From b2c80d1824e4d811b22a49e691c2c29bfab25e17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gerard ketefian <gerard.ketefian@noaa.gov>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 14:01:29 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Remove unneeded link commands and add comments.

---
 ush/make_ICS_surf_LBC0.sh | 16 ++++++++++------
 ush/make_grid_orog.sh     |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ush/make_ICS_surf_LBC0.sh b/ush/make_ICS_surf_LBC0.sh
index 3a857b695f..97bc437384 100755
--- a/ush/make_ICS_surf_LBC0.sh
+++ b/ush/make_ICS_surf_LBC0.sh
@@ -144,13 +144,17 @@ esac
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-# Are these still needed for chgres_cube?
+# Are these still needed for chgres_cube?  Probably not since they're 
+# created elsewhere, but may need them again if stage scripts are removed
+# to comply with NCO format.
 #
-ln_vrfy -sf $WORKDIR_SHVE/${CRES}_grid.tile7.halo${nh4_T7}.nc \
-            $WORKDIR_SHVE/${CRES}_grid.tile7.nc
-
-ln_vrfy -sf $WORKDIR_SHVE/${CRES}_oro_data.tile7.halo${nh4_T7}.nc \
-            $WORKDIR_SHVE/${CRES}_oro_data.tile7.nc
+#ln_vrfy -sf --relative 
+#        $WORKDIR_SHVE/${CRES}_grid.tile7.halo${nh4_T7}.nc \
+#        $WORKDIR_SHVE/${CRES}_grid.tile7.nc
+#
+#ln_vrfy -sf --relative
+#        $WORKDIR_SHVE/${CRES}_oro_data.tile7.halo${nh4_T7}.nc \
+#        $WORKDIR_SHVE/${CRES}_oro_data.tile7.nc
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/ush/make_grid_orog.sh b/ush/make_grid_orog.sh
index 9cde592e7d..8753984d65 100755
--- a/ush/make_grid_orog.sh
+++ b/ush/make_grid_orog.sh
@@ -716,6 +716,9 @@ fi
 #
 print_info_msg_verbose "Starting filtering of orography..."
 
+# The script below creates absolute symlinks in $WORKDIR_FLTR.  That's 
+# probably necessary for NCO but probably better to create relative 
+# links for the community workflow.
 $USHDIR/$orog_fltr_scr \
   $RES \
   $WORKDIR_GRID $WORKDIR_OROG $WORKDIR_FLTR \