[daip] AIPS_ROOT is not a directory

[egreisen]

On 2020-11-24 01:32, Arzoo Sohail Noorani wrote:
> we found two START_AIPS files and edited the path to the correct
> destination since this was missing.
>  we are still getting the same error
> 
>  	* /home/sdrt/Documents/AIPS_Installation_Files_DONT_TOUCH
> 
>  #                                       Set the AIPS root directory.
> AIPS_ROOT=/home/Documents/AIPS_Installation_Files_DONT_TOUCH
> #                                       Set what it should be remotely
> #                                       CHANGE THIS if necessary.
> 
>  2.
> /home/sdrt/Documents/AIPS_Installation_Files_DONT_TOUCH/31DEC20/SYSTEM/UNIX
> 
> 
>  #                                       Set the AIPS root directory.
> AIPS_ROOT=/home/Documents/AIPS_Installation_Files_DONT_TOUCH
> #                                       Set what it should be remotely
> #                                       CHANGE THIS if necessary.
> 
>  We have ntced two files with broken links:
> 
>  location:
> /home/sdrt/Documents/AIPS_Installation_Files_DONT_TOUCH/31DEC20/LNX64/SYSTEM/COAOARN
> 
>  link target: /home/AIPS/START_AIPS
> 
>  	* aips
> 
> 	* AIPS
> 
>  Best regards,
>  Radio Lab Team
> 
The important START_AIPS file is in your $AIPS_ROOT ***directory***.  
The installation process auto-edits that file and numerous others
                                        List of files that define 
AIPS_ROOT
#
sh_files="AIPSPATH.SH HOSTS.SH LOGIN.SH START_AIPS START_TVSERVERS" are 
what is going wrong
sh_files="$sh_files START_TPSERVERS TVALT AIPS.BOOT START_QMNGR"
csh_files="AIPSPATH.CSH HOSTS.CSH LOGIN.CSH"

I am making little sense of your reply - it appears that you omitted the 
/srdt portion in the AIPS_ROOT definition above.  Do NOT change files in 
31DEC20/SYSTEM/UNIX.  Similarly the files in 
31DEC20/LNX64/SYSTEM/COAOARN are not relevant to you.  The files that 
matter are in $SYSLOCAL which should be 31DEC20/LNX64/SYSTEM/<sitename>  
where <sitename> is the name you chose for your aips site.

I asked you to cd to the top directory of your AIPS installation and 
look at the files there.  They are what is going wrong.  They need to 
define AIPS_ROOT to the directory to which you have gone with your cd.

Eric Greisen