Difficulty Creating and Building a SCAM Case in CESM 2.1.5 on WSL (New User)

[Richa Das]

Hello CESM Community,


I am a new CESM user and currently working with CESM version 2.1.5. I am running CESM on Ubuntu installed via WSL on a Windows laptop.
I am trying to create a new case and build the SCAM (Single Column Atmosphere Model). However, during the process of creating the new case, I encounter multiple errors, and despite several attempts, I have not been able to resolve them successfully.

I followed the standard CESM workflow (navigating to cime/scripts, creating a new case, setting up, and building), but errors appear at different stages, preventing me from completing the case creation and build process. Since I am new to CESM, I may be missing some required steps or configuration settings specific to SCAM or to running CESM under WSL.I have attached the relevant error messages below for clarity.
I would greatly appreciate any guidance on:
1.Common issues when creating and building a SCAM case in CESM 2.1.5
2. Additional setup requirements when running CESM on WSL
3.Suggestions on how to diagnose and fix case-creation or build errors

Thank you very much for your time and support.


Best regards,
Richa

 

[fischer]

Hi Richa,

Welcome to CESM. I'm not aware of anyone that's tried running cesm2.1.5 on a Windows laptop. But this looks like a porting issue, so I'm going to move this to the porting forum. But something you can try is running a simpler case, like and A compset at a resolution of f45_g37_rx1. Also, your screen capture cut off your create_newcase line so I can't see the entire command. Could you also include any xml files you've changed for your port.

Thanks
Chris

 

[jedwards]

The error : No variable NODENAME_REGEX found in case suggests that you have modified file
cime/src/drivers/mct/cime_config/config_component.xml - is this true?

Also Chris is correct, I have never heard of a port to WSL, you might want to consider finding a linux system if you can.