lscombine error
jkwerk wrote on Apr 25, 2007
Hello,
After reading about lscombine, I thought it would be quite a useful task for my purposes. I managed to edit its parameter file, but am unable to actually run it, as I get the message:
ERROR: Iraf Main: Unknown task name (lscombine)
I find this message puzzling, since lscombine is clearly installed, and even has a visbible (and editable) parameter file. I've tried running it from the specred package, from noao.twodspec.longslit, and even from echelle. I get the same puzzling message every time. I'd appreciate any help on this issue. Thanks!
-Jess Werk
After reading about lscombine, I thought it would be quite a useful task for my purposes. I managed to edit its parameter file, but am unable to actually run it, as I get the message:
ERROR: Iraf Main: Unknown task name (lscombine)
I find this message puzzling, since lscombine is clearly installed, and even has a visbible (and editable) parameter file. I've tried running it from the specred package, from noao.twodspec.longslit, and even from echelle. I get the same puzzling message every time. I'd appreciate any help on this issue. Thanks!
-Jess Werk
Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Apr 25, 2007
The message is basically saying that the x_longslit.e binary doesn't contain a LSCOMBINE task. You can verify this by starting the command outside of the CL to check, e.g.
The '>' in this case is the prompt you get from the binary.
Since this task was new to V2.12.2a, if I had to guess I'd say the 2a patch was applied but the binaries weren't updated (i.e. you patched the source so the param file etc appears, but not the binaries).
Cheers,
-Mike
prompt% /iraf/iraf/noao/bin.redhat/x_longslit.e
> ?
extinction fitcoords illumination response
fceval fluxcalib lscombine transform
> bye
The '>' in this case is the prompt you get from the binary.
Since this task was new to V2.12.2a, if I had to guess I'd say the 2a patch was applied but the binaries weren't updated (i.e. you patched the source so the param file etc appears, but not the binaries).
Cheers,
-Mike
Last post on Apr 25, 2007