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960731: NetCDF 2.4.2: undefined XDR symbols

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  • Subject: 960731: NetCDF 2.4.2: undefined XDR symbols
  • Date: Wed, 31 Jul 96 08:15:11 -0600
Nello,

>Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 10:44:04 +0200 
>From: Super-User <address@hidden>
>Organization: IRPEM-CNR 
>To: Steve Emmerson <address@hidden>
>Subject: Re: 960730: NetCDF 2.4.2 installation problem: undefined XDR symbols 
>Keywords: 199607310848.AA08996 

In the above message you wrote:

> This is the output of the 'configure' script:
> 
> configure --prefix=/usr/local
> creating cache ./config.cache
...
> checking for XDR library... 
> checking for xdr_long in default library... yes

The above is odd.  Since the system is a SunOS 5 one, the configure
script should not have found the xdr_long() function in the default, C
runtime library but, instead, in the `nsl' library.  Would you please
send me the output from executing the following commands:

    1. uname -a

    2. ar t /usr/lib/libc.a | grep xdr

    3. ar t /usr/lib/libnsl.a | grep xdr

I suggest that you mallually override the configure script's decision on
the XDR library by doing the following:

    1.  To to the top-level source directory.

    2.  Execute the command `rm -f config.cache'.

    3.  Set the environment variable LD_XDR to `-lnsl' (I assume that
        you have this library  -- if you don't, then please tell me).

    4.  Execute the `configure' script.  Trap the output and send it to
        me.

    5.  Execute the command `make all'.  It should successfully
        terminate.  Trap the output and send it to me.

Please let me know if this helps.

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Steve Emmerson   <address@hidden>