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Jeff, > To: address@hidden > From: Jeff Cowan <address@hidden> > Subject: Problem installing netcdf-perl > Organization: NCAR/SCD > Keywords: 200205151737.g4FHb5a02624 netCDF-perl install The above message contained the following: > I've compiled netcdf-perl and 'make test' produces no errors. When I > do a 'make install' I get the following error messages. > > ====== start of included error messages ======= > [DAVE:root]/usr/local/src/IBM/install/netcdf-perl-1.2.1/src% make install > > making `install' in directory > /usr/local/src/IBM/install/netcdf-perl-1.2.1/src/perl > > cc -c -I/usr/local/include -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE > -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -O -DVERSION=\"1.21\" > -DXS_VERSION=\"1.21\" -I/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.00503/aix/CORE NetCDF.c > > Running Mkbootstrap for NetCDF () > chmod 644 NetCDF.bs > LD_RUN_PATH="/usr/local/lib32/r4i4" ld -o > blib/arch/auto/NetCDF/NetCDF.so -bhalt:4 -bM:SRE > -bI:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.00503/aix/CORE/perl.exp -bE:NetCDF.exp -b noentry > -lc NetCDF.o -L/usr/local/lib32/r4i4 -lnetcdf > > ld: 0711-851 SEVERE ERROR: Output file: blib/arch/auto/NetCDF/NetCDF.so > The file is in use and cannot be overwritten. Interesting. I wonder who's using that file? Because the step in question tries to create the file, I suggest removing the file and retrying the "make install". Please let me know if this helps. Regards, Steve Emmerson <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu>