[daip] forwarded message from Eric Greisen

Eric Greisen egreisen at nrao.edu
Tue Sep 23 19:20:51 EDT 2003


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From: Eric Greisen <egreisen at nrao.edu>
To: Chris Phillips <Chris.Phillips at csiro.au>
Cc: daips at primate.aoc.nrao.edu
Subject: Re: aips @ ATNF
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 17:15:28 -0600

Chris Phillips writes:
 > It looks like I have convinced the locals here to finally let me install
 > the latest "nrao" version of aips rather than plodding along with 31DEC99
 > with some local changes.
 > 
 > Given that there ARE some local changes, it would seem worthwhile trying to
 > merge in the more important ones into the 31DEC03 stream, if you are
 > willing.

     I am always willing to consider them....

 > 
 > I am not sure the best way to try and do this, particularly given the
 > 4 year difference in versions. I could try merging the changes into the
 > most recent code, but I fear that this might just end up giving you more
 > work trying to fix problems I have introduced.

      As you will see below, things have changed too much generally.
I will need to handle them

 > 
 > I have identified which of the routines are changed (luckily the previous
 > merger kept a copy of the orig nrao code) and made a brief summary of what
 > there changes are and included below is a very terse  summary of the
 > changes I have found.
 > 
 > Whatr do you think the best way forwards is?

      I will need to see details as indicated below:

 > -------------------------------------------
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     No need to do anything?

 >     ./AIPS/SUB/TASKWT.FOR                 this is handled by speed
 >     	Reduce time delay??                  parameter 35 in SETPAR

 >     ./APL/DEV/UNIX/BERK/SUN/ZBKLD2.FOR    Obsolete
 >     	format tweeks
 >     
 >     ./APL/DEV/UNIX/ZBKLD2.FOR             obsolete - for VMS backups
 >     	Allow 80 char file names
 >     	20k blocks with dd
 >     	diff options for tar
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/TABED.FOR
 >     	IVER test <= 0 rather than < 0       0 => highest so NO
 >     	BUFFER(8193,2) in TEDITR and TABUP   table IO needs 512 now
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/REGRD.FOR.NRAO        It is there now
 >     	Added option to zero outpout blank pixels
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/SETJY.FOR.NRAO        It is there now
 >     	Add non-zero check on SYSV before setting SYSVEL
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/VSAD.FOR              Not in AIPS
 >     	Definition of IDOPE
 >     
 >     ./Y/PGM/NOTST/UVPLT.FOR
 >     	Local copy of CHSTAT to ignore concurrent read when doing write of CL
 >     	(why?)                               Someone had a plot and
                                             a read collide and got lazy
 >     
 >     ./Y/PGM/NOTST/SPFLG.FOR               Prefer the current way
 >     	DOSOUR==.TRUE. not .FALSE.           == TVFLG by the way
 >     
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     I need to see things, but yes
 >     
 >     ./APL/DEV/UNIX/BELL/SOL/ZABOR2.C
 >     	ieee tweeks
 >
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/CLCOR.FOR
 >     	Extra argument to ANTCOR (CATH) to skip poln test      I do
                                                               not
       know what you are talking about here things have changed a lot
       Please send details
 >     	Adds ATCA and VLBA case to PARAM(8) override
 >     	change comment about LH coorinates to RH coordinates
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/GETJY.FOR                 send details
 >     	Skip frequency check for ATCA
 >     	Change some indices to BIF rather than 1
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/UVLOD.FOR
 >     	SZBUFF depends on UVBFSL rather than UVBFSS    ok but UVBFSS
                                    should now be big enough for you
 >     		- increased buffer size
 >     	Read TELTYP                 there now??
 >     	other??
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/FITTP.FOR
 >     	Add CNO option to give first ald last in range of catalogue numbers
 >     	* maybe more subtle changes
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/UVFIT.FOR           ok - which
 >     	Increased buffer size
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/UVFIX.FOR           why?
 >     	Add option to not recompute uvw
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/UVFND.FOR           which VIS(3,256) too large
                                           already - only 5 chans read
 >     	Increased buffer size
 >     
 >     ./APL/SUB/NOTST/GETANT.FOR
 >     	DOATCA, only check first two characters in array name
 >     		(For ATLBA also - correct??)
 >     
 >     ./HELP/GEOM.HLP
 >     	Added comment to order of operations
 >     
 >     ./HELP/MCUBE.HLP
 >     	Extra comments
 >     
 >     ./Q/PGM/NOTST/BPASS.FOR.NRAO
 >     	SFLUX buffer set by UVBFSL              YESSSS!
 >     	Check on XSOLIN==0                      to do ???
 >     
 >     ./Q/PGM/NOTST/CALIB.FOR
 >     	Fill in comments for ALL parameters
 >     	Min # antenna = 3 not 6                 4 would be okay
 >     
 >     ./Y/PGM/GREYS.FOR
 >     	Hologrophy option (DOWEDGE>2)           holog nice
 >     	local LAYOUT subroutine (why?)          for holog (at atca?)
 >     
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     beam patterns are now handled in a uniform way, perhaps we can
add ATCA to that properly - I will need the parameters as defined for
PBCOR in 31DEC03

 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/LTESS.FOR
 >     	Adds support for ATCA via check on array name
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/STESS.FOR
 >     	Adds ATCA support
 >     	more?? ITV??                                 what is this?
 >     
 >     ./APL/SUB/NOTST/APPLPB.FOR
 >     	ATCA support
 >     
 >     ./APL/SUB/NOTST/APLPBI.FOR
 >     	ATCA support
 >     
 >     ./APL/SUB/PBCALC.FOR
 >     	ATCA support
 >     
 >     ./QY/PGM/NOTST/UTESS.FOR
 >     	ATCA support
 >     
 >     ./QY/PGM/NOTST/VTESS.FOR
 >     	ATCA support
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/PBCOR.FOR
 >     	Currently no diff
 >     	* Previously lots changes to use default parameters and ATCA
 >     	  values
 >     
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     Now no change - why are they still in the list?
 >     
 >     ./APL/DEV/ZPHFIL.FOR
 >     	Currently no change
 >     	Previously support for MS/TS/FG tables
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/NOTST/PHSRF.FOR
 >     	Currently no change
 >     	* previously used ATAVCH rather than AVGCHN
 >     
 >     ./APL/PGM/UVBAS.FOR
 >     	Currently no diffs
 >     	* Previously minor mods on variables/order usedf in some calcs
 >     
 >     ./APL/SUB/TKCURS.FOR
 >     	* Previously read 6 characters not 5          why???
 >     
 >     ./Q/PGM/NOTST/FRING.FOR
 >     	Currently no changes
 >     	Previously lots changes
 >     
 >     /Q/PGM/NOTST/CVEL.FOR
 >     	Currently no change
 >     	Previously???
 >     
 >     ./Y/PGM/NOTST/POSSM.FOR
 >     	Added aparm(8)=6, bandpass squared
 >     	Also check MULTI?
 >     
 >     ./Y/PGM/NOTST/IRING.FOR
 >     	Currently no change
 >     	* Prevously outfile file?

Be sure to check me on my remarks - you have the 31DEC03 version and
so can see what is already there.

Cheers,

Eric


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