[ncl-install] Installation of NCL under Windows XP-SP3 using precompiled binaries and Cygwin/X Version 1.7.5

[Mary Haley]

Hi Norman,

Glad to hear it worked. I'm going to include ncl-install on this so that other people with Cygwin issues will know to try this.

--Mary

On Jul 19, 2011, at 2:40 AM, Norman Dreier wrote:

> Hi Mary,
> 
> you were definitely right. It was the setup.exe of cycgwin which was the problem. Now with latest setup:
> 
> timestamp: 1310117408
> version: 2.738
> 
> It works. Thanks for your time!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Norman
> 
> 
> Am 18.07.2011 17:08, schrieb Mary Haley:
>> Norman,
>> 
>> I used setup.exe version 2.738. I don't know how many versions of setup.exe there are between yours and mine, but you might want to try downloading the latest setup.exe and rerunning it so that it updates all the software on your system.
>> 
>> --Mary
>> 
>> On Jul 18, 2011, at 3:52 AM, Norman Dreier wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Mary,
>>> 
>>> I used the following setup.exe for the Cygwin install:
>>> 
>>> setup-timestamp: 1268408491
>>> setup-version: 2.686
>>> 
>>> Norman
>>> 
>>> Am 15.07.2011 21:57, schrieb Mary Haley:
>>>> Which version of "setup.exe" did you use for the Cygwin install?
>>>> 
>>>> --Mary
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 15, 2011, at 2:21 AM, Norman Dreier wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Mary,
>>>>> 
>>>>> uname -a
>>>>>> CYGWIN_NT-5.1 Ibiza 1.7.1(0.218/5/3) 2009-12-07 11:48 i686 Cygwin
>>>>> 
>>>>> ncl -V
>>>>>> nothing
>>>>> 
>>>>> printenv | grep NCARG
>>>>>> NCARG_ROOT=/usr/local
>>>>> 
>>>>> ncargpath bin
>>>>>> /usr/local/bin
>>>>> 
>>>>> which ncl
>>>>>> /usr/local/bin/ncl
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am using Windows XP Professional 32bit OS.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Norman
>>>>> 
>>>>> Am 14.07.2011 15:54, schrieb Mary Haley:
>>>>>> Hi Norman,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What does the following report:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>    uname -a
>>>>>>    ncl -V
>>>>>>    printenv | grep NCARG
>>>>>>    ncargpath bin
>>>>>>    which ncl
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please that this NCL is a 32-bit binary, and will likely not work for a 64-bit system.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Do you have a 64-bit system?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --Mary
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Jul 13, 2011, at 2:17 AM, Norman Dreier wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I tried to install NCL via the "NCL Version 6.0.0 precompiled binaries,
>>>>>>> OPeNDAP-enabled" for Cygwin. On my system there is Cygwin/X X Server
>>>>>>> version 1.7.5 installed. So I downloaded the file
>>>>>>> "ncl_ncarg-6.0.0.CYGWIN_NT-6.1_i686.tar.gz" and followed the
>>>>>>> installation instructions "Installing and running NCL under Cygwin/X
>>>>>>> (Windows)" from the NCL-Homepage. I'm running Windows XP Professional
>>>>>>> Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.101209-1647: Service Pack 3).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I extracted the binaries in the following directory:
>>>>>>> $cd /usr/local/
>>>>>>> $gunzip /cygwin/home/ndreier/ncl-6.0.0.CYGWIN_NT-6.1_i686.tar.gz
>>>>>>> $tar -xvf /cygwin/home/ndreier/ncl-6.0.0.CYGWIN_NT-6.1_i686.tar
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Then I edited the "C:\Programme\cygwin\home\ndreier\.bashrc" file and
>>>>>>> set up the environment variables (in the end of the file):
>>>>>>> export NCARG_ROOT=/usr/local
>>>>>>> export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
>>>>>>> export DISPLAY=:0.0
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> After this I sourced the file via $source ./bashrc and did even a
>>>>>>> restart of Xterm. A test via the command: $ncl -V failed and no
>>>>>>> standard output happened. To do a graphical test I copied a testfile
>>>>>>> "xy04n.ncl" to the local directory: $cp
>>>>>>> $NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclex/xyplot/xy04n.ncl . and run: $ncl xy04n.ncl
>>>>>>>  but no window plot happened. I got no warnings or error messages, so I
>>>>>>> have no idea how to solve the problem. The "ng4ex" script is running but
>>>>>>> fails while running ncl:
>>>>>>> $ng4ex gsun02n
>>>>>>>> NCAR Graphics NCL Example<gsun02n>
>>>>>>>> This example was set up to display the output to an
>>>>>>>> X11 window.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Copying gsun02n.ncl
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Running NCL...
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> ncl failed.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Other applications like emacs, ddp, gnuplot etc. are opening new
>>>>>>> X-windows, but this does not work for ncl. So I guess the problem can be
>>>>>>> the precompiled binaries? Are there other experiences with this type of
>>>>>>> installation?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Norman
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>>> 
>>> --
>>> Dipl.-Ing. (BW) Norman Dreier
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>>> Fachgebiet Küstenwasserbau
>>> Universität Rostock
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>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Dipl.-Ing. (BW) Norman Dreier
> Agrar- und Umweltwissenschaftliche Fakultät
> Fachgebiet Küstenwasserbau
> Universität Rostock
> Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, LAG II
> 18059 Rostock
> Tel.: +49(0)381-4983692
> Mobil: +49(0)176-24230856
> Email: norman.dreier at uni-rostock.de