Problems using blanco_decam as an instrument

[Former user]

I am using the newest version of PhoSim and trying to run the command "./phosim examples/star -i blanco_decam -c examples/nobackground" however it only runs until the "instrument configuration" section and then it crashes. This command works fine if I replace blanco_decam with any other instrument. I just downloaded it again to see if there was an issue with the version I had but the issue still occurs in the same place. When I open the phosim_gui it says "No file for instrument:_____." This occurs for every instrument listed.

[John Peterson]

ok, i’ll get someone to fix it quickly.

[John Peterson]

actually, the blanco_decam isn’t a problem. the decam design has a chip gap in the center of the field, so if you simulate the example/star it doesn’t have any source that lands on a chip. instead, if you do examples/small_catalog instead you will find some sources. let me know if for some reason you don’t find this to be the case.

There must still be a problem with the GUI though, so I’ll keep this open until someone fixes that.