[ncl-install] Installing NCL 6.2.0 on Mac OS 10.7.5

[David B. Reusch]

Hello,

I just wanted to share that I'm facing a similar situation with my 
desktop Mac.  It's just one hardware generation too old for 10.8 or 10.9 
and thus currently not able to go to NCL 6.2.  I have experience doing 
complex from-source installs but haven't felt ready to tackle 6.2 yet 
(it is not trivial).  I'm also pondering a system "hack" that is 
supposed to make it possible to install 10.8 on my Mac Pro, in which 
case I might not have to deal with the from-source install after all 
(see my postscript for links).

I admit I haven't thought through all the implications, but I'd be 
willing to consider making this machine available to the NCL folks to 
get a 10.7 binary out there.  I understand that this might not be a path 
you want to take though :-)

Cheers,
Dave

P.S. Those of you with older Mac Pros might find the following links of 
interest.  I have *not* tried any of the suggestions nor am I in any way 
able to answer questions about them.  This is just a "public service".
http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1rsp3q/install_mavericks_on_older_mac_pro_11_21_20062007/
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1325709
http://lifehacker.com/5994204/mlpostfactor-installs-mountain-lion-on-older-macs
http://www.jabbawok.net/?p=47
http://www.everymac.com/mac-answers/os-x-mountain-lion-faq/how-to-hack-incompatible-macs-to-run-os-x-mountain-lion.html

Mary Haley said the following on 5/13/2014 11:01 AM:
> Hi Mattias,
>
> Unfortunately MacOS 10.7 is a bit too old for us to support anymore. The issue is that  Apple stops supporting these systems in terms of providing the latest compilers, etc, which in turn makes it hard for us to compile newer code that depends on these newer versions of compilers.
>
> You can try building NCL from source code. There are detailed instructions at:
>
> http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/build_from_src.shtml
>
> Since the build system is set up to recognize MacOSX systems, you shouldn't need to change any code, but you might need to edit the $NCARG/config/Darwin_Intel file.
>
> If you have any problems with this, please post them to back to this list, and I will try to help. It is really helpful if you can provide the "make-output" file that contains the output from the NCL build (the instructions mention this).
>
> Another user (Basit Khan) posted a similar question about a week ago, and I've included him here in case he's had any success building NCL on his own.
>
> --Mary
>
>
> On May 12, 2014, at 11:10 PM, Mattias Cape <mattias at spg.ucsd.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I¹d like to install NCL to plot output from an atmospheric model (grib
>> format). I¹m currently running Mac OS 10.7.5, and have gcc version 4.2.1 and
>> gfortran version 4.6.1
>>
>> gfortran --version
>> GNU Fortran (GCC) 4.6.1
>> gcc --version
>> i686-apple-darwin11-llvm-gcc-4.2 (GCC) 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build
>> 5658) (LLVM build 2335.15.00)
>>
>> I was unable to find a binary for my version of OSX, but tried to install
>> ncl_ncarg-6.2.0.MacOS_10.8_64bit_gcc471.tar.gz. I followed the directions
>> from http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/install.shtml without any issues.
>> However when I tested the install with
>>
>> ng4ex gsun01n -clean
>>
>> No window or plot popped up. The gsun01n file was copied to the directory
>> however and no error was returned. My display settings are as follows:
>>
>> echo $DISPLAY
>> /tmp/launch-aWEnSQ/org.x:0
>>
>> Trying to simply run ncl gives me an error however
>>
>> ncl -V
>> Segmentation fault: 11
>>
>> Because I am using an older version of OSX, including older compilers, I'm
>> having a hard time isolating the problem. I wanted to see if I could get
>> some suggestions on things to try. Upgrading to OS 10.8 would not
>> necessarily be my first choice but perhaps it's necessary.
>>
>> Thanks for the help,
>>
>> Mattias
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> ncl-install mailing list
>> List instructions, subscriber options, unsubscribe:
>> http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/ncl-install
> _______________________________________________
> ncl-install mailing list
> List instructions, subscriber options, unsubscribe:
> http://mailman.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/ncl-install
>

-- 
Associate Research Professor of Climatology
Dept of Earth and Environmental Science
MSEC 304; 801 Leroy Pl
New Mexico Tech
Socorro, NM 87801