Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:04:43 -1000
From: Glen Petitpas 
To: Jun-Hui Zhao 
Subject: Re: problem data set(s)


Hi

It seems to work fine now for me too. I've confirmed success on the problem
data sets I reported earlier too.

Thanks!
Glen

Jun-Hui Zhao wrote:
> Hi Glen,
>      Thanks. I checked /sma/local/miriad_cvs installation
> by running a test script. It seems to be fine now. Please let me
> know if you find any further problems.
>      Jun-Hui
> 
> On Thu, 29 Mar 2012, Glen Petitpas wrote:
> 
>> Hi Jun-Hui
>>
>> When I source the file "/sma/local/miriad_cvs/MIRRC.linux" on the
>> machines in Hilo, I get the following error:
>>
>> obsconh:gpetitpa: % source /sma/local/miriad_cvs/MIRRC.linux
>> /home/miriad/miriad_cvs/install/hostlookup.csh: No such file or directory.
>> obsconh:gpetitpa: %
>>
>> and miriad does not get loaded.
>>
>> I have modified your $MIR variable in MIRRC.linux to point to
>> /sma/loca/miriad_cvs  instead of /home/miriad/ as you originally
>> had and it seems to work now. I do not know if this messes up anything
>> else though, so you may want to check.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Glen
>>
>> Jun-Hui Zhao wrote:
>>> Hi Glen,
>>>      The problem has been fixed by updating the SMA subroutines
>>> in Miriad. I made a new release -- Miriad_beta 1.4.3 and
>>> updated the three public sites at CfA
>>> (http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/sma/miriad/manuals/Where/)
>>>      Thanks.
>>>      Jun-Hui
>>>
>>> On Fri, 16 Mar 2012, Glen Petitpas wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I am having trouble with smalod on the following data sets:
>>>>
>>>> 120316_03:11:44
>>>> 120316_12:23:40
>>>>
>>>> When I issue the 'smalod' command, it just tells me the version
>>>> it is running, and returns me to the command line. It does not even
>>>> create an empty data file:
>>>>
>>>>  > smalod in=/sma/rtdata/science/mir_data/120316_03:11:44 rxif=-1
>>>> sideband=0 nscans=20 options=flagch0 out=junktest
>>>> SmaLod: version 3.5-beta 9-December-2011
>>>>  >
>>>> (and nothing gets created)
>>>>
>>>> Both use the same setup:
>>>>
>>>> observe -s G19.01-0.03 -r 18:25:44.80 -d -12:22:45.8 -e 2000 -v 60
>>>> dopplerTrack -r 290.62341 -s 16 -l
>>>> restartCorrelator -s64 -s1:128 -s2:128 -s3:128 -s4:128 -s5:128 -s6:128
>>>> -s7:256 -s8:256 -s9:256 -s10:128 -s11:128 -s12:256 -s13:128 -s15:128
>>>> -s16:256 -s17:256 -s18:128 -s19:128 -s20:128 -s21:128 -s22:128 -s27:256
>>>> -s28:256 -s33:256 -s46:256
>>>>
>>>> Obviously, that is an impressive correlator setup, but nothing too
>>>> complicated.
>>>>
>>>> Another thing that worries me is this is the first track we observed
>>>> after a few days of only the VLBI people using the array, so I cannot
>>>> say for sure what may have got tweaked.
>>>>
>>>> I have confirmed that both data sets load in MIR (IDL) though.
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Glen