[ncl-install] command line issues

[Matt McKenzie]

We have various version of gcc, with 4.6.2 as the latest.  Kraken is a
64-bit AMD system.  Nautilus is a 64-Intel (all functionality tested
is fine).  Do you think this will be a problem?

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:
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> On Dec 13, 2011, at 9:24 AM, Matt McKenzie wrote:
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>> Thanks Mary,
>> One of the fun things working at a supercomputing center is the (lack
>> of) knowledge of where and which version were download & installed
>> months or years ago. The files we have installed are
>> ncl_ncarg-5.2.1.Linux_x86_64_nodap_gcc432.tar.gz  and
>> ncl_ncarg_src-5.2.1.tar.gz .
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> The latter file with the "src" in the name is just the source code. The other file contains a 64-bit Linux version that was built on a Debian system.
>
> Is this a 64-bit Intel system? Do you have gcc on your system, and is it at version 4.3.x?
>
> I agree with Andy that you should try to download a newer NCL (V6.0.0). I'm not sure this will fix your problem, however. I have a feeling that you may need to build from source code. However, it's worth trying V6.0.0, and if that doesn't work, I can help you build NCL from source code.
>
> --Mary
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>>
>> Thanks to Andrew Mai, I checked our installed version 5.0.0 on
>> Nautilus (SGI SMP cluster) and this issue does not appear there.  I
>> may try to install the latest version.
>>
>> cheers
>> matt
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>> Hi Matt,
>>>
>>> Did you build NCL from source code or download a precompiled binary? If downloaded a precompiled binary, which one did you download?
>>>
>>> We don't have precompiled binaries specifically for Linux-based Cray systems, but from the seg fault, it sounds like maybe you downloaded the incorrect binary for your system.
>>>
>>> --Mary
>>>
>>> On Dec 13, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Matt McKenzie wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greetings
>>>> I am working with a researchers and they use NCL - I am no expert at
>>>> it, it is a very good tool.  We've found a bug/ issue with setting
>>>> variables on the command line.  All other NCL functionality works
>>>> properly. The version of NCL you are running (ncl -V   this command
>>>> works fine).
>>>> Both 5.0.0 and 5.2.1
>>>>
>>>> The shortest NCL script possible that illustrates the bug.
>>>> krakenpf7(XT5):~> ncl -n 'x=10'
>>>> Copyright (C) 1995-2010 - All Rights Reserved
>>>> University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
>>>> NCAR Command Language Version 5.2.1
>>>> The use of this software is governed by a License Agreement.
>>>> See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ for more details.
>>>> Segmentation fault
>>>>
>>>> Any data files needed to run your script.
>>>> Just variables and command line.
>>>>
>>>> A graphic (PostScript file, PDF file, NCGM file, etc.) that
>>>> illustrates the problem.
>>>> See text above.
>>>>
>>>> The exact error message (if any).
>>>> See above.  It can run ncl scripts, set variables within the ncl
>>>> interface- just not command line.
>>>>
>>>> The type of system you're on (usually "uname -a" is enough).
>>>> NICS - Kraken (Cray machine)
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions would be great, many thanks & cheers
>>>> matt
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Matthew McKenzie, Ph.D.
>>>> HPC Consultant
>>>> National Institute for Computational Sciences
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>>
>> --
>> Matthew McKenzie, Ph.D.
>> HPC Consultant
>> National Institute for Computational Sciences
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-- 
Matthew McKenzie, Ph.D.
HPC Consultant
National Institute for Computational Sciences