Accessing GMT test suite files using '@' syntax

Q&A PyGMT Q&A
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Point 3 in these docs says:

Demonstration files used in online documentation, example scripts, or even the large test suite may be given in the format @filename.

I’m trying to access the focal mechanism specification files in the test dir here with
gmt info @fullmt_ipts1_iref1 but I just get:

gmtinfo [NOTICE]:   -> Download cache file: @fullmt_ipts1_iref1
gmtinfo [ERROR]: Libcurl Error: HTTP response code said error
gmtinfo [WARNING]: You can turn remote file download off by setting GMT_AUTO_DOWNLOAD off.
gmtinfo [ERROR]: File /Users/ltoney/.gmt/cache/fullmt_ipts1_iref1 was not found
gmtinfo [ERROR]: Cannot find file /Users/ltoney/.gmt/cache/fullmt_ipts1_iref1
gmtinfo [ERROR]: File /Users/ltoney/.gmt/cache/fullmt_ipts1_iref1 not found
[Session gmt (0)]: Error returned from GMT API: GMT_FILE_NOT_FOUND (16)

Am I doing something wrong? Is there another way to access these files, i.e. a way to print the path to them if they are installed locally? (This is for PyGMT testing.) Thanks.

2

Hi Liam, there is no such file in the GMT cache. If the PyGMT testing requires some files to be added we can do that (or @seisman can) and its gets updated on the next whole hour.

3

The GMT cache files available to the @ syntax can be found at https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmtserver-admin/tree/master/cache.

The files in the GMT repository are not available for this syntax.

It’s possible to download this file using:

gmt info https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/master/test/seis/fullmt_ipts1_iref1

but it you need them in the PyGMT tests, please let me know.

4

Hi @seisman, it would be great if you could add the six files needed for this test function: https://github.com/tjnewton/pygmt/blob/add-meca/pygmt/tests/test_meca.py

to the GMT cache if possible.