I had same issue while using ncl-6.1.0 beta version. Then i used ncl-5.2.0
beta.
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Mary Haley <haley@ucar.edu> wrote:
> Hi Sean,
>
> Maybe this is an issue with trying to open a GRIB file, because I just
> downloaded the 10.6 binary:
>
> ncl_ncarg-6.1.0.MacOS_10.6_i386_64bit_gcc460.tar.gz
>
> and was able to run this small script on it:
>
> filename = "http://test.opendap.org/opendap/data/nc/3fnoc.nc"
> if(.not.isfilepresent(filename)) then
> print("OPeNDAP isfilepresent test unsuccessful.")
> print("Either file doesn't exist, or NCL does not have OPeNDAP
> capabilities on this system")
> exit
> end if
>
> print("OPeNDAP isfilepresent test successful.")
> print("You will get some warnings here about the 'MissingToFillValue
> option set True...'")
> print("")
> f = addfile(filename,"r")
> print("variables = " + getfilevarnames(f))
>
>
> However, I do have the same issue when it comes to trying to open your
> GRIB2 file, and I am able to open it using NCL V6.0.0
>
> I have created a ticket for this, NCL-1577.
>
> Meanwhile, regarding the "i386_64bit" file name: I know it's confusing,
> but the "i386" in this case is what that Mac reports, but the NCL binary
> was built with the 64-bit option set for the compiler, so it is still
> 64-bit.
>
> --Mary
>
>
> On Nov 14, 2012, at 10:03 AM, Sean Birkel wrote:
>
> > Dear NCL-Talk,
> >
> > Problem 1:
> >
> > The "OPeNDAP-enabled" precompiled binary for Mac OS 10.6
> > (ncl_ncarg-6.1.0.MacOS_10.6_i386_64bit_gcc460.tar) does not appear to
> > have OPeNDAP functionality. See the following example:
> >
> > **** code begin ****
> > infile="
> http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/modeldata/cmd_flxf/1979/197907/19790724/flxf00.gdas.1979072418.grb2
> "
> > f=addfile(infile,"r")
> > **** code end ****
> >
> > **** error message ****
> > fatal:_NclFileCreate: Requested file does not exist as
> > (
> http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/modeldata/cmd_flxf/1979/197907/19790724/flxf00.gdas.1979072418.grb2
> )
> > or as (
> http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/modeldata/cmd_flxf/1979/197907/19790724/flxf00.gdas.1979072418
> ),
> > can't add file
> > **** error message ****
> >
> > The file in the above example does indeed exist, as it opens fine with
> > my existing NCL 6.0.0 installation and with ncdump. I have verified
> > that the shell environment is setup correctly. Moreover, I have
> > conducted identical tests on two machines, a Mac Pro and a Mac Book
> > Pro, both running OS 10.6.8.
> >
> > Problem 2:
> >
> > The filename ncl_ncarg-6.1.0.MacOS_10.6_i386_64bit_gcc460.tar
> > indicates that the program was compiled for i386 64-bit. I am a
> > little puzzled, because i386 implies 32-bit. Is this a typo? The
> > precompiled binary for version 6.0.0 has an i686 tag in the filename,
> > as I would expect.
> >
> > Bugs?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Sean
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-- Best Regards Waqar Younas PhD Candidate Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES) University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Canada
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