[ncl-install] pre-compiled NCL binaries for X86_64 SUSE linux machines?

[Mary Haley]

On Aug 10, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Erik Noble wrote:

> Ok, not SUSE specifically, but should some of the binaries work on a
> X86_64 machine vs. an ia64 linux machine?

You can't use x86_64 binaries on an ia64 system.  Even though you have a SUSE x86_64
system, you should be able to use Debian x86_64 binaries. Do *not* try to use the ia64 binary.

Regarding your other question:


| Oh, I see some of the Debian and Red Hat binaries are available for
| X86_64 machines.
| Unfortunately, I keep getting this error when I use any of them.
|
| ncl: ncl: cannot execute [Exec format error]

Are you sure you are using the correct binary for the system you have?  If you are gettintg this error, you are likely trying to use the ia64 binary and not one of the x86_64 binary.

--Mary


> -Erik
> 
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:
>> Erik,
>> We don't have anything for SUSE specifically, but you can try the Debian
>> binaries.
>> --Mary
>> On Aug 9, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Noble, Erik U. (GSFC)[COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY]
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear NCL Developers,
>> Are there NCL 6.0 pre-compiled binaries available for X86_64 (SUSE) linux
>> machines?
>> 
>> (machine I am using at NASA)
>>> uname -a
>> Linux discover17 2.6.27.23-0.1-default #1 SMP 2009-05-26 17:02:05 -0400
>> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Erik
>> 
>> _____________________________________________________________
>> Ticket: NCL version 6.0 on both NASA Discover and Discover17?
>> Ticket Number: 34238
>> 
>> Priority: Medium
>> Date: 08/09/2011              Time: 18:00:33
>> Creation Date: 08/09/2011     Creation Time: 16:57:16
>> 
>> Description:
>> 
>> Erik,
>> The tar file you referred to is for ia64 which means it is suitable for
>> itanium processor type machines, you need to look for what works on X86_64
>> type of machines, any way the pre-builds do not always work properly.
>> --M. K. Bhat
>> 
>> Current Assignees: Applications Team
>> Ticket Information:
>> System: Discover;
>> Problem Type: Support Software
>> Category: Other
>> 
>> ____________
>> Dear Support.
>> On the NCL website, they have a pre-compiled binary "
>> ncl_ncarg-6.0.0.Linux_SUSE_ia64_gcc412.tar.gz"
>> According to the uname -a commands below, this should work right?
>> 
>> DI:/discover/nobackup/eunoble/local/ncl> uname -a
>> Linux discover17 2.6.27.23-0.1-default #1 SMP 2009-05-26 17:02:05 -0400
>> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>> DI:/discover/nobackup/eunoble/local/ncl> exit
>> Connection to discover17 closed.
>> DA:/discover/nobackup/eunoble/myWorkDir/OUTPUT/20km_NCEP2/OUTPUT> uname -a
>> Linux dali04 2.6.16.60-0.42.5-smp #1 SMP Mon Aug 24 09:41:41 UTC 2009 x86_64
>> x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>> 
>> -Erik Noble
>> _______________________________________________________
>> Erik Noble
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>> New York
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