30-Dec-2021				      fastrack2021.1_changes.txt

This file contains the list of McIDAS-X version 2021.1 modules that were 
changed since the previous release (version 2020.1). 	

This information is provided so you can see exactly what has changed 
since version 2020.1 (and note bug fixes, try new features, etc.).	

The changes are listed below, sorted by SSEC inquiry number. Each entry 
contains the following information:	
    - SSEC inquiry number (the five-digit number at the beginning)	
    - each module that was updated in the inquiry, followed by the 
	module's CVS version number	
    - a general description of the changes and how they impact McIDAS	


Modules released 30-Dec-21 in version 2021.1
--------------------------------------------


17234 	
abinaget.cp 1.80
The ABIN servers were updated for when the starting line or element is off 
image to the left or above the image when displaying ABI data. In this use 
case, there would be a 1x1 line/element shift which is now corrected.

17230 	
sndlist.pgm 1.26
The tabular output of the UALIST/SNDLIST commands was corrected to remove 
an incorrect space in the underlining dashes of the Speed column.

17223 	
bar.pgm 1.46
The BAR command was updated so it would not hang when the data values would 
be close to constant. This occasionally occurred with radar data.

17214 	
abinadir.cp 1.48
abinaget.cp 1.75
Updates were made to the ABIN servers to be ready for GOES-18 and GOES-19 
data when used with a database.

17212 	
NOAA-AVN.ET 1.1
NOAA-BD.ET 1.1
NOAA-FT.ET 1.1
NOAA-IR2.ET 1.1
NOAA-IR2F.ET 1.1
NOAA-IR2H.ET 1.1
NOAA-IR2T.ET 1.1
NOAA-IR2W.ET 1.1
NOAA-JSL.ET 1.1
NOAA-RB.ET 1.1
NOAA-RBTOP.ET 1.1
NOAA-WV.ET 1.1
NOAA-WVB.ET 1.1
Enhancement files (NOAA-*.ET) were added to -XRD for the NOAA standard 
enhancements on this website: 
https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Organization/FAQ/enhancements.html.

17205 	
grib2NavLookup.txt 1.47
grib2Parameters.txt 1.22
Updates were made to grib2Parameters.txt and grib2NavLookup.txt files for 
updates and new models. Changes were made for LMP, NAM, NWPS, URMA, WRFE, 
SST, and MRMS models.

17203 	
bar.pgm 1.38
The BAR command was updated to display over MSG data correctly.

17201 	
bar.pgm 1.44
The BAR command was updated to work better by default on large frames. 
Labels and BAR size are more appropriate and legible. Also, the WIDTH= 
keyword was added for more control of label line width.

17180 	
mcserv.cp 1.46
The ADDE servers were updated to honor the ADDETIMEOUT environment 
variable. ADDETIMEOUT now overrides the 600 second timeout of the default 
ADDE server.

17160 	
m0wwmisc.h 1.31
XCDCONDUITGRID.BAT 1.10
Code updates for the -XCD package for new dataset setup. Also, an update 
that allows larger text files to be completely displayed with the WXTLIST 
command (up to 200000 characters).

17159 	
abinadir.cp 1.44
abinaget.cp 1.64
IMGLIST with a DAY= range will work correctly when listing ABI datasets 
that access sqlite databases.

17157 	
addegribgget.c 1.10
gribfunc.c 1.92
pltwnv.for 1.16
Updates were made so the GRDDISP commands using global grids with 
PARAM=WINDB or DERIVE= will display correctly.

17153 	
bar.pgm 1.36
brkset.for 1.24
m0brkset.for 1.2
su.pgm 1.44
The SU and BAR commands were updated to work correctly with more than 32 
breakpoints in a SU table. The maximum amount of breakpoints was set to 
256. The file format of the *.ST files was changed slightly for this 
update and remains backward compatible.

17147 	
imgprobe.pgm 1.165
The NORM option was added to the IMGPROBE command. This option enhances 
the displayed image with a histogram normalization by taking the min/max 
of the specified unit in the defined region and having the displayed BRIT 
values stretched from 0 to 255.

17143 	
bar.pgm 1.35
The BORDER= keyword was added to the BAR command for control of the 
grayscale value of the outer and inner borders of the bar. The user can 
also turn off the borders with BORDER=.

17136 	
adt.c 1.13
comm_maaa.h 1.3
grib2func.c 1.46
ma.h 1.6
ma_commDoc.h 1.5
maa_commDoc.h 1.5
maaaadir.cp 1.6
maaaaget.cp 1.9
maaadir.cp 1.6
maaaget.cp 1.9
maaautil.c 1.6
maadir.cp 1.6
maaget.cp 1.9
maautil.c 1.5
mautil.c 1.6
mccomp.sh 1.104
mci.c 1.20
mci_prot.h 1.12
odt.h 1.4
scmiadir.cp 1.5
scmiaget.cp 1.6
scmiutil.c 1.5
scmiutil.h 1.5
Updates to -X and -XRD modules for compiling on macOS 11.* operating systems.

17134 	
m0getred.for 1.8
redirect.pgm 1.36
The REDIRECT command now accepts 72 characters in the directory path, and more 
informative error messages were added. This change also caused a small format 
change to the LWPATH.NAM file which is backward compatible.

17125 	
glmnks.cp 1.13
Updates to the GLM data server for better performance and removal of memory 
leaks.

17124 	
glmnks.cp 1.12
Updated the GLM data server to not write large temporary files in the /tmp 
directory.

17115 	
imgcopy.pgm 1.132
Help section updates in the IMGCOPY command including a new remark about 
averaging vs sampling of blow downs with the MAG= keyword.

17113 	
pred.pgm 1.4
Updated the -XRD PRED command to a version that SSEC Data Services provided to 
work on CentOS 8.

17107 	
mcinet.sh 1.47
The mcinet.sh script was updated allow the McIDAS-X system service to be 
controlled by systemd or xinetd.

17104 	
abinadir.cp 1.43
abinaget.cp 1.69
M0ImgSQLiteDB_tables.c 1.1
The ABIN servers were enhanced with the option to use sqlite database files for 
archive type servers.

17091 	
mcinet.sh 1.45
The mcinet.sh was updated to allow the status option to be run as a non-root user. 
Some extraneous warning messages were also removed.

17090 	
dsserve.pgm 1.107
The DSSERVE command now gives a non-zero failure status when failing length checks 
for GROUP and DESCRIPTOR. This is useful for scripting and programming use cases.

17088 	
frmsave.gui 1.19
ImageSelect.tcl 1.49
imgcopy.gui 1.42
IMGDISP.CORE 1.23
The GUI was updated to identify RTNEXRAD as a radar dataset which is used on 
Unidata's real time servers.

17087 	
mcinst.sh 1.151
The McIDAS-X installation script now has extra checks for previous versions of 
tcl/tk packages.

17085 	
CORE.SAT 1.30
GVAR.c 1.41
isenhstr.for 1.17
kbxgvar.dlm 1.50
MCSTRETCH.TXT 1.17
SATANNOT 1.53
SATBAND 1.113
The GVAR servers were updated for EWS-G1 satellite data. GOES-13 became EWS-G1 
on 8 September 2020. McIDAS-X checks that date to appropriately set the SS number 
correctly for each satellite.

17078 	
glmdisp.pgm 1.49
glmlist.pgm 1.40
The help was updated for the GLMDISP and GLMLIST commands to refer to GLM.CORE 
correctly.

17075 	
dataloc.pgm 1.31
dsinfo.pgm 1.31
The MATCH= and CASEMATCH= keywords were added to the DATALOC and DSINFO commands. 
Use these keywords to list datasets with an exact match of the specified MATCH= 
string.

17060 	
addefunc.c 1.40
The ADDE server was updated so an IMGLIST from an archive MSGT server lists DAY= 
ranges larger than 5 days.

17059 	
glmnks.cp 1.11
When setting up local datasets for GLM data, the GLMN servers will correctly 
handle periods specified in the DIRFILE= keyword of DSSERVE.

17055 	
abincalb.inc 1.13
aboutgui.gui 1.40
grddisp.pgm 1.181
imgcombo.pgm 1.4
license.txt 1.10
m0gfsmos.for 1.9
makefile 1.367
mccomp.sh 1.106
mcinst.sh 1.155
obtdbgserv.cp 1.6
ptdbksread.for 1.7
sqlite_bufr.for 1.2
sqlite_c_to_fortran_wrapper.c 1.21
sqlite_text.for 1.96
sqlite_text_upperman.for 1.22
VERSION.TXT 1.113
XRD.TXT 1.30
Updated system files, helps, and copyrights for 2021.1

17054 	
STNDB.CORE 1.114
The station database file, STNDB.CORE, was updated with new and corrected METAR, 
TAF and NAMMOS stations, and new Antarctica stations.

17053 	
OUTNWSCWA 1.2
USCOUNTY.MAP 1.34
USZONE.MAP 1.29
The USZONE.MAP and USCOUNTY.MAP files were updated with current NWS shapefiles 
since the previous release. The OUTNWSCWA was also updated in -XRD.

17052 	
gbtbpds001.2v2.60.255 1.5
grddisp.pgm 1.180
latlon.c 1.27
mcgrib.h 1.20
xcdgrib.c 1.44
A new grib parameter table was added (gbtbpds001.2v2.60.255) to define parameters 
for WRF grib files used over Antarctica. Updates to the GRDDISP command were also 
made for displays containing the poles.

17046 	
addegribdbgdir.c 1.20
addegribdbgget.c 1.22
bufrks.cp 1.1
bufrkssub.for 1.2
database.c 1.64
drawmap.for 1.10
dsserve.pgm 1.108
getsche.for 1.3
grib2func.c 1.49
gribdbgdir.cp 1.2
gribdbgget.cp 1.2
m0dcdsfc.for 1.5
m0extrid.for 1.1
m0gfsmos.for 1.8
m0grserr.for 1.1
m0nammos.for 1.8
m0parobs.for 1.1
m0parseselectnomd.for 1.5
m0pirdec.for 1.16
m0rabdec.for 1.12
m0rsdcd.for 1.1
m0saodec.for 1.12
m0shpdec.for 1.10
m0sigrabdec.for 1.11
m0syndec.for 1.11
m0synwmodec.for 1.4
m0tb4677.for 1.3
m0tb4678.for 1.1
m0tmpshpdec.for 1.2
m0wmodec.for 1.4
m0wsdcd.for 1.1
m0wxcode.c 1.1
makefile 1.20
mccomp.sh 1.103
mcextrln.for 1.2
mcfiltim.for 1.1
mcgrsscl.for 1.1
mcinfoid.for 1.1
mcinst.sh 1.150
mclddatb.for 1.10
mcsclval.for 1.1
Mcstrutils.c 1.1
mctxtopn.for 1.1
mdhedmake.for 1.3
obtdbgserv.cp 1.5
ptdbfh.cp 1.1
ptdbfhread.for 1.1
ptdbfhsub.for 1.6
ptdbhd.cp 1.1
ptdbhdsub.for 1.6
ptdbks.cp 1.1
ptdbksread.for 1.8
ptdbkssub.for 1.22
ptdbvpserv.cp 1.7
sqlite_bufr.for 1.3
sqlite_c_to_fortran_wrapper.c 1.20
sqlite_text.for 1.97
sqlite_text_upperman.for 1.23
wtxdbgserv.cp 1.1
WXCORE.PRD 1.1
xcd.h 1.1
XCDADDE.BAT 1.2
XCDBUFR.BAT 1.2
XCDCONDUITGRID.BAT 1.13
XCDNOAAPORTGRID.BAT 1.14
XCDRADAR.BAT 1.5
XCDRTPT.BAT 1.4
XCDRTWX.BAT 1.4
XCDSCHEMA.BAT 1.1
XCDTDWR.BAT 1.5
XCDWSR.BAT 1.3
In anticipation of a new structure to the -XCD package, this inquiry contains 
the new -XCD tree that is distributed in the McIDAS-X core software. There are 
also updates to -X modules for compatibility with the new -XCD version.

17044 	
ptcopy.pgm 1.32
The PTCOPY command was updated for backwards compatibility with current and new 
-XCD version. PTCOPY will now copy between local files correctly.

17042 	
satcomp.pgm 1.6
The maximum number of allowed input satellites was increased from 100 to 200 in 
the -XRD SATCOMP command.

17041 	
SATBAND 1.112
The SATBAND file was updated with wavelength and wavenumber information for 
VIIRS data.

17040 	
__init__.py 1.4
mcidasx.py 1.4
The -XRD Python package was updated to correctly parse keyword parameters 
requiring single quotes like the SELECT= keyword in PT* commands.

17023 	
grdinfo.pgm 1.61
The GRDINFO command was fixed correctly display the number of points analyzed 
and missing for large sized grids.

17022 	
grddisp.pgm 1.178
gribfunc.c 1.98
Modules that the grib server uses were updated so that imagery created with 
GRDIMG has the correct navigation. Corresponding updates were made to the 
GRDDISP command to subsect grids correctly.

17013 	
abinadir.cp 1.47
abinaget.cp 1.79
abincalb.inc 1.14
abinparm.h 1.9
kbxscmi.dlm 1.2
SATBAND 1.114
scmicalb.inc 1.2
The ABIN servers were updated for support of ABI L2 Cloud and Moisture 
Imagery (CMIP) data.

17007 	
rgbdisp.c 1.32
The RGBDISP command now handles a dataset containing only numbers correctly.

17004 	
modxadir.cp 1.20
modxaget.cp 1.36
The MODX servers were updated to support cloud mask (MOD35/MYD35) files from 
the LAADS website that contain a variety of post processing parameters. The 
only non-supported type of file is one with only the Cloud_Mask_SPI post 
processing parameter selected.

17002 	
kbxmsg.dlm 1.25
msgsaget2.for 1.14
The MSG calibration module was updated so RAD values of MSGT and MSGS 
formatted datasets have one more digit of precision in IMGPROBE output. This 
change was for RAD values in bands 4, 5, and 6.

16976 	
ctourf.for 1.21
A McIDAS-X module was updated so the McIDAS-XRD command IGTV will give the 
correct error message when using ADV and DVG parameters.

16969 	
kbxviir.dlm 1.15
viiraget.cp 1.28
The VIIR server and calibration module were updated to allow IMGPROBE to 
return REF and NREF values with more precision. This change improves output 
for SVM and SVI visible, Near IR, and Shortwave IR bands.

16968 	
modsaget.cp 1.64
The MODS server was updated to not include *.geo.hdf files in the list of 
files in a dataset. This was causing errors when using relative position 
numbers.

16908 	
abinaget.cp 1.73
The ABIN servers were updated to correctly handle IMGCOPY with the SIZE= 
keyword on ABI datasets that don't contain all 16 bands of data.

16890 	
cm.pgm 1.32
The CM command was updated to correctly circulate the graphics color table 
on all supported platforms.

16884 	
cur.pgm 1.31
mci.c 1.19
mci_curs.c 1.26
mci_evnt.c 1.19
mci_prot.h 1.11
The CUR command was updated with the new STAT option which displays a 
readout of latitude/longitude, BRIT pixel value and TEMP for IR imagery 
in the image window. This mimics the GUI readout and can be configured 
to be constantly on at the cursor location or at the top of the image 
window, or with a press of the shift key.

16880 	
dsserve.pgm 1.109
Within the help section in the DSSERVE code module, the documentation for 
INFO=, MASK=, and RT= now includes RT=D (used for ABIN database datasets) 
and valid date wildcards. This is not included in the command help in the 
software or User's Guide.

16865 	
viiradir.cp 1.26
viiraget.cp 1.33
The VIIR servers were updated to correctly find an image when using 
relative position numbers with the BAND= keyword in the IMG* commands.

16849 	
msgsaget2.for 1.15
The MSGS server was updated to handle MCSTRETCH= correctly and match the 
MSGT servers.

16818 	
database.c 1.63
grddisp.pgm 1.179
grdinfo.pgm 1.70
grdlist.pgm 1.104
grib2func.c 1.51
gribfunc.c 1.100
m0fndv.for 1.7
m0gsort.for 1.50
m0levuni.for 1.13
mcchangeheader.for 1.2
mcfndgrd.for 1.27
mcgrib.h 1.22
ncdffunc.c 1.68
xcdgrib.c 1.45
The GRD* commands, grib servers and related modules were updated for 
potential vorticity levels. This data is mainly in recent GFS model 
data and has "PVU" as the units for the level.

16817 	
database.c 1.62
grdinfo.pgm 1.68
grdlist.pgm 1.99
grib2func.c 1.45
ncdffunc.c 1.62
The GRD* commands, grib servers and related modules were updated for 
soil temperature levels and levels between 0 and 1 hPa. This data is 
mainly in recent GFS model data, and the soil temperature levels are 
described by a range of values with the unit MBG (meters below ground).

16598 	
argerror.c 1.18
imgoper.pgm 1.62
RGB-ABI.MCB 1.2
RGB-AHI.MCB 1.1
RGB-AVHRR.MCB 1.1
RGB-GAMMA.MCB 1.1
RGB-METOP.MCB 1.1
RGB-MODIS.MCB 1.1
RGB-MSG.MCB 1.1
RGB-VIIRS.MCB 1.2
RGB.MCB 1.3
The GAMMA= keyword was added to the IMGOPER command to apply gamma 
values to output AREA files. Also, the RGB.MCB was added to -XRD. 
There were many RGB recipes added for current real-time satellites 
that use IMGOPER with GAMMA= and the RGBDISP command to display the 
products.

16515 	
grdcopy.pgm 1.77
The GRDCOPY command was updated to better inform the user that the 
DERIVE= keyword doesn't work with multiple values in the FHOUR=, 
DAY= or TIME= keywords.

16432 	
kbxmodx.dlm 1.6
MODIS.CORE 1.9
modxaget.cp 1.37
The MODX server and calibration module were updated so black pixels 
do not turn white when the IMGCOPY command is used.

16376 	
abinadir.cp 1.49
abinaget.cp 1.77
The ABIN servers were updated to check for bad files for more 
consistent results with the IMG* commands.

16200 	
giniaget.cp 1.14
giniutil.c 1.19
The GINI servers were updated to work correctly when the IMGCOPY 
command with a negative value is used in the MAG= keyword.

16172 	
grdcopy.pgm 1.78
The GRDCOPY command was updated to better inform the user when the 
MATH= or DERIVE= keywords are used, NUM=1 is the limit. Also, the 
DRANGE=, TRANGE=, FRANGE= keywords are not allowed with MATH= or 
DERIVE=.

16067 	
database.c 1.57
grddisp.pgm 1.174
grdinfo.pgm 1.62
grdlist.pgm 1.107
grib2func.c 1.39
gribfunc.c 1.89
m0levuni.for 1.12
mcfndgrd.for 1.25
ncdffunc.c 1.64
readsort.for 1.21
The GRIB servers and GRD* commands were updated to support GFS model 
soil temperature levels which are described by a range of values in 
the LEVEL= keyword and the GRDLIST FORM=ALL listings.

15993 	
fsdxaget2.for 1.11
The FSDX server was updated to error when the BAND= keyword with a 
band list is specified.

15990 	
imgprobe.pgm 1.150
The IMGPROBE command was updated so the STAT BOX option gives the 
correct coordinates for the minimum and maximum values.

15613 	
imgprobe.pgm 1.156
The IMGPROBE command was updated so the BOX region has a limit of 
30,000,000 points, except for the CONT (contouring) option which 
has a limit of 10,000,000. Also, the error messages were updated 
to give useful information.