[daip] Re: Bug Report

[Eric Greisen]

Thomas Pannuti writes:
 > 
 > To Whom It May Concern:
 > 
 > I wish to bring to your attention a bug that I encountered
 > while trying to install AIPS on my machine. When I was running
 > INSTEP4, the following error message appeared in the logfile:
 > 
 > LINK:            /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/LIBR/APLSOL/SUBLIB \
 > LINK:            -lsocket -lnsl -xtarget=generic -xlibmopt -s \
 > LINK:            -o 
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/PREP/ACFIT.EXE
 > Undefined                       first referenced
 >  symbol                             in file
 > grd_
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/LIBR/APLSUB/SUBLIB(JPRECS.o)
 > invert_
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/LIBR/APLSUB/SUBLIB(JPRENU.o)
 > ld: fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/PREP$
 > LINK      : Status from /opt/SUNWspro/bin/f77 is 1
 > LINK      : Link of
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/PREP/ACFIT.o
 > LINK      : dies from wimpy compiler
 > COMLNK    : Link failed!
 > COMLNK    : Deleted
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/PREP/ACFIT.o
 > COMLNK    : Deleted
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/PREP/ACFIT.f
 > 
 > Similar error messages also appeared for ANCAL.o, ANCAL.f, BLAVG.o,
 > BLAVG.f and numerous other files as well. As a consequence, I
 > can execute FILAIP and POSGN without incident, but not SETPAR.
 > If I try to execute START_AIPS, the MSGSRV window crashes and says
 > "AIPSmsg: Can't execvp 
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/LOAD/MSGSRV.EXE", the TEKSRV
 > window crashes and says "AIPStek: Can't execvp
 > /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/LOAD/TEKSRV.EXE", a TV
 > window fails to appear with the error messages "STARTPMON: [GRIFFIN]
 > Cannot find /nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SOL/LOAD/TPMON.EXE",
 > "STARTPMON: [GRIFFIN] Will NOT start any TPMON daemons.", 
 > "XASERVERS: Start TV LOCK daemon TVSERV on griffin"
 > "/nfs/cxc/a1/solaris/opt/aips/31DEC01/SYSTEM/UNIX/XASERVERS: ./TVSERV.EXE: not
 > found"
 > XASERVERS: Start XAS on griffin, DISPLAY :0.0
 > XAS: ** TrueColor FOUND!!! 
 > XAS: Visual not = default, create 24-bit colormap
 > XAS: Using screen width height 1270 924, max grey level 255
 > XAS: ***  Using shared memory option for speed ***
 > Shared memory id failure: Invalid argument
 > 
 > While I can get to the AIPS command prompt and I can run a task
 > like IMLOD, I cannot run a task such as GREYS -- the error message
 > there is: AIPS 1: ZACTV8: TASK GREYS  DOES NOT EXIST IN
 >           AIPS 1: ZACTV8: VERSION = TST
 > 
 > If you could please investigate this and let me know how to proceed,
 > I would appreciate it.
 > 
 > Thanks for your time -- Tom Pannuti

Yes, I just found that the revised subroutines are missing some needed
refences.  I am suprised they are so widespread.  I will let you know
when we have a fix.  The INSTEP4 dies when a directory does not
compile fully so you will have to wait - hopefully not long!

Eric Greisen