| RE: Idl 3.6.1a And Solaris 2.4 [message #4074] |
Tue, 25 April 1995 00:00  |
rivers
Messages: 228
Registered: March 1991
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In article <3nj8r1$2et@hammer.msfc.nasa.gov>, mallozzi@ssl.msfc.nasa.gov writes:
>> Has anyone ever verified whether IDL 3.6.1a and Solaris 2.4 works
>> fine together ?
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> I tried to call some FORTRAN code (IDL3.6.1a, Solaris 3.3) and ran into
> an error. The FORTRAN required user-input deep down in the set of
> subroutines, and the code does not wait for the input, but continues on
> as if you had entered a null string. I talked to IDL "support", and they
> said that nothing could be done, as IDL sets the tty settings, and there
> is no way to reset them, call the FORTRAN, then set them back.
> IDL "support" solution: Rewrite the code into IDL (even after I told them
> the FORTRAN is more than 10k lines!). Oh well, so much for IDL's
> portability...
I have not tried it yet, but I find it hard to believe you could not reset the
tty settings in a little C or FORTRAN wrapper and then call your routine, and
then set them back when you are done.
I suggest you create a little test routine to isolate the problem and then try
solutions.
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