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[McIDAS #WPD-667222]: Fwd: McIDAS 2017 install

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  • Subject: [McIDAS #WPD-667222]: Fwd: McIDAS 2017 install
  • Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:12:02 -0600
Hi Greg,

Sorry for the slow reply, I was at a dentist appointment...

re:
> >   Now, if you did source the environment file and the build still failed
> >   it must mean that the zlib and zlib-devel packages need to be installed.
> >   This should _not_ be the case however, so I really need to know which
> >   approach works so I can adjust the distribution accordingly.
>
> This turned out to be the issue - we did not have the zlib-devel package
> installed. Ted installed it for me and then mcidas built and installed just
> fine. Thanks for your help!

OK, thanks for letting me know.  I will need to see if I can get around this
in the build process or update the Unidata McIDAS-X User's guide to include
this as a prerequisite.  I have a feeling that the best approach is to include
installing zlib-devel as a prerequisite.

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WPD-667222
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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