Re: Using GMT 5 with GMT 4 installed

Hi Paul, Joaquim,

Spotted the reference after I sent the message!! 

I decided to just prepend the path reference to my batch files to access the version 5 programs as a temporary option until I can be sure all the GMT programs I use are working normally and then permanently set the environment variables. Works fine now

Basically all I do at the moment in the batch file is:

set path=C:\programs\gmt5\bin;%PATH%
grdcut ......
grdfft .....
etc

I think at this stage, it is wise to keep the two versions operating as a way of checking potential problems that may arise with version 5. 

Cheers
Lester



Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 23:23:06 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GMT-HELP] Using GMT 5 with GMT 4 installed
To: [email protected]


  
    
  
  
    Excerpt of the gmtswitch.bat that the CookBook warns users to read

    

    REM    This batch changes the Windows PATH variable so that the BIN
    directory

    REM    of the preferred version always comes first. To do that the
    batch works in two

    REM    alternative modes.

    REM

    REM    1- Permanent mode

    REM    2- Temporary mode

    REM

    REM    The permanent mode makes use of the free executable program
    "EditPath" to

    REM    change the user path in the registry. It's called permanent
    because the changes

    REM    remains until ... next change.

    REM   
    http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Registry-Tweak/EditPath.shtml 

    REM    Off course the editpath.exe binary must be in your system's
    path as well.

    REM    WARNING: The path change will not be visible on the shell cmd
    where it was executed.

    REM         For the change to be active you will need to open a new
    cmd window.

    

    

    
      
      Ah, Windows.
      Presumably you need to install the editpath program, no?
      -p
      

        
          On Jan 28, 2014, at 1:14 PM, Lester Anderson <[email protected]>
            wrote:
          
          
            
              Hi Paul,

                

                Yes I just found that :) However, it fails because it
                cannot find or understand "editpath" in the
                gmtswitch.bat file.

                

                I edited the reference to v4 and 5 correctly in the file
                so that is all fine.

                

                C:\Users\Lester>gmtswitch

                Usage:

                        To set GMT5 64 bits installed at
                C:\programs\GMT5\bin run  - this is the correct path

                gmtswitch g5_64

                        To set GMT5 32 bits installed at
                C:\programs\GMTdev\GMT5\WIN32\bin run -  N/A

                gmtswitch g5_32

                        To set GMT5 64 bits installed at
                C:\programs\GMT\bin run  - this is the correct path

                gmtswitch g4_64

                        To set GMT5 32 bits installed at
                C:\programs\GMT\GMT_win32\bin run - N/A

                gmtswitch g4_32

                

                C:\Users\Lester>gmtswitch g5_64

                'editpath' is not recognized as an internal or external
                command,

                operable program or batch file.

                'editpath' is not recognized as an internal or external
                command,

                operable program or batch file.

                'editpath' is not recognized as an internal or external
                command,

                operable program or batch file.

                'editpath' is not recognized as an internal or external
                command,

                operable program or batch file.

                

                set path=C:\programs\gmt5\bin;%PATH%   -  seems to work,
                but the batch file would be handy to get working.

                

                Cheers

                

                Lester

                

                
                  Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:53:19
                  -1000

                  From: [email protected]

                  Subject: Re: [GMT-HELP] Using GMT 5 with GMT 4
                  installed

                  To: [email protected]

                  

                  The standard way of dealing with this is via
                  gmtswitch.  See its man page on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu.
                  -p
                  

                    
                      On Jan 28, 2014, at 12:47 PM, Lester Anderson
                        <[email protected]>
                        wrote:
                      
                      
                        
                          Hello,

                            

                            I have both GMT v4.5.9 and v5.1.0 installed.
                            The paths are configured correctly in the
                            environment variables, but invoking say
                            grdinfo will always return the 4.5.9
                            version. Is there a way to configure things
                            to access version 5, or does version 4 have
                            to be removed?

                            

                            GMT5_SHAREDIR=C:\programs\GMT5\share

                            GMT_SHAREDIR=C:\programs\GMT\share

                            

                            PATH includes: 
                            ........;C:\programs\GMT\bin;C:\programs\GMT5\bin;

                            

                            Thanks

                            

                            Lester

                          
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