[daip] cl2hf aborts

Ivan Marti Vidal i.marti-vidal at uv.es
Thu Apr 14 10:29:40 EDT 2005


Hello Leonia,

I've got some work on other few things, so I can wait until Eric comes. 
If you or Eric Greissen need me for anything, just tell me.

  Thank you very much for your help!

    Ivan


Leonia Kogan wrote:

> Hi Ivan,
>
> Craig uses a Dell computer running under a Linux system also and he 
> has the same problem also. So I thinl you are right the key of the 
> problem is the operating system in which the AIPS compilation was made.
>
> Unfortunately I am not strong in this area. Eric Greisen will be back 
> the following Monday, Tuesday. Can you wait for him?
>
> Thanks
>
> Leonia
>
> Ivan Marti Vidal wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>     Fax    505 835 7027        Socorro NM 87801   USA
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>
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