[daip] AIPS Installation Question

[Eric Greisen]

Jeremy MacHattie wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm currently trying to install AIPS on my personal computer to allow 
> for work outside the office.  I run Windows 7, so have attempted to 
> install using Cygwin first before resorting to putting in a Linux 
> partition.  The installation seems to go fine (I'm 
> using http://www.aips.nrao.edu/install.shtml as a guide) until I reach 
> the "Running FILAIP, POPSGN, SETPAR" section.  I'm able to do the '. 
> ./login.sh' and '$cdtst' just fine, and the outputs match what the 
> instructions indicate they should be.  However, when I attempt to run 
> FILAIP, I get the following errors:
> 
> 
> $ run filaip
> Data disk assignments:
> DADEVS.PL <http://DADEVS.PL>: This program is untested under Perl 
> version 5.010
>   (Using global default file /home/Jeremy/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for DADEVS.PL 
> <http://DADEVS.PL>)
>    Disk 1 (1) is /home/Jeremy/DATA/LOCALHOST_1
> 
> Starting up FILAIP (RELEASE OF 31DEC11)
> /home/Jeremy/31DEC11/SYSTEM/UNIX/run: line 157: 
> /home/Jeremy/31DEC11/LINUX/LOAD/
> FILAIP.EXE: cannot execute binary file
> /home/Jeremy/31DEC11/SYSTEM/UNIX/run: line 157: exec: 
> /home/Jeremy/31DEC11/LINUX
> /LOAD/FILAIP.EXE: cannot execute: Permission denied
> 
> 
> I guess my main question is whether AIPS can even be installed using 
> Cygwin, or if I do indeed have to create a Linux partition.  If not, I'm 
> unsure of how to tackle this issue, and any help would be greatly 
> appreciated.

Did you do a binary installation?

It says permission denied for execute.  In Linux, files are marked 
executable or not and one would get a similar message if they were not 
do marked.  Go check the $LOAD area.

You are in unexplored territory.

Eric Greisen