[ncl-install] NCL 6.1, Batch Jobs, and Plot Problems

[Mary Haley]

Hi Walter,

Sorry you're having problems with V6.1. I don't think it has to do with your differing versions of gcc.

I think this is likely due to the new changes we made to the graphics in V6.1.

Can you provide a sample script (and data) so we can try running it here to reproduce the problem? You can use our ftp:

http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/report_bug.shtml#HowToFTP


Also, when you say "interactive prompt", do you mean the UNIX prompt or the NCL prompt?

That is, are you typing "ncl" to get into NCL's interactive mode, and then cutting-and-pasting the script to run it, or do you run it from the UNIX command line with something like:

    ncl myscript.ncl

?


On Dec 10, 2012, at 12:54 PM, Walter Kolczynski wrote:

> All,
> 
> I recently tried to update from NCL 6.0 to NCL 6.1 because I needed some 
> of the new List functionality. However, when trying to create a panel 
> plot using the new version as a batch (PBS) job using qsub, I get the 
> following error:
> 
> cro_Text: can only retrieve current color for solid patterns
> warning:GKS:GCA: --GKS NOT IN PROPER STATE: GKS SHALL BE IN STATE GKCL
> 
> The error repeats for each panel on the page. The output workstation (a 
> postscript file) is created, but is empty. When I try to create a 
> non-panel plot, there is still no plot but no error is printed.
> 
>  However, this only happens in batch mode. If I run the same script 
> using the interactive prompt, it runs without error. The same script 
> also works correctly in non-interactive batch mode using NCL 6.0.
> 
> I am using the pre-compiled, non-OPenDAP RedHat binaries for both 6.0 
> and 6.1:
> ncl_ncarg-6.0.0.Linux_RedHat_x86_64_nodap_gcc412.tar.gz
> ncl_ncarg-6.1.0.Linux_RedHat_x86_64_nodap_gcc444.tar.gz
> 
> The operating system is actually SUSE Linux, but as I said the RedHat 
> binaries have worked in the past. The gcc version is 4.3.4, so the 
> problem may be related to the fact that the 6.1 binary is compiled with 
> a more recent version.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> - Walter Kolczynski, Jr.
> NRC Post-Doctoral Researcher
> Naval Postgraduate School Dept. of Meteorology
> 
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