task ‘mscred’ has no param file
stevenson wrote on Nov 02, 2009
Hi,
I get the error "task 'mscred' has no param file" when I try to use mscred in iraf. I have installed the files from iraf.noao.edu, I followed the instructions in the README file and everything looks like it is in the right place. The file "mscred.par" is in the /Users/iraf/iraf/mscred/ directory. To compare, the noao.par file is in the /Users/iraf/iraf/noao/ directory.
Clearly, something is not defined as it should be, but at this point I am confused about which paths must be defined where. The extern.pkg file has the lines:
reset mscred = /local/mscred/
reset mscdb = /local/mscdb/
task mscred.pkg = mscred$mscred.cl
in it.
I am using an Intel Mac.
Thanks,
Rachel
I get the error "task 'mscred' has no param file" when I try to use mscred in iraf. I have installed the files from iraf.noao.edu, I followed the instructions in the README file and everything looks like it is in the right place. The file "mscred.par" is in the /Users/iraf/iraf/mscred/ directory. To compare, the noao.par file is in the /Users/iraf/iraf/noao/ directory.
Clearly, something is not defined as it should be, but at this point I am confused about which paths must be defined where. The extern.pkg file has the lines:
reset mscred = /local/mscred/
reset mscdb = /local/mscdb/
task mscred.pkg = mscred$mscred.cl
in it.
I am using an Intel Mac.
Thanks,
Rachel
Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Nov 02, 2009
The paths in the extern.pkg file must be the actual paths on the machine and not just the example paths in the readme file. I.e. try changing your "/local/mscred/" to "/Users/iraf/iraf/mscred" if that's where you actually unpacked the package.
-Mike
-Mike
stevenson wrote on Nov 02, 2009
Aha! Many thanks.
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