[mcstas-users] Problem with McGUI Help(McDoc) -> Test McStas Installation

[Peter Willendrup]

Hello Hector,


Thanks for pointing this out - it is indeed a bug. A ticket has been created on our Trac to fix this: http://trac.mccode.org/ticket/32

I just had a quick look:

The problem seems to be there across platforms. - And is likely related to the test running inside the mcgui perl shell, with improper initialization of variables as a result, as you point out with zero ncount's.

As you point out, mcrun --test works, and hence you can safely trust your simulations.

Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks again for pointing out the problem.


Best regards,

Peter Willendrup

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On 11/10/2010, at 13.29, Santos-Villalobos, Hector J. wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> Thanks for all your effort on McStas. Forgive me, if my problem was already posted/solved in a previous thread. I searched the mailing list for an answer, but could not find a solution. 
> 
> THE PROBLEM: When I run the self-test from McGui the test fails. However, when I run the test from “mcrun --test” the test succeeds. I noticed that McGui self-test has the “single” and “scan” parameters set to zero; while mcrun sets the parameters to 10,000 and 1000, respectively. Below is the output from the self-test ran from McGui. I’m running McGui on 64-bit MacOS Snow Leopard. I believe this is an installation issue, or a configuration file issue. I would like to solve this problem, so I can be sure that the simulations are correct.
> 
> Thanks,
> Hector Santos
> 
> # McStas self-test (mcrun --test='compatible graphics')
> McStas version 1.12b - Jul. 15, 2010
> 
> # Installing 'selftest' directory in /Users/hv5
> # Copying instruments from /usr/local/lib/mcstas/examples/
> # Counts: single=0, scans=0
> # Output format: McStas
> # Start Date: Mon Oct 11 10:40:36 2010
> Executing: mcrun   --dir=prisma2a prisma2.instr --ncount=0 TT=-30 PHA=22 PHA1=-3 PHA2=-2 PHA3=-1 PHA4=0 PHA5=1 PHA6=2 PHA7=3 TTA=44
> [FAILED] ISIS prisma2: in focusing mode: (256): 
> Executing: mcplot -psc linup_1_45
> [Warning] Plot of Scan of parameters with Risoe TAS1 monochromator rocking curve (no collimator): (512): 
> [FAILED] Plot of Scan of parameters with Risoe TAS1 monochromator rocking curve (no collimator)
> Executing: mcplot -psc h8_test
> [Warning] Plot of Single simulation with Brookhaven H8 Termal TAS with vanadium sample: (512): 
> [FAILED] Plot of Single simulation with Brookhaven H8 Termal TAS with vanadium sample
> # Installation check: FAILED. McStas has not been properly installed.
> # >> Check that you have a C compiler, perl, and perl-Tk installed.
> # End Date: Mon Oct 11 10:40:38 2010
> 
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