> > > > Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not
seem
> > > > to be on the MET download page.
> > > >
> > > > Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with
Netcdf4,
> > > > the default netcdf and its libraries installed here are
netcdf4, I
> > > > do have a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I
guess
> > > > pointing to that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I haven't
tried
> > > > installing yet, because the font problem I mentioned above)?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > > > Steven
> > > >
> > > > =============================================================
> > > > Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University
Met
> > > > Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB
United
> > > > Kingdom
> > > > Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> > > > Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website:
www.metoffice.gov.uk
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Julie Prestopnik
> > > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > > Laboratory
> > > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Julie Prestopnik
> > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > Laboratory
> > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Julie Prestopnik
> National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
Laboratory
> Phone: 303.497.8399
> Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
------------------------------------------------
Subject: RE: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Chan, Steven
Time: Tue Sep 20 10:15:59 2016
Dear Julie:
Oh I did not realize that as I have set my "configure --prefix" to a
different directory, so I guess "make install" did not copy the
directory "data". I have found the files now, and I can do the first
part of the tutorial now. Thank you.
About mayurachatsince2013, I got quite a few more emails from that
address last few hours, but I have blocked that address for now.
Steven
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
Sent: 20 September 2016 16:45
To: Chan, Steven
Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
MODE graphics tool
Hi Steven.
The METv5.2_tutorial_data.tar.gz tutorial data package is additional
data we have added on for the 5.2 tutorial. There is other data for
the tutorial included as part of the METv5.2 release. Did you unpack
the tar gz file in your top-level met-5.2 directory?
Can you please tell me which data you can't find, so I can help point
you to it?
Also, regarding you receiving the emails from
mayurachatsince2013 at gmail.com, I don't have a good answer for you. I
did receive two emails from that same address this morning via
met_help, however I don't know why you would have received them.
Please let us know if you continue to receive emails like that.
Thanks,
Julie
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
>
> Dear Julie:
>
> I am looking at the tutorial, but it seems:
>
> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> tutorial_data/METv5.2_tutorial_data.tar.gz
>
> does not have the files mentioned in the tutorial (not even in the
> wrong directory). Can you please check?
>
> Thank you
> Steven
>
> PS: Also it seems I got a bunch of strange looking emails from
> mayurachatsince2013 at gmail.com (address unknown to me) with subjects
> related to MET. I am not sure why nor do I know where that email
> address above got my email address.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> Sent: 19 September 2016 17:59
> To: Chan, Steven
> Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
> MODE graphics tool
>
> Hi Steven. We are still revising the METv5.2 tutorial, so please
keep
> that in mind when you go through it and please let us know if you
> encounter any problems. Here is a link to get you started with that
tutorial:
>
> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> METv5.2/index.php
>
> Thanks,
> Julie
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> <met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
> >
> > Dear Julie:
> >
> > Thank you very much again for your help. I am actually trying to
> > look at the tutorial. It seems the tutorial files in:
> >
> >
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/tutorial_d
> > at
> > a/
> >
> > Do not have the same files in the 5.0 tutorial.
> >
> > Steven
> >
> > PS I have installed the 5.2 version.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > Sent: 19 September 2016 17:13
> > To: Chan, Steven
> > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing
MET
> > MODE graphics tool
> >
> > Hi Steven.
> >
> > I'm glad you to see that you were able to successfully compile
MET.
> > Thank you for making us aware of the problem you encountered using
> > Freetype2. We appreciate the feedback and will take this into
> > consideration when updating our documentation. I am glad you were
> > able
> to find a work around.
> >
> > I'll go ahead and close this ticket now, but please let us know if
> > you have any other questions or problems.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Julie
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
> > >
> > > Dear Julie:
> > >
> > > Thank you for your email. I have downloaded the fonts. MET also
> > > compiled properly in my home directly, and I will work on
tutorial
> > > tomorrow. I winded up do using my own NetCDF library.
> > >
> > > If there is one more additional issue that I found out during
make
> > > is the include path for freetype2. The network I work with only
> > > has
> > > freetype2 installed. It seems the default for freetype2 install
> > > will put include files in a way that MET MODE does not expect. A
> > > proper compile the two paths below in the include:
> > >
> > > /usr/include/freetype2/
> > > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/
> > >
> > > Failing to include the former one will cause the compiler
failing
> > > to find .h files in:
> > >
> > > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/config
> > >
> > > MET_FREETYPEINC can only take one path, so one cannot have both
> > > together set in the same env variable. Of course depending how
> > > libraries and include files are installed it could be
> > > /usr/local/include/
> > blahblahblah.
> > >
> > > I am no expert in system administration nor managing complex
> > > software package, but I manage to fudge by forcing
C_INCLUDE_PATH
> > > to include /usr/include/freetype2/.
> > >
> > > I think a discussion about this problem when compiling other
> > > software with
> > > freetype2 is on stackoverflow and other places:
> > >
> > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34910660/fatal-error-
freetype-c
> > > on
> > > fi
> > > g-
> > > ftheader-h
> > > https://forum.juce.com/t/build-problem-on-ubuntu-10-04/7672
> > >
> > > Steven
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > > Sent: 19 September 2016 16:23
> > > To: Chan, Steven
> > > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing
> > > MET MODE graphics tool
> > >
> > > Hi Steven.
> > >
> > > I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link to
> > > the font data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to
make
> > > that more clear in our documentation. You can find the link to
> > > the font data on our online tutorial under the plot_mode_field
tool:
> > >
> > > http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> > > METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
> > >
> > > Here is a link directly to the font data:
> > >
> > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
> > >
> > > Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to
the
> > > directory containing those fonts.
> > >
> > > Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in your
> > > home directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version
4.1.1
> > > or later, but the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument
would
> > > need to be set when configuring and installing the package.
> > >
> > > I hope that helps!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Julie Prestopnik
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> > > > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > > Queue: met_help
> > > > Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
> > > > Owner: Nobody
> > > > Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > > Status: new
> > > > Ticket <URL:
> > > > https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dear Met Help:
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am
going
> > > > through the installation instructions. The installation/README
> > > documentation says:
> > > >
> > > > - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the
> > > > directory containing
> > > > font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
> > > > containing this font
> > > > data can be found on the MET website.
> > > >
> > > > Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does not
> > > > seem to be on the MET download page.
> > > >
> > > > Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with
Netcdf4,
> > > > the default netcdf and its libraries installed here are
netcdf4,
> > > > I do have a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory. I
> > > > guess pointing to that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I
> > > > haven't tried installing yet, because the font problem I
mentioned above)?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > > > Steven
> > > >
> > > > =============================================================
> > > > Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University
Met
> > > > Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB
> > > > United Kingdom
> > > > Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> > > > Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website:
> > > > www.metoffice.gov.uk
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Julie Prestopnik
> > > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > > Laboratory
> > > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Julie Prestopnik
> > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > Laboratory
> > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Julie Prestopnik
> National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> Laboratory
> Phone: 303.497.8399
> Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
------------------------------------------------
Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics tool
From: Julie Prestopnik
Time: Tue Sep 20 13:28:46 2016
Hi Steven. I'm glad you found the files now.
I'm sorry to hear that you received more emails from that address. I
wrote
to our system administrators inquiring about it and will follow up
with you
if they have any useful information. I'm glad you were able to block
that
address for now.
I'll go ahead and close this ticket, but please write again if you
have any
questions or problems.
Thanks,
Julie
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
>
> Dear Julie:
>
> Oh I did not realize that as I have set my "configure --prefix" to a
> different directory, so I guess "make install" did not copy the
directory
> "data". I have found the files now, and I can do the first part of
the
> tutorial now. Thank you.
>
> About mayurachatsince2013, I got quite a few more emails from that
address
> last few hours, but I have blocked that address for now.
>
> Steven
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> Sent: 20 September 2016 16:45
> To: Chan, Steven
> Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing MET
MODE
> graphics tool
>
> Hi Steven.
>
> The METv5.2_tutorial_data.tar.gz tutorial data package is additional
data
> we have added on for the 5.2 tutorial. There is other data for the
> tutorial included as part of the METv5.2 release. Did you unpack
the tar
> gz file in your top-level met-5.2 directory?
>
> Can you please tell me which data you can't find, so I can help
point you
> to it?
>
> Also, regarding you receiving the emails from
> mayurachatsince2013 at gmail.com, I don't have a good answer for you.
I did
> receive two emails from that same address this morning via met_help,
> however I don't know why you would have received them. Please let
us know
> if you continue to receive emails like that.
>
> Thanks,
> Julie
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
> >
> > Dear Julie:
> >
> > I am looking at the tutorial, but it seems:
> >
> > http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> > tutorial_data/METv5.2_tutorial_data.tar.gz
> >
> > does not have the files mentioned in the tutorial (not even in the
> > wrong directory). Can you please check?
> >
> > Thank you
> > Steven
> >
> > PS: Also it seems I got a bunch of strange looking emails from
> > mayurachatsince2013 at gmail.com (address unknown to me) with
subjects
> > related to MET. I am not sure why nor do I know where that email
> > address above got my email address.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > Sent: 19 September 2016 17:59
> > To: Chan, Steven
> > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing
MET
> > MODE graphics tool
> >
> > Hi Steven. We are still revising the METv5.2 tutorial, so please
keep
> > that in mind when you go through it and please let us know if you
> > encounter any problems. Here is a link to get you started with
that
> tutorial:
> >
> > http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> > METv5.2/index.php
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Julie
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971 >
> > >
> > > Dear Julie:
> > >
> > > Thank you very much again for your help. I am actually trying to
> > > look at the tutorial. It seems the tutorial files in:
> > >
> > >
http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/tutorial_d
> > > at
> > > a/
> > >
> > > Do not have the same files in the 5.0 tutorial.
> > >
> > > Steven
> > >
> > > PS I have installed the 5.2 version.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > > Sent: 19 September 2016 17:13
> > > To: Chan, Steven
> > > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about installing
MET
> > > MODE graphics tool
> > >
> > > Hi Steven.
> > >
> > > I'm glad you to see that you were able to successfully compile
MET.
> > > Thank you for making us aware of the problem you encountered
using
> > > Freetype2. We appreciate the feedback and will take this into
> > > consideration when updating our documentation. I am glad you
were
> > > able
> > to find a work around.
> > >
> > > I'll go ahead and close this ticket now, but please let us know
if
> > > you have any other questions or problems.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Julie
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
>
> > > >
> > > > Dear Julie:
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your email. I have downloaded the fonts. MET
also
> > > > compiled properly in my home directly, and I will work on
tutorial
> > > > tomorrow. I winded up do using my own NetCDF library.
> > > >
> > > > If there is one more additional issue that I found out during
make
> > > > is the include path for freetype2. The network I work with
only
> > > > has
> > > > freetype2 installed. It seems the default for freetype2
install
> > > > will put include files in a way that MET MODE does not expect.
A
> > > > proper compile the two paths below in the include:
> > > >
> > > > /usr/include/freetype2/
> > > > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/
> > > >
> > > > Failing to include the former one will cause the compiler
failing
> > > > to find .h files in:
> > > >
> > > > /usr/include/freetype2/freetype/config
> > > >
> > > > MET_FREETYPEINC can only take one path, so one cannot have
both
> > > > together set in the same env variable. Of course depending how
> > > > libraries and include files are installed it could be
> > > > /usr/local/include/
> > > blahblahblah.
> > > >
> > > > I am no expert in system administration nor managing complex
> > > > software package, but I manage to fudge by forcing
C_INCLUDE_PATH
> > > > to include /usr/include/freetype2/.
> > > >
> > > > I think a discussion about this problem when compiling other
> > > > software with
> > > > freetype2 is on stackoverflow and other places:
> > > >
> > > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34910660/fatal-error-
freetype-c
> > > > on
> > > > fi
> > > > g-
> > > > ftheader-h
> > > > https://forum.juce.com/t/build-problem-on-ubuntu-10-04/7672
> > > >
> > > > Steven
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Julie Prestopnik via RT [mailto:met_help at ucar.edu]
> > > > Sent: 19 September 2016 16:23
> > > > To: Chan, Steven
> > > > Subject: Re: [rt.rap.ucar.edu #77971] Question about
installing
> > > > MET MODE graphics tool
> > > >
> > > > Hi Steven.
> > > >
> > > > I see that you are having a difficult time locating the link
to
> > > > the font data. Thank you for letting us know. We'll try to
make
> > > > that more clear in our documentation. You can find the link
to
> > > > the font data on our online tutorial under the plot_mode_field
tool:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/support/online_tutorial/
> > > > METv5.0/plot_mode_field/index.php
> > > >
> > > > Here is a link directly to the font data:
> > > >
> > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts
> > > >
> > > > Please set the *MET_FONT_DIR* environment variable to point to
the
> > > > directory containing those fonts.
> > > >
> > > > Pointing to your self-installed version of netcdf-3.6.3 in
your
> > > > home directory should be fine. You could use NetCDF version
4.1.1
> > > > or later, but the *--disable-netcdf-4* command line argument
would
> > > > need to be set when configuring and installing the package.
> > > >
> > > > I hope that helps!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Julie Prestopnik
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Chan, Steven via RT
> > > > <met_help at ucar.edu>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Mon Sep 19 04:40:02 2016: Request 77971 was acted upon.
> > > > > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > > > Queue: met_help
> > > > > Subject: Question about installing MET MODE graphics
tool
> > > > > Owner: Nobody
> > > > > Requestors: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk
> > > > > Status: new
> > > > > Ticket <URL:
> > > > > https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=77971
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Dear Met Help:
> > > > >
> > > > > I am trying to install MET in my home directory, and I am
going
> > > > > through the installation instructions. The
installation/README
> > > > documentation says:
> > > > >
> > > > > - When running MODE Graphics, set $MET_FONT_DIR to the
> > > > > directory containing
> > > > > font data required at runtime. A link to the tarball
> > > > > containing this font
> > > > > data can be found on the MET website.
> > > > >
> > > > > Where can I find this tarball on the MET website? It does
not
> > > > > seem to be on the MET download page.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also according to the instructions, MET won't work with
Netcdf4,
> > > > > the default netcdf and its libraries installed here are
netcdf4,
> > > > > I do have a self-installed netcdf3.6.3 in my home directory.
I
> > > > > guess pointing to that version 3 will be fine, isn't it (I
> > > > > haven't tried installing yet, because the font problem I
mentioned
> above)?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you
> > > > > Steven
> > > > >
> > > > >
=============================================================
> > > > > Steven C Chan, Visiting Scientist from Newcastle University
Met
> > > > > Office Hadley Centre FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB
> > > > > United Kingdom
> > > > > Tel: +44 (0)1392 886153
> > > > > Email: steven.chan at metoffice.gov.uk Website:
> > > > > www.metoffice.gov.uk
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Julie Prestopnik
> > > > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > > > Laboratory
> > > > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > > > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Julie Prestopnik
> > > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > > Laboratory
> > > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Julie Prestopnik
> > National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
> > Laboratory
> > Phone: 303.497.8399
> > Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Julie Prestopnik
> National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications
Laboratory
> Phone: 303.497.8399
> Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
>
>
>
>
--
Julie Prestopnik
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Research Applications Laboratory
Phone: 303.497.8399
Email: jpresto at ucar.edu
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