Re: NCL error when runing WRFSI GUI

Hi Alex,

> Thank Mary, So-Young and Rick very much. My problem is resolved(but...)

Glad to hear you're making progess!

>  I should have used "setenv NCL_COMMAND
> /npoess/apps/IRIX64/NCL-4.2-64/bin/ncl".
> My mistake is "setenv NCL_COMMAND /npoess/apps/IRIX64/NCL-4.2-64/bin".

This will be WRFSI-dependent. Those folks can support this for you.
Sounds like you have this resolved now.

>  Now, I can generate those ncgm files. But, I have some concerns: My
> current NCAR Graphics is V4.2.1.

As I mentioned to you earlier, v4.2.1 of NCAR Graphics is an older
version; the current version is v4.4.2. You can obtain the latest
version of NCAR Graphics in one of two ways:
     1. via the NCAR Graphics download site:
http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ng4.4/download.html

     2. as part of the NCL release: http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/
            this will require registration in order to complete
downloads from the Earth System Grid site

You can complete both options #1 and #2 (in that order) and follow the
installation instructions for both and all should be fine. It may be
easier to simply complete option #2 as a faster way to ensure the most
up-to-date version of both NCAR Graphics and NCL.

> I have NOT copied NCL's lib/* and include/* to $NCARG_ROOT/lib/ and
> $NCARG_ROOT/include/ yet. Some files of NCL's have the
> same names as the NCAR Graphics', but they are different. For example:
>  
> ll $NCARG_ROOT/include/ncarg
> total 320
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100        12520 Aug 23  2000 c.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100         7610 Aug 23  2000 cgm_tools.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100         6822 Aug 23  2000 cgmdef.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100         4205 Aug 23  2000 ctrans.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100        50101 Aug 23  2000 gks.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100         4133 Aug 23  2000 gksP.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100        52056 Aug 23  2000 ncargC.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100        15447 Aug 23  2000 ncarg_ras.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 8338     100         8626 Aug 23  2000 ngmath.h
> ll /npoess/apps/IRIX64/NCL-4.2-64/include/ncarg/
> total 285
> -rw-r--r--    1 s116493  every1     12577 Jan 10 01:33 c.h
> -rw-r--r--    1 s116493  every1     50101 Jan 10 01:35 gks.h
> drwxr-xr-x    2 s116493  every1     12288 Jul 26  2004 hlu/
> -rw-r--r--    1 s116493  every1     66546 Jan 10 01:35 ncargC.h
> drwxr-xr-x    2 s116493  every1      4096 Jun  1  2005 ncl/
>  
> Let's say I'd like to install NCL under my $NCARG_ROOT. If I
> over-write/replace my old
> files of NCAR Graphics with the new NCL's, will this cause any problem
> for my current
> NCAR Graphics?

File sizes are different because things have changed from older
versions of the software (such as v4.2.1) to newer versions (such as
v4.4.2). In general, things seem to get bigger as they get better.
:-)

As Mary noted earlier, it is both acceptable and preferable to install
NCAR Graphics and NCL into the same directory tree: under the directory
you set for $NCARG_ROOT. The NCARG_ROOT environment variable
represents the root location for both NCAR Graphics and NCL install
trees, as both share libraries, files, tools and the like.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you require further assistance.

-Rick.

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Rick Grubin      NCAR/CISL/SCD/VETS
Visualization + Enabling Technologies
grubin_at_ucar.edu             303.497.1832