external package configure fails

mjdrin wrote on Jul 19, 2011

I just installed IRAF V2.15.1a on a MacBook Pro running OS 10.6.8. The install seems to have worked (although I had to force the architecture: "./install -m macintel" as it insisted on looking for macosx).

Sadly the external package configure script can't seem to access the repository:

mjd@Germain.local% ./configure
Initializing repository data ....
Cannot download repository manifest file, quitting.
Creating system makefile ....
Setup Complete.
cat: .repo_pkgs: No such file or directory

...so I can't load the external packages. I'm not sure how to check if this is a firewall problem (on wired internet at a University location) but switched to my iPhone internet connection and got the same problem. Any ideas?

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mjdrin wrote on Jul 19, 2011

Found a solution myself. I removed the "-A" flag on the ftp command defined in ../util/pkgget.

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Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Jul 19, 2011

(although I had to force the architecture: "./install -m macintel" as it insisted on looking for macosx).

A more reliable way to do this is to define the IRAFARCH environment variable to be 'macintel'. If the system is using 'macosx' then it probably means you're using the default 32-bit kernel (i.e. the 'uname -m' command returns 'i386'). You can still use the 64-bit IRAF binaries so long as the IRAFARCH forces the use of the architecture.

Removing the '-A' flag from the pkgget script was the right fix. This forces active mode and was required for our old FTP server but is no longer strictly required. If you still have problems, let us know.

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delta_kuadrant wrote on Jul 19, 2011

hello,

I have same problem which is cannot install extern packages using ./configure (same as Topic Starter's problem above). I've tried to edit ../util/pkgget, removing -A flag in line: /usr/bin/ftp -A but the problem still persist. I am using ubuntu 11.10 32 bit.

./configure command was very slow when 'initializing repository data', and after waiting almost forever, the error message appeared, same as post #1

PS: I've tried both using my university network (under proxy) and mobile network but to no avail.

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Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Jul 19, 2011

The 'ftp -A' thing is only for Mac, since you're using Ubunto I suspect the problem is that you don't have 'wget' installed .....

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delta_kuadrant wrote on Jul 19, 2011

Dear Sir,

thank you for your fast response. wget command is already installed in my ubuntu (/usr/bin/wget) and working perfectly. but still, the problem persists.

PJ

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Mike Fitzpatrick wrote on Jul 19, 2011

I bounced the http server, but if you still have problems please send more information, e.g.

% cd $iraf/extern
% csh -x ./configure

or 

% csh -x ../util/pkgget fitsutil

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delta_kuadrant wrote on Jul 19, 2011

Hello again,
I did what you suggested earlier, but still to no avail. Error message still came up.
here what I did:

darkstar:~/extern% csh -x ./configure 
set irafdir = /iraf/iraf/extern/../util
echo Initializing repository data ....
Initializing repository data ....
/iraf/iraf/extern/../util/pkginit
Cannot download repository manifest file, quitting.
echo Creating system makefile ....
Creating system makefile ....
cat
echo Setup Complete.
Setup Complete.
foreach p ( `cat .repo_pkgs` )
cat .repo_pkgs
cat: .repo_pkgs: No such file or directory
echo 

echo 

echo     To install packages, use 'ls' to list the currently available
    To install packages, use 'ls' to list the currently available
echo     packages from the IRAF repository.  For each package you wish
    packages from the IRAF repository.  For each package you wish
echo     to install, use the command:
    to install, use the command:
echo 

echo       make <pkg>
      make <pkg>
echo 

echo     The package will be loaded dynamically the next time you start
    The package will be loaded dynamically the next time you start
echo     the CL session.
    the CL session.
echo 

echo     Use the commmands:
    Use the commmands:
echo 

echo       make update	# to update pkgs to the latest repository version
      make update	# to update pkgs to the latest repository version
echo       make check	# to list available updates
      make check	# to list available updates
echo       make clean	# to delete installed all packages
      make clean	# to delete installed all packages
echo       make init    	# restore to pre-configure state
      make init    	# restore to pre-configure state
echo       make <pkg>	# to force a re-install of named <pkg>
      make <pkg>	# to force a re-install of named <pkg>
echo 

echo 

exit 0

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delta_kuadrant wrote on Jul 19, 2011

...and here is for another command line which you suggested, sorry for the long post:

darkstar:~/extern% csh -x ../util/pkgget fitsutil 
unset noclobber
onintr cleanup_
unalias cd cp cmp echo ln mv rm sed set grep ls chmod chown pwd touch sort which
unalias ftp wget
setenv path (../util /sbin /usr/sbin /bin /usr/bin /usr/5bin /usr/ucb /etc /usr/etc /usr/local/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /sbin /bin /usr/games /usr/local/bin /opt/local/bin /local/bin /home/local/bin)
alias PUT mv -f !*; chown iraf !$ 
alias BOLD_ON (tput bold)
alias BOLD_OFF (tput sgr0)
alias SO_ON (tput smso)
alias SO_OFF (tput sgr0)
alias DO_OK (echo -n '[ '; BOLD_ON; echo -n ' OK '; BOLD_OFF; echo ' ]')
alias DO_WARN (echo -n '[ '; BOLD_ON; echo -n 'WARN'; BOLD_OFF; echo ' ]')
alias DO_FAIL (echo -n '[ ';   SO_ON; echo -n 'FAIL';   SO_OFF; echo ' ]')
alias ERRMSG (echo -n '   ';BOLD_ON;echo -n 'ERROR: '  ;BOLD_OFF; echo !*)
alias WARNING (echo -n '   ';BOLD_ON;echo -n 'WARNING: ';BOLD_OFF; echo !*)
alias NEWLINE (echo '')
set VERSION = `cat ../.version`
cat ../.version
set UNAME=
if ( -e /usr/bin/uname ) then
if ( -e /bin/uname ) then
set uname_cmd = /bin/uname
set UNAME=`/bin/uname | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`
/bin/uname
tr [A-Z] [a-z]
else
switch ( linux )
set dlcmd = /usr/bin/wget
breaksw
set exec = yes
set verb = no
set url = 
while ( fitsutil !=  )
switch ( fitsutil )
set url = fitsutil
break
if ( fitsutil ==  ) then
if ( yes == yes ) then
if ( no == yes ) then
if ( no == no ) then
/usr/bin/wget fitsutil
else
if ( no == yes ) then
endif
if ( ! -e fitsutil ) then
if ( no == yes ) then
exit 1

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delta_kuadrant wrote on Jul 19, 2011

Dear all, especially Mike :)

I think I found the culprit, my university network is using proxy with authentification, so I edit wgetrc (proxy config). Now ./configure is working flawlessly.

I'll try it using my 3G network (ofcourse by turning off my proxy), and it should be working too

Thank you,

PJ

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