Cygwin 32 Bits Download [WORK]
Paula Yacovone
You can have BOTH the 32-bit and the 64-bit Cygwin installed concurrently without any problems. Thus if you wanted to compile and go on using 32-bit mode, install the 32-bit cygwin and invoke its bash shell.
I have been googling about this, but, maybe due to my spanish version of CygWin/Windows, I have not been able to find a solution.
I have latest (December 2014) CygWin 32 bits installed, and it seems there is some problem with its grep command.
So if you put cygwin1.dll in c:\ocaml-stuff, then /tmp corresponds to c:\ocaml-stuff\..\tmp, i.e., c:\tmp. An easy way to understand this is: in Cygwin, cygwin1.dll expects to live in /bin, so /tmp corresponds to a sibling subdirectory. So one option is to create this tmp directory: your OCaml executable will happily use that.
I am able to run Version 1.5.1, "the first binary release for cygwin", as desdcribed on the CDO for Windows page. There is no link to the respective file, but I found one with this version number on the following page:
However, when I try to read new NetCDF files (CORDEX data) I get "Unsupported file type (library support not compiled in)". Older NetCDF data works fine. Could it be that NetCDF4 is not supported in this version? Would it be possible to pre-build a new version supporting NetCDF4?
Thank you, Ralf !
Your cygwin-binary works fine,also with NetCDF4 files.
In the meantime, we also had cdo installed on our UNIX server, but I am happy to be able to run it also on my PC...
Thanks again, Philipp
No, it's not so odd if you consider the overlap among cygwin + mbarw users? My wife had the same problem on her x64 PC with setup-x86_64.exe . After reboot the files was able to be restored, but as with my previous false positive with cygwin r,.exe, mbarw out the file back with elevated SYSTEM user and permissions -- not good, and has to be changed by an Administrator.
From bash, we can start the normal Windows shell by typing cmd. This shows the usual Windows prompt. On my computer, this shows the current directory, which is "C:\cygwin64\home\Alan". Type exit to leave the Windows shell and return to bash. (We can repeat this: inside bash, run cmd. Inside cmd run bash. Inside that bash, run cmd. Keep going until we are thoroughly confused.)
In the Cygwin terminal, there are two additional entries to the system path. These are C:\cygwin64\usr\local\bin and C:\cygwin64\bin. Like Windows cmd, bash will look for programs and scripts in the system path.
I suggest you ensure Imagemagick's directory is in the system path, and add three more entries to the system path. Two are the locations of Cygwin's binary files, C:\cygwin64\bin and C:\cygwin64\usr\local\bin.
You must first download and install the 32-bit versionof Cygwin/X. Cygwin/X provides youwith a UNIX shell and an X server from which you can then run NCL.Very important note: You must install the 32-bit version ofCygwin/X and not the 64-bit version of Cygwin/X. To get the32-bit version of Cygwin/X, install it via the "setup-x86.exe"program and not the "setup-x86_64.exe" program. Details are includedbelow.Here are some step-by-step instructions for getting NCL to rununder Cygwin/X. Please read these instructions all the waythrough before starting the installation.
- Install Cygwin/X
- Run Cygwin/X
- Make sure you have a Cygwin home directory
- Download NCL
- Install NCL
- Set up your environment to run NCL
- Set up C-shell
- Set up DISPLAY environment variable
- Test NCL
- Troubleshooting problems
- Category "Devel": install "autoconf", "binutils", "bison","byacc", "flex", "gcc", "gcc4", "gcc4-fortran", "gcc-g++", "gdb", "make", "makedepend", "openssl-devel".
- Category "Editors": [optional] some popular editors thatyou might want for editing your files include "nedit", "emacs", and"vim".
- Category "Graphics": [optional] install "ghostscript" forviewing PostScript files, "ImageMagick" for "convert"
- Category "Libs": "expat", "libcurl4", "libexpat-devel","libgfortran4", "libidn-devel", "libxml2", "libtirpc", "zlib"
- Category "Net": `install "libcurl-devel", "libcurl4", and"openssh".
- Category "Shells": install "bash", "sh-utils", "pdsh", and"tcsh".
- Category "X11": install all of the required packages thatthe "InstallingCygwin/X" section mentions (see #15 where it lists all the "X11"packages and whether they are required or optional). As of July2018, the list of packages that we recommend are:
- libX11-devel
- libX11-6
- libXaw-devel
- libXaw7
- libXm4
- libXmu-devel
- libXpm4
- libXt-devel
- libcairo-devel
- libcairo2
- libfontconfig-devel
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype-devel
- libfreetype6
- libxcb-devel
- xauth
- xclock
- xinit
- xorg-server
- xterm
- X-start-menu-icons
- X-startup-scripts
- Edit /etc/passwd (using either emacs, vi, or even Windows Wordpad)
- Find your entry (it will start with your windows username)
- Take the space out of your username (1st entry) and your homedirectory (2nd to last entry).
- Quit all Cygwin
- Use Windows Explorer to rename your home directory(for example "C:\cygwin\home\cplager")Download NCLNow you are ready to download and install NCL. If you haven't already,go to the Climate DataGateway web site and download the NCL binary that has the word"CYGWIN" in the name of the file.Here's a directlink to the location of NCL V6.5.0 for Cygwin.A good place to save this file is in the location"c:\cygwin\home\xxx", where xxx is thehome directory the Cygwin/X installation set up for you. Install NCLOnce you have the *.tar.gz file, decide where you want to install NCL.If you are new to UNIX and don't know where you want to put it, then Irecommend installing NCL in the directory "/usr/local". I'll use thispath in my example below, and I will assume that you saved the file to"c:\cygwin\home\xxx", using "JohnDoe" as an examplefor xxx, and"ncl_ncarg-6.5.0.CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW_i686.tar.gz" as the name of thefile. (The name of the file may vary slightly, since the versionnumber changes almost monthly.)From the Cygwin/X window that you opened earlier, type thefollowing commands: mkdir /usr/local cd /usr/local gunzip /cygwin/home/JohnDoe/ncl_ncarg-6.5.0.CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW_i686.tar.gz tar -xvf /cygwin/home/JohnDoe/ncl_ncarg-6.5.0.CYGWIN_NT-10.0-WOW_i686.tarNote: the path "/usr/local" may already exist, in which caseyou'll get an error message when you type "mkdir /usr/local". This isokay, and you can safely ignore the message.Set up your environment to run NCLEvery user of NCL needs to set their environment before they can useNCL. You can do this by opening your"c:\cygwin\home\xxx\.bashrc" (or"c:\cygwin\home\xxx\.bash_profile" if ".bashrc" doesn't exist)file with a UNIX editor and adding the lines: export NCARG_ROOT=/usr/local export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATHPlease note that you must use a UNIX editor to change this file, andnot a Windows application like "notepad". The UNIX editor should beinvoked from a Cygwin or X/Cygwin window. If you are unfamiliar withUNIX editors, we recommend that youuse nedit, which is availablethrough the Cygwin "setup-x86.exe" program.Make sure you add the above lines after the last reference toPATH. If PATH already has "/usr/local/bin" as part of it, then youdon't need to add the last line.If you plan to use csh (C-shell) or tcsh , then add the followinglines to your "c:\cygwin\home\xxx\.cshrc" (or ".tcshrc") file: setenv NCARG_ROOT /usr/local setenv PATH /usr/local/bin:$PATHTo make sure these changes take effect right away, you can "source"the files, or completely exit your Cygwin/X window and startit up again. Here's how to source the files:csh/tcsh: source /.cshrc source /.tcshrcbash/ksh: . /.bashrc . /.bash_profileSet up C-shellIf you plan to use the "ng4ex" script, then you'll need to make sureyou have C-shell before you can run it.In the same Cygwin/X window, type: which csh which tcshIf it reports that csh cannot be found but that tcsh can, then type thefollowing: ln -s /usr/bin/tcsh.exe /usr/bin/csh.exe cshThis will put you into a C-shell environment. You only need toexecute the "ln -s" command once, but the "csh" command you will needto execute any time you are not in C-shell.If the above "which" commands report that neither "tcsh" or "csh" canbe found, thn you need to run "setup-x86.exe" again, and make sure thatyou select the "tcsh" package (which falls under the "Shells"category) to be installed.Set up DISPLAY environment variableIn order to run any X applications, including running NCL to displaygraphics to your screen, you may need to set up your environment byopening "c:\cygwin\home\xxx\.bashrc" in your favorite editor,and adding the following lines at the bottom: export DISPLAY=:0.0If you are using C-shell, then edit "c:\cygwin\home\xxx\.cshrc"and add the following line: setenv DISPLAY :0.0You should now be ready to run NCL.Test NCLTo test your installation of NCL, type the following: ncl -VThis should echo the version of NCL, like "6.5.0".For a graphical test, type: cp $NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclex/xyplot/xy04n.ncl . ncl xy04n.nclA window with an XY plot should pop up. If you click anywhere in thewindow with your left mouse button, the window will go away.If you have problems, then please review the troubleshooting sectionthat follows.Troubleshooting problemsIf you are having problems running the test in the above section,then here are some troubleshooting tips:
- If you get an error about "ncl" not being able tofind a missing "libxxxx.so" library, thenrerun the Cygwin "setup-x86.exe" program and search for xxxx.Make sure this package will get installed and finish runningthe "setup-x86.exe" program. You will probably need to logout and possiblyeven reboot for the change to work properly.
- If you get the error: warning:GKS:GOPWK: --X driver error: error opening displaythen this probably means that your DISPLAY environment variableis not set, or it is set incorrectly. Please type:printenv DISPLAYand make sure that it is set to what is discussed in the "Set up DISPLAY environment variable" sectionabove.
- If it appears your DISPLAY is set correctly, and yet "ng4ex" stilldoesn't work, then you might be running the commands from a Cygwinwindow, and not a Cygwin/X window. The distinction is important, andyou need to be running "ng4ex" from a Cygwin/X Window. Please readthe section "Run Cygwin/X" and make sure youfollow these instructions and then run "ng4ex" from this window.You can tell if your Cygwin window is really a Cygwin/X window by the"X" icon that should appear in the upper left corner of the window.