[daip] AIPS installation help {External}

[scardenas]

Hello,

My name is Silvina Cárdenas; I am an Argentinian graduate student and I 
am writing to you because I am having trouble with the AIPS installation 
process.

I downloaded the install.pl file and followed all the recommendations 
and instructions detailed for the binary installation. However, during 
the installation process I first encountered this error message:


AipsWiz: About to run 'MAKE.BMNJ '...
AipsWiz: This will generate a fair bit of output.
sh: 1: .: Can't open /home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/LNX64/SYSTEM/CDVER.SH
AipsWiz: Not good; no 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC22/LNX64/SYSTEM/MYSITE/UPDCONFIG found; did 
MAKE.BMNJ fail?
AipsWiz: You should investigate this.
AipsWiz: ==> Press <ENTER> to acknowledge::
AipsWiz:  =====> Generate system files via FILAIP/POPSGN...
AipsWiz: This will generate some output, including a copyright (left)
AipsWiz: statement and some prompts, but should end with a 'Done!' if
AipsWiz: everything worked...

AipsWiz: About to run FILAIP.  If this is a re-installation, you
AipsWiz: will be prompted for an AIPS Manager password.  The
AipsWiz: default password is AMANAGER

sh: 1: RUN: Permission denied
AipsWiz: Error: FILAIP did not work, or there's a missing file!
AipsWiz: Error: This may mean that FILAIP did not work (it should have
AipsWiz: Error: created it and many other files in that area).
AipsWiz: Error: You can try running it by hand after (a) dotting the
AipsWiz: Error: LOGIN.SH file or sourcing the LOGIN.CSH file; and
AipsWiz: Error: (b) Typing 'RUN FILAIP'.  You will then be asked for
AipsWiz: Error: two parameters.  Use
8 2

AipsWiz: Error: as the standard values.
AipsWiz: Error: You will also have to RUN POPSGN if that works;

AipsWiz: Error: Feed it

0 POPSDAT TST


AipsWiz: Error: when it asks for Idebug, etc. and press RETURN when
AipsWiz: Error: you see the '>' prompt.



AipsWiz: Install Wizard stopping.  Current settings saved in ~/.AIPSRC
AipsWiz: Abandoning ship!  Goodbye.



With the help of a colleague from my institute with more computer 
knowledge than myself, we realized that to solve it, we had to modify 
the version in the install.pl file and put 31DEC23, because in the 
original file it says 31DEC22, which we believe is what generates this 
particular error with the MNJ.
However, when we tried running perl install.pl -n once more, afterwards 
this error appeared:



AipsWiz: About to run 'MAKE.BMNJ '...
AipsWiz: This will generate a fair bit of output.
AIPS_VERSION=/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23
MAKE.BMNJ - Moving to /home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/LNX64/UPDATE
MAKE.BMNJ - The binary MNJ now uses rsync for updates;
MAKE.BMNJ - but cvs (http://www.cvshome.org) may be useful;
MAKE.BMNJ - looking to see if I can find a copy of it....
MAKE.BMNJ - Found /usr/bin/cvs.
MAKE.BMNJ - Setting up your MNJ settings in
MAKE.BMNJ -  
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/LNX64/SYSTEM/MYSITE/UPDCONFIG:
MAKE.BMNJ -  --------------------------
# Created by MAKE.MNJ on jue 23 mar 2023 17:35:56 UTC
cvscmd=/usr/bin/cvs
ClientName=localhost
MailList=scardenas
ErrorList=scardenas,aipsmgr at nrao.edu
MAKE.BMNJ -  --------------------------
MAKE.BMNJ - If you wish to change any of these settings, refer to the
MAKE.BMNJ - comments at the start of 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/SYSTEM/UNIX/UPDATE/UPDCONFIG
MAKE.BMNJ - and edit 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/LNX64/SYSTEM/MYSITE/UPDCONFIG yourself.
MAKE.BMNJ - Press <RETURN> to acknowledge...:

********************CONTINUED**********************
MAKE.BMNJ - Press <RETURN> to acknowledge...:
./MAKE.BMNJ: 112: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
./MAKE.BMNJ: 113: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
./MAKE.BMNJ: 114: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
./MAKE.BMNJ: 115: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
./MAKE.BMNJ: 116: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
./MAKE.BMNJ: 117: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
./MAKE.BMNJ: 118: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
./MAKE.BMNJ: 119: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
./MAKE.BMNJ: 120: cannot create 
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/MACARM/.cvsignore: Directory nonexistent
MAKE.BMNJ - cvs needs to be primed by a login operation; this
MAKE.BMNJ - is also a good time to test and make sure you can
MAKE.BMNJ - connect to our server. We will now try to login to
MAKE.BMNJ - the server (mnj.aoc.nrao.edu); when prompted for
MAKE.BMNJ - a password, just hit the enter or return key.
Logging in to :pserver:anoncvs at mnj.aoc.nrao.edu:2401/home/aipssrc/cvs
CVS password:

********************CONTINUED**********************
MAKE.BMNJ - /home/scardenas/do_daily.localhost already exists
MAKE.BMNJ - You might want to add a crontab entry, e.g.

30 1 * * 1-6 /home/scardenas/do_daily.localhost

MAKE.BMNJ - when you are ready to start the MNJ.
MAKE.BMNJ - Your configuration for the AIPS midnight job is complete.
AipsWiz: =========================================================
AipsWiz: MAKE.BMNJ seemed to work 
(/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/LNX64/SYSTEM/MYSITE/UPDCONFIG found)
AipsWiz: ==> Press <ENTER> to continue...:

********************CONTINUED**********************
AipsWiz: ==> Press <ENTER> to continue...:
AipsWiz:  =====> Generate system files via FILAIP/POPSGN...
AipsWiz: This will generate some output, including a copyright (left)
AipsWiz: statement and some prompts, but should end with a 'Done!' if
AipsWiz: everything worked...

AipsWiz: About to run FILAIP.  If this is a re-installation, you
AipsWiz: will be prompted for an AIPS Manager password.  The
AipsWiz: default password is AMANAGER

Data disk assignments:
DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.030
   (Using global default file /home/scardenas/aips/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for 
DADEVS.PL)
    Disk 1 (1) is /home/scardenas/aips/DATA/LOCALHOST_1

Starting up FILAIP (RELEASE OF 31DEC23)
/home/scardenas/aips/31DEC23/LNX64/LOAD/FILAIP.EXE: error while loading 
shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such 
file or directory
AipsWiz: Error: FILAIP did not work, or there's a missing file!
AipsWiz: Error: This may mean that FILAIP did not work (it should have
AipsWiz: Error: created it and many other files in that area).
AipsWiz: Error: You can try running it by hand after (a) dotting the
AipsWiz: Error: LOGIN.SH file or sourcing the LOGIN.CSH file; and
AipsWiz: Error: (b) Typing 'RUN FILAIP'.  You will then be asked for
AipsWiz: Error: two parameters.  Use
8 2

AipsWiz: Error: as the standard values.
AipsWiz: Error: You will also have to RUN POPSGN if that works;

AipsWiz: Error: Feed it

0 POPSDAT TST


AipsWiz: Error: when it asks for Idebug, etc. and press RETURN when
AipsWiz: Error: you see the '>' prompt.



AipsWiz: Install Wizard stopping.  Current settings saved in ~/.AIPSRC
AipsWiz: Abandoning ship!  Goodbye.




Even though we tried several things, we were unable to find a solution 
to this error and complete the installation. I would be very grateful if 
you could lend me a hand to solve this to finally be able to use aips in 
my computer. My notebook has installed Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS, 64 bits. The 
install.pl file is stored in /home/scardenas/aips/ . If you need any 
other information please do no hesitate to contact me.

I thank you in advance for your kind reply!

Best regards,

Silvina