20040301: netcdf-perl-1.2.2 isntallation

Dear Yoshihiro,

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> From: "Yoshihiro Yamasaki" <address@hidden>
> Subject: netcdf-perl-1.2.2 isntallation
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> Keywords: 200402291624.i1TGOUrV008653 netCDF Perl

The above message contained the following:

> Dear Steve,
> I just installed the netcdf-perl-1.2.2 and it seems to me 
> that everything was correct, except in the test (make 
> test) because I got the following :
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> 
> making `test' in directory 
> /usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl
> 
> make[2]: Entering directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl'
> PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/local/bin/perl "-Iblib/lib" 
> "-Iblib/arch" test.pl
> Creating netCDF file...........................ok
> Setting fill mode..............................ok
> Defining fixed dimensions......................ok
> Defining fixed variables.......................ok
> Writing global attribute.......................ok
> Writing variable attributes....................ok
> Defining record dimension......................ok
> Defining record variables......................ok
> Ending definition..............................ok
> Writing fixed variable values..................ok
> Synchronizing netCDF I/O.......................ok
> Writing record values..........................ok
> Closing netCDF file............................ok
> Opening netCDF file for reading................ok
> Inquiring about netCDF file....................ok
> Checking global attribute name.................ok
> Checking global attribute value................ok
> Getting second dimension ID....................ok
> Checking second dimension information..........ok
> Checking fixed variable ID.....................ok
> Checking fixed variable information............ok
> Checking last value of first record variable...make[2]: 
> *** [test_dynamic] Segmentation fault
> make[2]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl'
> make[1]: *** [perl/test] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> make: *** [test] Error 2

The above error indicates that you are using version 5.8 of the perl(1)
utility.  There appears to be a bug in this version.  The only
workaround that I know is to use a different version of perl(1).

> Aside from this error, I continued and  the isntall.log :
> 
> -->  more isntall.log
> make[1]: Entering directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> make[2]: Entering directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> 
> making `install' in directory 
> /usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl
> 
> make[3]: Entering directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl'
> Files found in blib/arch: installing files in blib/lib 
> into architecture dependent library tree
> Writing 
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/NetCDF/.packlist
> Appending installation info to 
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux/perllocal.pod
> make[3]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl'
> 
> returning to directory /usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src
> 
> make[2]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> make[1]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> make  installed_manuals MANDIR=/usr/local/man/man3
> make[1]: Entering directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> make[2]: Entering directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> make[2]: Nothing to be done for `installed_manual'.
> make[2]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> make[1]: Leaving directory 
> `/usr/local/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> 
> So that, I really do not know if I succeeded in the 
> installation or not.

You succeeded in the installation.  If you use the netCDF module with
perl 5.8, however, then you might encounter the same segmentation
violation.

> Best regards,
> 
> yyamazaki

Regards,
Steve Emmerson