iraf.net

Hello there. I was installing gemini package in ubuntu 10.04 and I managed to install it. The problem is that other external packages, such as gmisc and nmisc were not. This could be seen when running gprepare
gmos> gprepar image
ERROR: Cannot open connected subprocess (./x_gmisc.e)
and in deed, this file does not exist.
I couldn't run successfully mkpkg bin.refhat when trying to build the binaries for gmisc
Following the README file, then
cl> mkpkg bin.redhat
Warning, hlib$mkpkg.inc line 5: macro `IRAFARCH' not found
Warning, mkpkg line 133: could not find mkpkg module or label `bin.redhat'
Warning, mkpkg line 133: no entry in mkpkg file for `bin.redhat'Also when running dir noaolib$*.a from the iraf account I get
Cannot open connected subprocess (./x_system.e)
(when performing the installation steps for nmisc)
Also
softools> mkpkg -p nmisc -p noao update >& nmisc.spool &
ERROR: Logical directory 'uparm$' not defined, cannot query
softools> dir noaolib$*.aI'm running IRAF V2.14 32bit on x86-64 OS.
I will appreciate any suggestion!!
Thank you in advance!
cheers
sebastian

Try my installer for Ubuntu 10.04. It includes iraf 2.14.1 and gemini 1.10 among other packages. The page with full details:http://www.astro.uson.mx/favilac/linastro.html The direct link to the installer:http://www.astro.uson.mx/favilac/downloads/ubuntu-iraf/iso/IRAF_Ubuntu.iso Good luck!

Hello sebastian,The Gemini IRAF package requires that a number of other external IRAF packages are installed (http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/data-and-results/processing-software/requirements). Since you are using IRAF v2.14, you should download the external IRAF packages from http://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/ftp/iraf/extern-v214/ EXCEPT for fitsutil, which you should download from http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/data-and-results/processing-software. If you download the appropriate binaries for each of the external IRAF packages, you should not need to recompile any binaries.Many thanks,Emma
(Gemini Observatory)

@favilac
Gracias! Lo voy a probar. De hecho tengo una version de iraf que es self install, que fue armada en un cd con diversos paquetes externos, tables, stsdas entre otros. No recuerdo el autor, un amigo me lo facilito.
Antes voy a revisar si puedo arreglarlo manualmente ya que tengo muchos datos y cosas procesasdas del trabajo y reinstalar las cosas no me deja muy tranquilo a esta altura.
De nuevo muchas gracias por los links, te felicito por tu sitio!
De paso te dejo el mio
www.fisica.edu.uy/~sbruzzone
un abrazo y gracias
sebastian

@favilac
Gracias! Lo voy a probar. De hecho tengo una version de iraf que es self install, que fue armada en un cd con diversos paquetes externos, tables, stsdas entre otros. No recuerdo el autor, un amigo me lo facilito. (wait, pero me paso TU version! hehe)
Te felicito por confeccionar este instalador!Antes voy a revisar si puedo arreglarlo manualmente ya que tengo muchos datos y cosas procesasdas del trabajo y reinstalar las cosas no me deja muy tranquilo a esta altura.De nuevo muchas gracias por los links, te felicito por tu sitio!
De paso te dejo el mio y un blog que tengo con un colega
www.fisica.edu.uy/~sbruzzone
www.elasterismo.blogspot.com
Ahora con los binarios paree estar funcionando!Un abrazo y muchas gracias por el support!
sebastian@emma
Hi emma, thank you for your reply. Actually I have several external packages installed already, such as tables, stsdas, wcstools, telarchive color, pyraf, x11iraf, guiapps.
And recently added nmisc, gmisc and gemini.
I've installed those packages from an iraf CD distribution arranged by F. Avila (favilac). A very useful thing!
Well, at the moment I managed to run gprepare and it went well after downloading the redhat binaries. The previous time I did not called the fitsutil package from the login.cl thus nhedit was not defined. Thank you so much for you repy, I will start reducing this gmos data now.
Sincerely,
sebastian

Hi again. I've found something odd. Even when loading fitsutil at the login.cl file, I receive:
ERROR: Iraf Main: Unknown task name (nhedit)
when calling hedit task.
But, the other tasks from that package seems to work when called.
I did not load the package from the ecl environment in that case, just added the package in the login.cl fileOn the other hand, after loading the fitsutil package from the ecl environment, everything works just fine.
I've downloaded the fitsutil-bin.redhat.tar.gz 26-Aug-2005 15:25
package and I'm running IRAF V2.14
thanks in advance.
cheers
sebastian

Be sure that any packages you load or variables you define are done before the final 'keep' statement in the login.cl (or loginuser.cl) file, otherwise they won't be remembered. You can use the 'pack' command to list which packages are currently load to see if it is defined.

Thank you fits for your replay. When defining the packages in the login.cl file I've included them before the keep statement. When using the package command it correctly shows all the packages included in the login.cl.
Also when running gireduce or gprepare, I have to manually load fitsutil before
running those tasks, otherwise, the tasks would complain:
ERROR: Iraf Main: Unknown task name (nhedit)
After running gireduce and gmosaic successfully on gmos data , the mosaic image still has the detector gaps. Is that normal?
Cheers
Sebastian

Hi again. I've managed to solve the problem by not loading fitsutil package and to loading gmisc package instead. Actually, nhedit.x is present in both fitsutil package and gmisc, probably leading to the error previously mentioned. So far grepare, gireduce and gmosaic seem to work. Still with the detector gaps in the images, after the GMOSAIC All 1 images successfully mosaiced.
GMOSAIC --------------------
GMOSAIC Exit status: SUCCESS
GMOSAIC Log closed at [Mon 15:35:26 26-Dec-2011]
GMOSAIC ------------------------------------------------------------------cheers.
sebastian

Sorry, somebody more familiar with the tasks and data formats would need to comment about whether still having the gaps is normal at this stage, I know nothing about it.

Hi Emma,the directory http://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/ftp/iraf/extern-v214/ does not have GMISC for macintel. Could you please tell me where can I download the GMISC macintel version for IRAF 2.14?regards

@donzelli
Do you mean the macintel binary file? I've found it here
http://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/ftp/ftp/extern/gmisc-bin.macintel.tar.gz
I've found the bin.redhat binaries just there for ubuntu.
regardssebastian

thanks Sebastian!
I've used the gmisc I"ve found here:
http://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/ftp/iraf/extern-v215/
and it also works with the IRAF v2.14.regards

Hi donzelli.
Have you managed to run gmosaic to build up a gmos mosaic?
I'm just asking since after that, I'm still having the detectors gaps in the final image and it's the firts time that I'm using this package.
(no errors from gmosaic, gprepare nor gireduce)
thank you!
cheerssebastian

No. I'm not. I'm just reducing GMOS spectra and Emma helped me a lot to get very nice results. As you probably noted already, there is no manuals for any GEMINI routine. So, you have no other way but to ask somebody.
ciao

Hello sebastian, charly,If you are using IRAF v2.14, I would recommend using the external packages from http://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/ftp/iraf/extern-v214/ except for fitsutil, which can be downloaded from http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/data-and-results/processing-software/requirements/fitsutil-iraf-v214.The gmisc binaries mentioned in this thread are for IRAF v2.15 (i.e., they are located in http://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/ftp/iraf/extern-v215/). This version of gmisc contains a version of nhedit that conflicts with the nhedit version found in fitsutil for IRAF v2.14. This is why it is recommended to use the links provided in the first paragraph to download the v2.14 external packages when using IRAF v2.14. Please see http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/data-and-results/processing-software/requirements for more information.The macintel binaries for gmisc can be compiled by following the installation instructions (http://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/ftp/iraf/extern-v214/gmisc.readme). If the v2.14 external packages are used, you will find that the errors you were getting (ERROR: Iraf Main: Unknown task name (nhedit)) will disappear.Also, please note that there are help files provided for every task distributed in the Gemini IRAF package (type "help <taskname>" at the IRAF prompt). There are also example reduction scripts available in the package (type e.g., "gmosexamples" at the IRAF prompt).sebastian, please read the help file for gmosaic to learn more about the chip gaps (type "help gmosaic" at the IRAF prompt). There is a parameter called fl_fixpix, which is set to no as default. If this parameter is set to yes, gmosaic will interpolate over the gaps between the detectors. If fl_fixpix=no, the gaps will remain in the output (mosaiced) image.As a reminder, for Gemini specific issues, questions can be submitted to the Gemini HelpDesk (http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/helpdesk/).I hope that answers everyone's questions Happy new year!Emma

Thanks Emma and happy new year for you too!

Thank you emma, and a happy new year!!
cheers
sebastian