From 9c681e02897149b3252583e397709759ba17480e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: George McCabe <23407799+georgemccabe@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:55:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] per #1713, added instructions to set METPLOTPY_BASE via
 [user_env_vars] in the default METplus config file upon install if necessary

---
 parm/metplus_config/defaults.conf | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/parm/metplus_config/defaults.conf b/parm/metplus_config/defaults.conf
index e4636ba47a..2122f41e34 100644
--- a/parm/metplus_config/defaults.conf
+++ b/parm/metplus_config/defaults.conf
@@ -107,3 +107,14 @@ LOG_DEBUG_LINE_FORMAT = {LOG_LINE_FORMAT}
 LOG_INFO_LINE_FORMAT = %(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(name)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s
 
 LOG_LINE_DATE_FORMAT = %m/%d %H:%M:%S
+
+###############################################################################
+# METplotpy Installation Location                                             #
+#   * Uncomment and set METPLOTPY_BASE to the path where                      #
+#     METplotpy is installed. This is not necessary if METplotpy will not be  #
+#     used or if METPLOTPY_BASE is set in the user's environment.             #
+###############################################################################
+
+[user_env_vars]
+
+#METPLOTPY_BASE= /path/to/METplotpy