[daip] Task ORFIT in fortran compiled 31DEC10 AIPS version

[Eric Greisen]

Ciriaco Goddi wrote:
> Dear Eric,
> 
> I made successfully a text installation of the 31DEC10 version of AIPS 
> on my linux desktop (fedora kernel release 11, leonidas). I used the g77 
> fortran compiler. I wanted to use a special local task, ORFIT (cfa 
> directory). I used previously the intel compiled version of the task, in 
> an older version of AIPS at the CfA, compiled with the intel compiler. 
> That version of ORFIT obviously does not work in the new machine, where 
> I did not have the intel compiler. If I try, I get the message:
> error while loading shared libraries: libsvml.so: cannot open shared 
> object file: No such file or directory.
> 
> I tried then to use the load module compiled with the gnu compiler.
> I tried either copying the executable in the $TST/$ARCH/LOAD/ or in the 
> FITS directory (using version=FITS into AIPS).
> In both cases, I get an error of execution:
> AIPS 1: ZACTV9: CANNOT START ORFIT1
> AIPS 1: ERRNO = 8 (Exec format error)
> 
> The ORFIT task should have the appropriate name (ORFIT.EXE) and the 
> execution permissions (rwxrwxrwx).
> Using the intel version of a binary installation for 31DEC09 I was still 
> able to run ORFIT, but when I upgraded to 31DEC10 (text, fortran 
> compiler) I was not able to run the tst (31DEC10) and new (31DEC09) 
> version at the same time.
> 
> How can i run ORFIT in the 31DEC10 (fortran compiled) version?
>
I suspect that you do not need ORFIT any more.  Look at the DOCRT=-4 
option  in JMFIT, IMFIT and SAD.  It puts out the single line of ORFIT 
in that format.

Eric Greisen