diff --git a/src/basic/vx_log/Makefile.am b/src/basic/vx_log/Makefile.am
index 6679fec4a2..9e4ba32cf2 100644
--- a/src/basic/vx_log/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/basic/vx_log/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ libvx_log_a_SOURCES = concat_string.cc concat_string.h \
                file_fxns.cc file_fxns.h \
                indent.cc indent.h \
                logger.cc logger.h \
-               main.cc main.h \
                string_array.cc string_array.h \
                str_wrappers.cc str_wrappers.h \
                vx_log.h
diff --git a/src/basic/vx_log/Makefile.in b/src/basic/vx_log/Makefile.in
index 9c229711b2..64b1b5ccc7 100644
--- a/src/basic/vx_log/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/basic/vx_log/Makefile.in
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ am__v_AR_1 =
 libvx_log_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
 libvx_log_a_LIBADD =
 am_libvx_log_a_OBJECTS = concat_string.$(OBJEXT) file_fxns.$(OBJEXT) \
-	indent.$(OBJEXT) logger.$(OBJEXT) main.$(OBJEXT) \
-	string_array.$(OBJEXT) str_wrappers.$(OBJEXT)
+	indent.$(OBJEXT) logger.$(OBJEXT) string_array.$(OBJEXT) \
+	str_wrappers.$(OBJEXT)
 libvx_log_a_OBJECTS = $(am_libvx_log_a_OBJECTS)
 AM_V_P = $(am__v_P_@AM_V@)
 am__v_P_ = $(am__v_P_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ depcomp = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/depcomp
 am__maybe_remake_depfiles = depfiles
 am__depfiles_remade = ./$(DEPDIR)/concat_string.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/file_fxns.Po ./$(DEPDIR)/indent.Po \
-	./$(DEPDIR)/logger.Po ./$(DEPDIR)/main.Po \
-	./$(DEPDIR)/str_wrappers.Po ./$(DEPDIR)/string_array.Po
+	./$(DEPDIR)/logger.Po ./$(DEPDIR)/str_wrappers.Po \
+	./$(DEPDIR)/string_array.Po
 am__mv = mv -f
 CXXCOMPILE = $(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) \
 	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ libvx_log_a_SOURCES = concat_string.cc concat_string.h \
                file_fxns.cc file_fxns.h \
                indent.cc indent.h \
                logger.cc logger.h \
-               main.cc main.h \
                string_array.cc string_array.h \
                str_wrappers.cc str_wrappers.h \
                vx_log.h
@@ -393,7 +392,6 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/file_fxns.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/indent.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/logger.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/main.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/str_wrappers.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/string_array.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 
@@ -549,7 +547,6 @@ distclean: distclean-am
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/file_fxns.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/indent.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/logger.Po
-	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/main.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/str_wrappers.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/string_array.Po
 	-rm -f Makefile
@@ -601,7 +598,6 @@ maintainer-clean: maintainer-clean-am
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/file_fxns.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/indent.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/logger.Po
-	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/main.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/str_wrappers.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/string_array.Po
 	-rm -f Makefile
diff --git a/src/basic/vx_util/Makefile.am b/src/basic/vx_util/Makefile.am
index d0ab31bce7..e2cb36e6de 100644
--- a/src/basic/vx_util/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/basic/vx_util/Makefile.am
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ libvx_util_a_SOURCES = ascii_table.cc ascii_table.h \
                observation.h observation.cc \
                stat_column_defs.h \
                handle_openmp.h handle_openmp.cc \
+               main.cc main.h \
                RectangularTemplate.h RectangularTemplate.cc $(OPT_PYTHON_SOURCES)
 
 libvx_util_a_CPPFLAGS = ${MET_CPPFLAGS}
diff --git a/src/basic/vx_util/Makefile.in b/src/basic/vx_util/Makefile.in
index 74de7cf298..4c36e1566d 100644
--- a/src/basic/vx_util/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/basic/vx_util/Makefile.in
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ am__libvx_util_a_SOURCES_DIST = ascii_table.cc ascii_table.h \
 	CircularTemplate.h CircularTemplate.cc GridTemplate.h \
 	GridTemplate.cc GridPoint.h GridPoint.cc GridOffset.h \
 	GridOffset.cc observation.h observation.cc stat_column_defs.h \
-	handle_openmp.h handle_openmp.cc RectangularTemplate.h \
-	RectangularTemplate.cc python_line.h python_line.cc
+	handle_openmp.h handle_openmp.cc main.cc main.h \
+	RectangularTemplate.h RectangularTemplate.cc python_line.h \
+	python_line.cc
 @ENABLE_PYTHON_TRUE@am__objects_1 =  \
 @ENABLE_PYTHON_TRUE@	libvx_util_a-python_line.$(OBJEXT)
 am__objects_2 = $(am__objects_1)
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ am_libvx_util_a_OBJECTS = libvx_util_a-ascii_table.$(OBJEXT) \
 	libvx_util_a-GridOffset.$(OBJEXT) \
 	libvx_util_a-observation.$(OBJEXT) \
 	libvx_util_a-handle_openmp.$(OBJEXT) \
+	libvx_util_a-main.$(OBJEXT) \
 	libvx_util_a-RectangularTemplate.$(OBJEXT) $(am__objects_2)
 libvx_util_a_OBJECTS = $(am_libvx_util_a_OBJECTS)
 AM_V_P = $(am__v_P_@AM_V@)
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ am__depfiles_remade = ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-CircularTemplate.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-interp_util.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-is_number.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-long_array.Po \
+	./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-make_path.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-mask_poly.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-memory.Po \
@@ -503,6 +506,7 @@ libvx_util_a_SOURCES = ascii_table.cc ascii_table.h \
                observation.h observation.cc \
                stat_column_defs.h \
                handle_openmp.h handle_openmp.cc \
+               main.cc main.h \
                RectangularTemplate.h RectangularTemplate.cc $(OPT_PYTHON_SOURCES)
 
 libvx_util_a_CPPFLAGS = ${MET_CPPFLAGS}
@@ -582,6 +586,7 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-interp_util.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-is_number.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-long_array.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-make_path.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-mask_poly.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-memory.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
@@ -1222,6 +1227,20 @@ libvx_util_a-handle_openmp.obj: handle_openmp.cc
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CXXDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX@am__nodep@)$(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(libvx_util_a_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o libvx_util_a-handle_openmp.obj `if test -f 'handle_openmp.cc'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'handle_openmp.cc'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/handle_openmp.cc'; fi`
 
+libvx_util_a-main.o: main.cc
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CXX)$(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(libvx_util_a_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -MT libvx_util_a-main.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Tpo -c -o libvx_util_a-main.o `test -f 'main.cc' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`main.cc
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX)source='main.cc' object='libvx_util_a-main.o' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CXXDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX@am__nodep@)$(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(libvx_util_a_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o libvx_util_a-main.o `test -f 'main.cc' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`main.cc
+
+libvx_util_a-main.obj: main.cc
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CXX)$(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(libvx_util_a_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -MT libvx_util_a-main.obj -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Tpo -c -o libvx_util_a-main.obj `if test -f 'main.cc'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'main.cc'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/main.cc'; fi`
+@am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX)source='main.cc' object='libvx_util_a-main.obj' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CXXDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@am__fastdepCXX_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CXX@am__nodep@)$(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(libvx_util_a_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o libvx_util_a-main.obj `if test -f 'main.cc'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'main.cc'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/main.cc'; fi`
+
 libvx_util_a-RectangularTemplate.o: RectangularTemplate.cc
 @am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CXX)$(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(libvx_util_a_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -MT libvx_util_a-RectangularTemplate.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-RectangularTemplate.Tpo -c -o libvx_util_a-RectangularTemplate.o `test -f 'RectangularTemplate.cc' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`RectangularTemplate.cc
 @am__fastdepCXX_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-RectangularTemplate.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-RectangularTemplate.Po
@@ -1406,6 +1425,7 @@ distclean: distclean-am
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-interp_util.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-is_number.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-long_array.Po
+	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-make_path.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-mask_poly.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-memory.Po
@@ -1496,6 +1516,7 @@ maintainer-clean: maintainer-clean-am
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-interp_util.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-is_number.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-long_array.Po
+	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-main.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-make_path.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-mask_poly.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/libvx_util_a-memory.Po