[ncl-install] Unable to install ncl binaries on Mac

[Mary Haley]

Jonathan,

I think you need to simply set NCARG_ROOT to  /Users/jonathanwsmith/ 
ncl_ncarg-5.1.1.MacOS_i386_9.7.0

--Mary


On Mar 16, 2010, at 3:31 PM, SMITH, JONATHAN WYNN. (GSFC-6133) wrote:

> Hello
>
> I have a macbook 10.5 Intel.  I downloaded  
> ncl_ncarg-5.1.1.MaOS_i386_9.7.0.  It is in my home directory (Users/ 
> jonathanwsmith/).  I am unsure of which file I should use to set  
> the environmental variables  in the directory.  .profile is the one  
> I have been using.  It looks like the following:
>
> est -r /sw/bin/init.sh && . /sw/bin/init.sh
>
> ##
> # Your previous /Users/jonathanwsmith/.profile file was backed up  
> as /Users/jonathanwsmith/.profile.macports- 
> saved_2009-07-27_at_20:29:34
> ##
>
> # MacPorts Installer addition on 2009-07-27_at_20:29:34: adding an  
> appropriate PATH variable for use with MacPorts.
> export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
> export GADDIR=/Users/jonathanwsmith/grads-1.9b4
> export GASCRP=/Users/jonathanwsmith/grads-1.9b4/lib
> export NCARG_ROOT=/Users/jonathanwsmith/ 
> ncl_ncarg-5.1.1.MacOS_i386_9.7.0/lib/ncarg
> export PATH=/Users/jonathanwsmith/ncl_ncarg-5.1.1.MacOS_i386_9.7.0/ 
> bin:$PATH
>
> # Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with  
> MacPorts.
>
>
> # MacPorts Installer addition on 2009-07-27_at_20:29:34: adding an  
> appropriate MANPATH variable for use with MacPorts.
> export MANPATH=/opt/local/share/man:$MANPATH
> # Finished adapting your MANPATH environment variable for use with  
> MacPorts.
>
> I feel the settings above are correct.
>
> When I put in the following command I get an error
>
> jwsmith:~ jonathanwsmith$ ng4ex gsun01n
> Resource directory </Users/jonathanwsmith/ 
> ncl_ncarg-5.1.1.MacOS_i386_9.7.0/lib/ncarg/lib/ncarg/resfiles> does  
> not exist.
>
> The resfiles are in this directory.
>
> I do not plan to use X11 because I will save the files as .ps  
> or .pdf.  Is X11 absolutley necessary?
>
> I am uncertain of what I am doing wrong
>
> I will take any suggestions:
>
> Jonathan
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