[ncl-install] [ncl-talk] ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData

[Dennis Shea]

Hello,

Generally, questions like this should be sent to ncl-install at ucar.edu

I think that the 'aptitude' installation did not work completely or
correctly. The PWRITX  function is in the underlying NCAR Graphics library
which NCL uses for graphics.

I'd suggest downloading a 6.3.0 binary if it is available for your system.
See:
        https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/

NOTE:
The aptitude install is for NCL 6.1.2 which was released February, 2013 (2+
years ago).
The most recent version of NCL is 6.3.0 (March 2015).
The next release: 6.3.1 (maybe: 6.4.0) contains many new functions
   https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/future_release.shtml

Cheers

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 12:56 PM, G. Hesselmans <hesselmans at hermess.nl>
wrote:

> Dear ncl support team
>
> I have installed ncl with the command: aptitude install ncl.
>
> Next, I am trying to use ncl but it seems installation is not complete.
>
> In the terminal I type: ncl
> /home/hesselm/repos/software/wrf/ncl/trunk/plotgrids.ncl
> The following error message is displayed in the terminal:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Copyright (C) 1995-2013 - All Rights Reserved
>  University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
>  NCAR Command Language Version 6.1.2
>  The use of this software is governed by a License Agreement.
>  See http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/ for more details.
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> ...
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> fatal:MapV41DHInitialize: dynamic memory allocation error:[errno=12]
> fatal:MapV41DHInitialize: error initializing map outline records
>  ERROR    2 IN MPLNRI/MDLNRI - Can't open the ".names" file
>  ERROR    1 IN MPSETR - UNCLEARED PRIOR ERROR
>  ERROR    1 IN MAPPOS - UNCLEARED PRIOR ERROR
>  ERROR    1 IN MAPSTI - UNCLEARED PRIOR ERROR
>  ERROR    1 IN MAPROJ - UNCLEARED PRIOR ERROR
>  ERROR    2 IN MAPSET/MDPSET - UNCLEARED PRIOR ERROR
> fatal:MapSetTrans: error initializing map: MAPINT - UNCLEARED PRIOR ERROR
> warning:["SetValues.c":474]:SetValuesChild never occurred on
> wps_show_dom_map.PlotManager: Error in mapPlotClass
> warning:tmXBBorderOn is not a valid resource in wps_show_dom_map at this
> time
> warning:tmXTBorderOn is not a valid resource in wps_show_dom_map at this
> time
> warning:tmYLBorderOn is not a valid resource in wps_show_dom_map at this
> time
> warning:tmYRBorderOn is not a valid resource in wps_show_dom_map at this
> time
> warning:tiMainString is not a valid resource in wps_show_dom_map at this
> time
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> ...
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> warning:TextItem:libncarg Error:PLCHHQ/PCFOPN - ERROR OPENING PWRITX DATA
> FILE /usr/share/ncarg/database/PlotcharData
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I have checked content of the directory /usr/share/ncarg/database/ and
> PlotcharData is not there.
> Content reads:
> Earth..1.areas  Earth..2.lines  Earth..4.areas  EzmapAreaInfo.CO
> EzmapAreaInfo.US  EzmapOutlines.PO  NhlMapData  rgb.pag
> Earth..1.lines  Earth..3.areas  Earth..4.lines  EzmapAreaInfo.PO
> ezmapdata         EzmapOutlines.PS  ranfdata    rgb.txt
> Earth..2.areas  Earth..3.lines  ezmap_area_ids  EzmapAreaInfo.PS
> EzmapOutlines.CO  EzmapOutlines.US  rgb.dir
>
> Operating system is: ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
>
> Please advise me how to proceed.
>
> Kind regards, Gerard
>
>
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