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Wanli, I discovered you were probably using an ANSI C compiler but IBM compilers have some quirks that make it look like STD C compilers. I did some tests on our IBM machine and discovered these problems and fixed them. I usually don't use IBM machines so I was unaware of these problems. I created a new decoders package decoders-2.4.4.tar.Z with the fixes. The new tar file is locate in the pub/decoders/ directory. There were 5 files that needed modification. I "believe" it should now compile using your regular compiler or the gcc one too. Let me know if you still have problems. Robb... On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Wanli Wu wrote: > Thanks, Robb. > > There is gcc located at /usr/local/bin, but after 'make distclean", "setenv CC > /usr/local/bin/gcc", the "make" still could not went through. I also tried to > install udunits on linux (portland group compilers) and my sunworkstation, it > all failed. I'm going to send SCD a message,and see if they're interested in > installing. > > Wanli > > >Return-Path: <address@hidden> > >Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >Keywords: 200302271816.h1RIGGu10786 > >X-Authentication-Warning: wcfields.unidata.ucar.edu: rkambic owned process > doing -bs > >To: Wanli Wu <address@hidden> > >cc: decoders <address@hidden> > >Subject: Re: 20030226: install udunit (fwd) > >In-Reply-To: <address@hidden> > >References: <address@hidden> > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > > >On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Wanli Wu wrote: > > > >> Thanks, Robb. I am trying the grib2nc on bluesky since the grib data are in > NCAR > >> MSS. "uname -a" displays the following info. > >> AIX bs1201en 1 5 0023F7EA4C00 > >> > >> Could you help me to locate ANSI C? > > > > > >Wanli, > > > >There's probably not a AIX ANSI compiler on the machine, you need to use > >gcc. That's the GNU compiler, it's ANSI. It's usually located at: > > > >/usr/local/gnu/bin/gcc check if this is correct. > > > >You need to start over with the build > > > >% make distclean > > > >% setenv CC /usr/local/gnu/bin/gcc > >% ./configure > >% make install > > > >Hopefully this solves your problem. > > > >> > >> BTW, I was wondering if it is possible to have SCD personnel to install > udunits > >> and this decoder packages as stardard tools for NCAR mechines (like > >> bluesky, > >> blackforest). If so, it would save many NCAR users a lot of time. > >> > > > >I have no control over SCD, you need to make the request to SCD to have > >them do it. > > > >Robb... > > > > > > > >> > >> Wanli > >> > >> >Return-Path: <address@hidden> > >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >> >Keywords: 200302271734.h1RHYFT08657 > >> >X-Authentication-Warning: wcfields.unidata.ucar.edu: rkambic owned process > >> doing -bs > >> >To: Wanli Wu <address@hidden> > >> >cc: decoders <address@hidden> > >> >Subject: Re: 20030226: install udunit (fwd) > >> >In-Reply-To: <address@hidden> > >> >References: <address@hidden> > >> >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >> > > >> >Wanli, > >> > > >> >The basic problem with the compilation is that you are using a STD C > >> >compiler. The code would compile w/o changes if you use a ANSI C > >> >compiler, which most compilers are today. If your using a SUN it is > >> >located at: > >> >/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc to get the correct compiler : > >> > > >> >% setenv CC /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc > >> > > >> >If you are still having trouble finding the ANSI C compiler on your > >> >machine, I can help you locate it. You will need to send me the type of > >> >machine and the OS version > >> > > >> >Robb... > >> > > >> > > >> >On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Wanli Wu wrote: > >> > > >> >> Robb, > >> >> > >> >> Thanks for the revised gdes.c. Now 'make' passed 'gdes.c', but stopped > >> >> at > >> >> inetutil.c. Error message is as follows: > >> >> cc -c -g "-I/usr/local/include" -I/home/bluesky/wanliwu/include > >> >> -D_ALL_SOURCE inetutil.c > >> >> "inetutil.c", line 24.17: 1506-275 (S) Unexpected text 'int' > >> >> encountered. > >> >> "inetutil.c", line 24.17: 1506-275 (S) Unexpected text ')' encountered. > >> >> "inetutil.c", line 24.24: 1506-276 (S) Syntax error: possible missing > >> >> ')'? > >> >> "inetutil.c", line 24.17: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of h_errno_which > differs > >> >> from previous declaration on line 42 of "/usr/include/netdb.h". > >> >> "inetutil.c", line 24.17: 1506-050 (I) Return type "int**" in > redeclaration > >> is > >> >> not compatible with the previous return type "void*". > >> >> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Would you please give it a check? > >> >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> > >> >> Wanli > >> >> > >> >> >Return-Path: <address@hidden> > >> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >> >> >Keywords: 200302262337.h1QNb7A18540 > >> >> >X-Authentication-Warning: wcfields.unidata.ucar.edu: rkambic owned > process > >> >> doing -bs > >> >> >To: address@hidden > >> >> >cc: decoders <address@hidden> > >> >> >Subject: Re: 20030226: install udunit (fwd) > >> >> >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >> >> >Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; > >> >> BOUNDARY="-559023410-758783491-1046302627=:16380" > >> >> > > >> >> >Wanli, > >> >> > > >> >> >I believe the problem is how standard C needs to have procdures > >> >> >declared. > >> >> >I moved the problem procedures up higher in the code. The new gdes.c > >> >> >file > >> >> >is attached to this message. Let me know if this solves your > >> >> >problem so I can checkin the changes. > >> >> > > >> >> >Robb... > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > >=============================================================================== > >> >> >Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > >> >> >Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > >> Research > >> >> >address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >> >> > >> > >=============================================================================== > >> >> > > >> >> >------- Forwarded Message > >> >> > > >> >> >Return-Path: address@hidden > >> >> >Delivery-Date: Wed Feb 26 11:44:36 2003 > >> >> >Received: from kobuk.colorado.edu (kobuk.Colorado.EDU > >> >> >[128.138.136.245]) > >> >> > by unidata.ucar.edu (UCAR/Unidata) with ESMTP id h1QIiZt08775 > >> >> > for <address@hidden>; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:44:35 -0700 (MST) > >> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >> >> >Keywords: 200302261844.h1QIiZt08775 > >> >> >Received: from kobuk.colorado.edu (kobuk.Colorado.EDU > >> >> >[128.138.136.245]) > >> >> > by kobuk.colorado.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1/ITS-5.0/standard) with SMTP > >> >> > id > >> >> LAA26288 > >> >> > for <address@hidden>; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:44:31 -0700 (MST) > >> >> >Message-Id: <address@hidden> > >> >> >Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:44:31 -0700 (MST) > >> >> >From: Wanli Wu <address@hidden> > >> >> >Reply-To: Wanli Wu <address@hidden> > >> >> >Subject: Re: 20030226: install udunit > >> >> >To: address@hidden > >> >> >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >> >> >Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii > >> >> >Content-MD5: iheKeRut0S36+/9o2CiRDg== > >> >> >X-Mailer: dtmail 1.3.0 CDE Version 1.3 SunOS 5.7 sun4u sparc > >> >> >X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.1 required=5.0 > >> >> > tests=AWL,NOSPAM_INC,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01 > >> >> > version=2.43 > >> >> >X-Spam-Level: > >> >> > > >> >> >Steve, > >> >> > > >> >> >Thanks. Actually, the 'make install' indeed installed those files on my > home > >> >> >directory (though some error meesage at the end of installation). > >> >> > > >> >> >Now I tried to install decoders-2.4.3 that has grib2nc. What I did was > >> >> > > >> >> >./configure --prefix=$HOME > >> >> > > >> >> >The configure did ask where netcdf lib/include are, I given as > >> >> >"-L/usr/local/lib32/r4i3 -lnetcdf" for the netcdf library > >> >> >"-I/usr/local/include" for netcdf include files > >> >> > > >> >> >The config.log file has few error message like: > >> >> >configure:1070: cc -E -traditional-cpp -D_ALL_SOURCE conftest.c > >/dev/null > >> >> 2>co > >> >> >nftest.out > >> >> >cc: 1501-210 command option t contains an incorrect subargument > >> >> >1506-173 (W) Option lm is not valid. Enter xlc for list of valid > >> >> >options. > >> >> >configure: failed program was: > >> >> >#line 1064 "configure" > >> >> >#include "confdefs.h" > >> >> >#include <assert.h> > >> >> >Syntax Error > >> >> >configure:1087: cc -nologo -E -D_ALL_SOURCE conftest.c >/dev/null > >> >> 2>conftest.ou > >> >> >t > >> >> >1506-173 (W) Option lm is not valid. Enter xlc for list of valid > >> >> >options. > >> >> >configure: failed program was: > >> >> >#line 1081 "configure" > >> >> >#include "confdefs.h" > >> >> >#include <assert.h> > >> >> >Syntax Error > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Then I invoked 'make', it stoped with error: > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2688.13: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of copy_gdes_ll > differs > >> from > >> >> >previous declaration on line 2604 of "gdes.c". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2688.13: 1506-050 (I) Return type "void" in > >> >> >redeclaration > is > >> not > >> >> >compatible with the previous return type "int". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2705.13: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of copy_gdes_gau > differs > >> >> from > >> >> >previous declaration on line 2612 of "gdes.c". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2705.13: 1506-050 (I) Return type "void" in > >> >> >redeclaration > is > >> not > >> >> >compatible with the previous return type "int". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2722.13: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of copy_gdes_sph > differs > >> >> from > >> >> >previous declaration on line 2620 of "gdes.c". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2722.13: 1506-050 (I) Return type "void" in > >> >> >redeclaration > is > >> not > >> >> >compatible with the previous return type "int". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2740.13: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of copy_gdes_mercat > >> differs > >> >> >from previous declaration on line 2626 of "gdes.c". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2740.13: 1506-050 (I) Return type "void" in > >> >> >redeclaration > is > >> not > >> >> >compatible with the previous return type "int". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2745.13: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of copy_gdes_polars > >> differs > >> >> >from previous declaration on line 2632 of "gdes.c". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2745.13: 1506-050 (I) Return type "void" in > >> >> >redeclaration > is > >> not > >> >> >compatible with the previous return type "int". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2750.13: 1506-343 (S) Redeclaration of copy_gdes_lambert > >> differs > >> >> >from previous declaration on line 2637 of "gdes.c". > >> >> >"gdes.c", line 2750.13: 1506-050 (I) Return type "void" in > >> >> >redeclaration > is > >> not > >> >> >compatible with the previous return type "int". > >> >> >make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Stop. > >> >> >make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >What can I do or what I did wrong? (of course, 'make install' could not > go). > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Thanks, > >> >> > > >> >> >Wanli > >> >> > > >> >> >>Return-Path: <address@hidden> > >> >> >>Organization: UCAR/Unidata > >> >> >>To: Wanli Wu <address@hidden> > >> >> >>cc: address@hidden > >> >> >>Subject: 20030226: install udunit > >> >> >>In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:11:52 MST." > >> >> ><address@hidden> > >> >> >>Keywords: 200302261811.h1QIBut15714 > >> >> >> > >> >> >>Wanli Wu, > >> >> >> > >> >> >>>Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:11:52 -0700 (MST) > >> >> >>>From: Wanli Wu <address@hidden> > >> >> >>>Organization: University of Colorado > >> >> >>>To: address@hidden > >> >> >>>Subject: Re: 20030226: install udunit > >> >> >> > >> >> >>The above message contained the following: > >> >> >> > >> >> >>> Thanks for the quick response. I didn't 'make' before 'make > >> >> >>> install'. So I made a clean install again. At the end, I saw message > >> >> >>> like below though I intended to install it at my home directory > >> >> >>> (./configure --prefix=$HOME). Will it work if I manually copy the > >> >> >>> following files to $HOME: > >> >> >> > >> >> >>You should allow the package to install itself by executing the > >> >> >>command > >> >> >>"make install" (after the command "make") rather than try to install > >> >> >>the package manually. > >> >> >> > >> >> >>Regards, > >> >> >>Steve Emmerson <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu> > >> >> > > >> >> > <> +++++++ Wanli Wu +++++++ <> > >> >> > <> CIRES, University of Colorado <> > >> >> > <> Boulder, Colorado <> > >> >> > <> (303) 492-0281 (O) <> > >> >> > <> address@hidden <> > >> >> > <> http://cires.colorado.edu/~wwu <> > >> >> > > >> >> >------- End of Forwarded Message > >> >> > >> >> <> +++++++ Wanli Wu +++++++ <> > >> >> <> CIRES, University of Colorado <> > >> >> <> Boulder, Colorado <> > >> >> <> (303) 492-0281 (O) <> > >> >> <> address@hidden <> > >> >> <> http://cires.colorado.edu/~wwu <> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >=============================================================================== > >> >Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > >> >Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > Research > >> >address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >> > >=============================================================================== > >> > >> <> +++++++ Wanli Wu +++++++ <> > >> <> CIRES, University of Colorado <> > >> <> Boulder, Colorado <> > >> <> (303) 492-0281 (O) <> > >> <> address@hidden <> > >> <> http://cires.colorado.edu/~wwu <> > >> > >> > > > >=============================================================================== > >Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > >Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > >Research > >address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > >=============================================================================== > > <> +++++++ Wanli Wu +++++++ <> > <> CIRES, University of Colorado <> > <> Boulder, Colorado <> > <> (303) 492-0281 (O) <> > <> address@hidden <> > <> http://cires.colorado.edu/~wwu <> > > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================