# Psxy \[ERROR\]: Found no history for option -J **URL:** \ **Category:** Q&A\ **Created:** [March 8, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/psxy-error-found-no-history-for-option-j/286 "2020-03-08T09:16:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/psxy-error-found-no-history-for-option-j/286/21 "2020-03-12T19:02:10Z")
Hi, and thanks again Joaquim. I have now finally managed to establish a proper setup for my linux machine, but not without a LOT of investigation, trial and error and of course YOUR very helpful guiding. Therfore I think it may be helpful to you and also others experiencing similar challanges in the linux installation that I share my setup. Please note that my experience is done in a pure linux environment and that other challenges may occur if GMT is installed under e.g. a Conda environment. My GMT/Julia folder locations are set by the installation of the respective modules which you have pointed to in earlier posts. - Folder with GMT v. 6.x.x installation: **/home/fg/GMT/** - Folder with GMT.jl wrapper installation: **/home/fg/gmt/** - Folder with Julia installation: **/home/fg/julia/** **Added the following lines to my .bshrc file:** export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/GMT/bin" export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/gmt/bin" export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/julia/bin" export LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH=$LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH:/home/fg/GMT/lib/ **Create startup.jl file AND “config” folder -\> /home/fg/.julia/config/startup.jl** **where startup.jl contains the following two lines (pointing to the libgmt.so file):** using Libdl push!(Libdl.DL\_LOAD\_PATH, “/home/fg/GMT/lib”) **Prepare JuliaCall and GMT within RStudio:** Install JuliaCall package (a one-timer): _\> install.packages(“JuliaCall”)_ activate JuliaCall library with it’s embedded functions _\> library(JuliaCall)_ Run Julia setup command (a one-timer): _\> julia \<- julia\_setup()_ Install GMT package within R Julia env. (a one-timer): _\> julia\_install\_package(“GMT”)_ Activate GMT library with it’s embedded functions: _\> julia\_library(“GMT”)_ There are now at least six (!) different optional ways for me of running GMT commands, 2 in the ordinary linux terminal window (1) Classic mode input as given in the manuals and (2) Modern mode by first starting julia, and 4 others within RStudio: (3) Start a “Julia console” (within RStudio Console window). Part of JuliaCall package and the “libray(JuliaCall)” command must be run at startup of session. _\> julia\_console()_ A simple Julia console is started -\> GMT testplot: _julia\> plot(rand(10), show=true)_ (4) Run GMT modern commands directly in the RStudio console using “julia\_command()”. Part of JuliaCall package and the “libray(JuliaCall)” command must be run first. -\> GMT testplot: _\> julia\_command(“plot(rand(10), show=true);”)_ (5) Run GMT classic commands in the RStudio console using RStudio base “system()” command: _\> system(“gmt pscoast -R-180/180/-90/90 -Dc -W -M \> world\_crude.txt”)_ (6) Run GMT modern commands directly in the RStudio terminal window by first starting Julia: _$ julia_ _julia\> using GMT_ -\> GMT testplot: _julia\> plot(rand(10), show=true)_ Hope this may be helpful for others! ---
**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/psxy-error-found-no-history-for-option-j/286/22 "2020-03-12T23:14:42Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > export PATH=“$PATH:$HOME/GMT/bin” > export PATH=“$PATH:$HOME/gmt/bin” Nice it works for you too. Yep, linux \<==\> _suffering_ I don’t think you need the second of the exports above. Your GMT is under `$HOME/GMT/bin`. The other one I don’t know what it is. > [@](#): > > export LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH=$LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH:/home/fg/GMT/lib/ > > **Create startup.jl file AND “config” folder → /home/fg/.julia/config/startup.jl** > **where startup.jl contains the following two lines (pointing to the libgmt.so file):** > using Libdl > push!(Libdl.DL\_LOAD\_PATH, “/home/fg/GMT/lib”) Also, here I don’t think you need both. I installed Julia on WSL and since I’m using there a custom GMT installation I initially also had the error of not finding `libgmt.so` But the `Libdl` setting alone was enough to make it work. Regarding your now _excess_ of options to run GMT, well they aren’t all equal. Using system calls in R means that you must save the data in disk before being able to use it GMT, whilst the _via-Juia_ way lets you use the in-memory data. This is a BIG difference. One last thing, does the ` julia_command(“plot(rand(10), show=true);”)` in R automatically displays the plot or it errors like on Windows R? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/psxy-error-found-no-history-for-option-j/286/23 "2020-03-13T16:11:39Z")
Hi again Joaquim, 1. Yes, you are right regarding the > export PATH=“$PATH:$HOME/gmt/bin” as long as this bin-folder simply is not there 🙂 . 2a. Removing the **startup.jl file** and keeping > export LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH=$LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH:/home/fg/GMT/lib/ give me error message in RStudio: > julia\_install\_package(“GMT”) > Error in if (is.na(a)) return(-1L) : argument is of length zero 2b. Keeping the **startup.jl file** and removing the .bashrc line: > export LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH=$LD\_LIBRARY\_PATH:/home/fg/GMT/lib/ Works for all 4 mentioned GMT command input options in RStudio, so yes you are right also here that I don’t need both - but keeping the startup.jl file is the way to go for me. 1. Yes, the > julia\_command(“plot(rand(10), show=true);”) will automatically display the plot in my linux RStudio. ---
**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/psxy-error-found-no-history-for-option-j/286/24 "2020-03-14T16:10:35Z")
Cool. When you have non-trivial examples of using GMT in R you are welcome to post them here. [Previous page](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/psxy-error-found-no-history-for-option-j/286.md?page=1)