[daip] Issues installation AIPS: MAKE.BMNJ and FILAIP {External}

[Eric Greisen]

There seems to be an issue involving two separate computer accounts.  It
is as if one account has loaded the files and another is trying to run
them.
Unfortunately, I can't see this directly so you will need to do the
debugging.  What account are you and what does ls -l show for the CDVER
file and for $TST/$ARCH/LOAD/FILAIP.EXE ?

> Dear NRAO/AIPS staff,
>
> I am a new AIPS user that ran into some issues while trying to install the
> 31DEC2022 version on a Linux machine.
> In particular I think there are two problems:
> - installation of midnight: I do not understand why it cannot open the
> CDVER.SH
> file. It is there, it should be able to...
> - running FILAIP: in this case I get the error message "RUN: Permission
> denied". Again not sure why..
>
> I copy here the output of the wizard here:
>
> The AIPS Midnight Job is a way to keep your AIPS
> AipsWiz: installation up to date.  It is secure, relatively
> AipsWiz: easy, and can be done on demand or in a cron job
> AipsWiz: (i.e. periodically, daily or weekly or whenever).
> AipsWiz: It does require that you have the cvs software
> AipsWiz: package installed on your system.
>
> AipsWiz: This script will set up the infrastructure for you
> AipsWiz: to be *able* to run the Midnight Job (MNJ), but you
> AipsWiz: have the power to make it run or not.
>
> AipsWiz: About to run 'MAKE.BMNJ '...
> AipsWiz: This will generate a fair bit of output.
> sh: 1: .: Can't open /home/luca/AIPS/31DEC23/LNX64/SYSTEM/CDVER.SH
> AipsWiz: Not good; no
> /home/luca/AIPS/31DEC22/LNX64/SYSTEM/LUCASITE/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.
> ========================================================================
>
> Any suggestion would be very much appreciated :)
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Luca
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Eric W Greisen