lrose-core-20210524

[mike-dixon]

lrose-core-20210524 - initial release for LROSE TOPAZ

Highlights.

• Cmake-based build options are available. This is faster than automake/configure.
• Install support for fractl, vortrac and samurai.
• Packages for CentosStream, Ubuntu 20.04, Fedora 32, 33, 34, Oracle Linux 8.
• Removed dependency on HDF5 C++ library, this code is now included in libs/Ncxx in LROSE.
• Removed dependency on GeographicLib, this code is now included in libs/euclid in LROSE.
• Fractl, Vortrac and Samurai are available for all OS packages.

NOTE: Cartesian data MDV files - NetCDF default

Please note that in this version of LROSE (and TITAN), any Cartesian files will be written out
by default using the NetCDF version of the MDV format. Radx2Grid is an example of an application that writes MDV files.

Previously the default was to write the binary version of MDV.

Both formats should worked interchangeably within LROSE and TITAN. But for non-LROSE applications this can cause confusion.

The output format for Cartesian MDV files can be controlled via the MDV_WRITE_FORMAT environment variable.

For example, to force writing of binary MDV files, use on of the following:

  setenv MDV_WRITE_FORMAT FORMAT_MDV (csh or tcsh)
  export MDV_WRITE_FORMAT=FORMAT_MDV (sh or bash)

and to force the usage of NetCDF, the default, use:

 setenv MDV_WRITE_FORMAT FORMAT_NCF (csh or tcsh)
 export MDV_WRITE_FORMAT=FORMAT_NCF (sh or bash)

Wind analysis applications

In this release, we have bundled the wind-related applications along with the core.

These apps are:

• fractl - geometry-based analysis for multi-Doppler wind retrieval
• samurai - variational analysis for multi-Doppler wind retrieval
• vortrac - Vortex Object Radar Tracking and Circulation

The code for these apps may be found at:

• https://github.com/mmbell

Installing from LINUX packages

For most common LINUX systems, you can install lrose from the packages on this page.

OS-version	fractl	vortrac	samurai	HawkEye	CIDD available?
CENTOS 7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CENTOS 8	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CENTOS stream (latest)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fedora 32	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fedora 33	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fedora 34	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Debian 9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Debian 10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ubuntu 16.04	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ubuntu 18.04	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ubuntu 20.04	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Suse leap	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Suse latest	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oracle 8 (latest)	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

The installation directories are:

  /usr/local/lrose/bin
  /usr/local/lrose/lib
  /usr/local/lrose/include

so you will need to add /usr/local/lrose/bin to your path.

For Debian and Ubuntu installs, you may need to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH as follows:

  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lrose/lib (bash)
  setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lrose/lib (csh)

One big advance for this release is the addition of cmake-based builds for all of our packages, except for CIDD.

To build on your own host, see:

• Building LROSE

Installing on Mac OSX using brew

For the full compile preparation on mac OSX, see:

• Install using homebrew

From this release, download:

  lrose-core.rb

and then run:

  brew install lrose-core.rb

To install fractl, vortrac and samurai using brew, download:

  lrose-fractl.rb
  lrose-vortrac.rb
  lrose-samurai.rb

and then run:

  brew install lrose-fractl.rb
  brew install lrose-vortrac.rb
  brew install lrose-samurai.rb

Installing display apps on Mac OSX using disk images

There are three disk images for MacOS:

• vortrac.dmg : Vortex Object Radar Tracking and Circulation
• HawkEye.dmg: HawkEye polar radar display
• HawkEye-Elle.dmg: HawkEye with soloii-like editing capability

To install a disk image file (.dmg), download the .dmg file to your computer. Click on the .dmg file, and drag the application to your Applications folder. The first time you start one of the LROSE applications, it may appear as a Mac app from an unidentified developer. The application is signed by UCAR. Follow these steps:

• Control-click the app icon, then choose Open from the shortcut menu.
• Click Open. The app is saved as an exception to your security settings. You can open the app in the future by double-clicking the icon.

Installing the CIDD binary release

The CIDD display application is not included in the standard lrose-core packages (above).

CIDD depends on a 32-bit build, which complicates the build and install for the core.

To download and install the CIDD binary release, see:

• Install CIDD binary

Downloading the release

The files for download appear below, marked as Assets.

If you do not see them, open them up by clicking on Assets.

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