[ncl-install] ncl_convert2nc reports 'Badly placed ()'s'

[Comiskey, Glenn]

Thanks for the feedback, Dave & Mary.
 
My Cygwin/X setup reports "/bin/csh -> tcsh" which is what is used by
ncl_convert2nc, i.e. #! /bin/csh -f
Similarly: /usr/bin/csh -> tcsh
 
Having added -v -x to the hash-bang command in ncl_convert2nc it
reports:
echo "Processing file: $ifiles_r[$n]..." if ( $?vars ) then
Badly placed ()'s
 
A grep of ncl_convert2nc and subsequent testing reveals this to be line
1573 of the script.
 
Get the same result if call using "csh $NCARG_ROOT/bin/ncl_convert2nc
<data file>" or set current shell to csh (default is bash).
 
Haven't solved the problem, but currently nolonger have a need to
convert files so will forgo any further investigation.

________________________________

From: Mary Haley [mailto:haley at ucar.edu] 
Sent: 23 June 2011 06:22
To: Comiskey, Glenn
Cc: ncl-install
Subject: Re: [ncl-install] ncl_convert2nc reports 'Badly placed ()'s'


Hi Glenn, 

Dave's right about this likely being a missing csh issue.
Please see these cygwin notes about csh:
http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/cygwin.shtml#SetUpCShell

If you have "tcsh", then you may be able to create a soft-link as
described in the above URL.
--Mary

On Jun 22, 2011, at 12:29 PM, David Brown wrote:


	Hi Glenn,
	
	Just as a bit of background: ncl_convert2nc is a csh (C-shell)
script that creates a temporary NCL script and then executes it with
parameters derived from the command line.  I am not sure exactly what is
wrong but I suspect it is something to do the shell.  The script is
looking for /bin/csh. If you execute 'which csh', does it find /bin/csh?
	If I explicitly use another shell to execute the script (on my
mac - I don't have access to a Cygwin system at the moment), e.g.:
	bash $NCARG_ROOT/bin/ncl_convert2nc <some data file>
	I get an error that seems related to what you are seeing:
	ncl_convert2nc: line 63: onintr: command not found
	ncl_convert2nc: line 75: syntax error near unexpected token `('
	ncl_convert2nc: line 75: `set idirs = ()'
	If I instead run it using csh:
	csh  $NCARG_ROOT/bin/ncl_convert2nc <some data file>
	I get no error. Maybe that will shed some light on your problem.
	 -dave
	
	

	On Jun 22, 2011, at 9:33 AM, Comiskey, Glenn wrote:


		Hi,
		 
		Have just installed Cygwin/X and NCL Version 6.0.0
(CYGWIN), and setup the environment as per the instructions for
installing and running NCL under Cygwin/X (Windows)
(http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/cygwin.shtml), but when running
ncl_convert2nc it reports 'Badly placed ()'s':
		 
		$ ncl -V
		6.0.0
		$ ncl xy04n.ncl
		 Copyright (C) 1995-2011 - All Rights Reserved
		 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
		 NCAR Command Language Version 6.0.0
		 The use of this software is governed by a License
Agreement.
		 See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ <http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/>
for more details.
		$ ncl_convert2nc nmww3.t00z.grb    #Note: This is a GRIB
v2 file.
		Badly placed ()'s.
		$ ncl_convert2nc CentralAtlantic.wind.grib   #Note: This
is a GRIB v1 file.
		Badly placed ()'s.
		$ ncl_convert2nc akw.t12z.grib.grib2    #Note: This is a
GRIB v2 file.
		Badly placed ()'s. 
		 
		
		Haven't been able to find anything in mail archives or
on the Internet to explain what the fault is.
		 
		
		Kind regards,
		 
		Glenn Comiskey
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