[daip] Re: AIPS RUNFIL problem

[Alice Argon]

Thanks Eric.  I'll have Shoshana look into the problem when she gets back 
from vacation.  I don't know what local changes she's made.  In the 
meantime we'll use version='HOME'

 Alice
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On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, Eric Greisen wrote:

> Alice Argon writes:
> 
>  > Below is a message sent to Eric Greisen which summarizes the problem.
> 
>     I have been on travel and daip is the address to send all aips
> queries.
> 
>  > > We seem to be unable to execute any runfiles in AIPS (we get 
>  > > "TEXT...UNAVAILABLE" messages when the runfiles clearly exist).  
>  > > The problem occurs on multiple machines and for multiple users.  
>  > > 
>  > > Below, is a transcript of a test to illustrate the problem.  In sum, I: 
>  > >  * create a simple runfile in my home directory (called JUNK2.0DB, which 
>  > >      consists of a blank line, followed by ucat plus <CR>).  
>  > >  * set the runfile area to home directory (setenv RUNFIL /home/alice, 
>  > >      which has always worked in the past)
> 
>     There has been no change to this area of code in quite some time.
> This however was not how we would recommend that you do things.  Your
> aips installation probably has a $RUNFIL area - usually
> $AIPS_ROOT/RUN.  If you put things there and do not mess with the
> $RUNFIL assignment then it should work.  The pseudoverb RUN does have
> adverbs among which is VERSION.  Setting that to an environemnt
> variable of your choosing (but not RUNFIL) that is known to AIPS when
> it is started also works - I use it a lot.
> 
> 
>  > >  * get into AIPS (aips notv)
>  > >  * attempt to execute the runfile (run junk2)
>  > > 
>  > > The lines
>  > >  "/AIPS/DATA/RGLINUX5_1/RUN",
>  > > which appear immediately after I type "aips notv" may be of concern, 
>  > > since this area does not exist.  Do you have any idea as to what 
>  > > could be wrong?
> 
>  > > rglinux5 23> aips notv
>  > > /AIPS/DATA/RGLINUX5_1/RUN
>  > > /AIPS/DATA/RGLINUX5_1/RUN
>  > > /AIPS/DATA/RGLINUX5_1/FITS
> 
>      These are most peculiar - are you sure someone has not added echo
> statements to the CfA version of START_AIPS in $AIPS_ROOT?  The 3rd of
> these is the AOC standard place for FITS but not the usual area
> elsewwhere.  I could see other site adopting this approach for RUN as
> well as FITS to make spearate such area for separate machines.  The
> antique aips model was a single public area for each.
> 
>      It is dangerous to change these standard files now.  The MNJ can
> update any of them at any time (although I do not change them much).
> 
>  > > Starting up 31DEC05 AIPS with normal priority
>  > > Begin the one true AIPS number 5 (release of 31DEC05) at priority =   0
>  > > AIPS 5: You are NOT assigned a TV device or server
>  > > AIPS 5: You are NOT assigned a graphics device or server
>  > > AIPS 5: Enter user ID number
>  > > ?/AIPS/DATA/RGLINUX5_1/RUN
>  > > /AIPS/DATA/RGLINUX5_1/RUN
>  > > /AIPS/DATA/RGLINUX5_1/FITS
> 
> Another set of these messages - check all files in $AIPS_ROOT such
> AIPSASSN.SH and CSH and AIPSPATH.SH and CSH for these echos.
> 
>  > > AIPS 5: ZERROR: ON FILE DA01:SGD0DB001.0DB;
>  > > AIPS 5: ZERROR: IN ZDAOPN ERRNO = 13 (Permission denied)
>  > > AIPS 5: UNABLE TO READ SAVE/GET FILE NAMED LASTEXIT.  CHECK DA01:SG*
> 
>    Why can't you load this file - you should fix that too.  At least
> this error tells me that you did not have VERSION set to anything
> 
>  > > AIPS 5: Loading a brand new POPS vocabulary
>  > > >
>  > > >run junk2
>  > > AIPS 5: TEXT FOR JUNK2 UNAVAILABLE
>  > > >
> 
> I am suspicious that there are local changes to the aips procs that I
> cannot debug from here.  These messages should not be appearing, yet
> say twice and they suggest someone has attempted to change something.
> 
> Meanwhile, the use of the VERSION adverb is what you should do.
> 
> VERSION='HOME' should work.
> 
> Eric Greisen
> 
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