[daip] cl2hf aborts

Ivan Marti Vidal i.marti-vidal at uv.es
Thu Apr 14 06:42:46 EDT 2005


Hello Leonia,

I'm using a Dell computer running under a Linux system. Maybe the key of 
the problem is the operating system in which the AIPS compilation was 
made. Do you think it could be the problem?

 -Ivan

Leonia Kogan wrote:

> Ivan,
>
> I am Leonid Kogan one of the few members of the AIPS groop.
> I tried CL2HF with very random UV data and it is not aborted!!
>
> I use the SUN station with unix.
>
> Craig got the abort on his DELL linux system.
>
> Tell me please what type of computer (and linux or unix) do you use.
>
> Leonia
> Craig Walker wrote:
>
>> Ivan Marti Vidal from Spain reported that CL2HF aborts close to 
>> startup and seemingly before it does anything.  I tried it here on 
>> some data that wasn't really set up for geodesy type observations and 
>> got the same result.  It is possible that there is something about 
>> the inputs that it doesn't like, but it should tell us what that is, 
>> not just abort.  I did try a few variations on the input.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is the message screen for when it aborts:
>>
>> eolus > CL2HF1: Task CL2HF  (release of 31DEC04) begins
>> eolus > CL2HF1: Version history:
>> eolus > CL2HF1: 19980811: GSFC version merged into system version
>> eolus > CL2HF1: 19980814: Correctly processes 4 digit dates
>> eolus > CL2HF1: 19990131: Added subarray adverb + bug fixes
>> eolus > CL2HF1: 19991005: Different CL times + many mods
>> eolus > CL2HF1:           Resids & model from table  CL #  8
>> eolus > CL2HF1:           Phase cal info from table  CL #  1
>> eolus > CL2HF1:            Solution times from table SN #  3
>> eolus > CL2HF1:            HF output stored in table HF #  1
>> eolus > CL2HF1: ZABORS: signal 11 received
>> eolus > CL2HF1: ABORT!
>>
>> Here are the program inputs (on eolus in user 2263)
>>
>> AIPS 1: Found in Version=NEW
>> AIPS 1: CL2HF:    Convert CL table to HF table for Calc/Solve Use
>> AIPS 1: Adverbs     Values                 Comments
>> AIPS 1: ----------------------------------------------------------------
>> AIPS 1: USERID        0                    User number.
>> AIPS 1: INNAME     'BW077A      '          Main input file (name).
>> AIPS 1: INCLASS    'UVDATA'                Main input file (class).
>> AIPS 1: INSEQ         1                    Main input file (seq. #).
>> AIPS 1:                                       0 => highest
>> AIPS 1: INDISK        2                    Disk unit #.       0 => any
>> AIPS 1: INVERS        8                    Input CL  file version no.
>> AIPS 1: IN2VERS       1                    CL table for phase cal.
>> AIPS 1: SNVER         3                    SN table used
>> AIPS 1: FLAGVER       1                    FG table to edit data
>> AIPS 1: SUBARRAY      0                    Subarray number 0 -> 1
>> AIPS 1: OUTVERS       1                    Output HF file version.
>> AIPS 1: TIMERANG   *all 0                  Time Range
>> AIPS 1: BADDISK    *all 0                  Disks to avoid for scratch.
>> AIPS 1: INFILE     *all ' '                Schedule/time tag file name.
>> AIPS 1: APARM      *all 0                  General parameters:
>> AIPS 1:                                    1=Time tag computation:
>> AIPS 1:                                       0 => CL table time,
>> AIPS 1:                                        rounded to integer sec.
>> AIPS 1:                                       1 => SN table time,
>> AIPS 1:                                        integer sec.
>> AIPS 1:                                       2 => use input table
>> AIPS 1:                                        of time tags.
>> AIPS 1:                                       3 => use input Mark III
>> AIPS 1:                                        schedule file.
>> AIPS 1:                                       4 => use LISTR listing.
>> AIPS 1:                                    2=Elev. angle cutoff.
>> AIPS 1:                                        Permitted values 1.0
>> AIPS 1:                                        to 10.0 degrees.
>> AIPS 1:                                    5=Where to get phases:
>> AIPS 1:                                       =0 => from UV data
>> AIPS 1:                                       >0 => from SN table
>> AIPS 1:                                         (FRING APARM(5)>0, or
>> AIPS 1:                                          MBDLY APARM(6)=1)
>> AIPS 1: DPARM      *all 0                  More parameters:
>> AIPS 1:                                    1 = # of channels used by
>> AIPS 1:                                        FRING; usually 14 if
>> AIPS 1:                                        end channels dropped;
>> AIPS 1:                                        0 implies all
>> AIPS 1:                                    2 = total number of channels;
>> AIPS 1:                                        default (0) 16 channels;
>> AIPS 1:                                        must be specified if not
>> AIPS 1:                                        16 and DPARM(1) > 0.
>>
>>
>> I'm running under linux with aips tst on eolus.  I tried it under 
>> aips new and aips old and got the same result.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Craig
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     R. Craig Walker            Array Operations Center
>>     cwalker at nrao.edu           National Radio Astronomy Observatory
>>     Phone  505 835 7247        P. O. Box O
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>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Subject:
>> problem with AIPS task CL2HF
>> From:
>> Ivan Marti Vidal <i.marti-vidal at uv.es>
>> Date:
>> Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:21:38 +0200
>> To:
>> cwalker at nrao.edu
>>
>> To:
>> cwalker at nrao.edu
>>
>>
>> Hello Mr. Walker,
>>
>> I'm a grad student from Spain and I use frequently the AIPS software. 
>> Actually, I'm trying to make an export of the interferometric 
>> observables into an HF table for its later use in CALC/SOLVE. I've 
>> found a problem when trying to execute CL2HF. It simply aborts before 
>> doing anything.
>>
>> I've run FRING with the option for finding the multi band delays, so 
>> I don't need to run MBDLY (I think). The SN table generated by FRING 
>> is what I use for CL2HF. What do you think that could be the problem?
>>
>> Thank you very much for your help and have a nice day!
>>
>>    Ivan
>>
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