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On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, Unidata Support wrote: > > ------- Forwarded Message > > >To: address@hidden > >cc: address@hidden > >From: address@hidden > >Organization: . > >Keywords: 199702020232.TAA06147 > > Dear Sirs, > > Thanks in advance for any information on how to install netcdf on my new > Sun ULTRA1 running Solaris2.5. > > After typing configure --prefix=/usr/local I get the following lines in the > config.log: > _________________________________________________________________________ > %more config.log > This file contains any messages produced by compilers while > running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake. > > configure:1156: cc -E conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out > configure:1197: cc -E conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out > configure:1684: cc -c -g -Kpic conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:1712: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:1745: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:1781: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:1845: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:1875: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:1960: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c 1>&5 > Undefined first referenced > symbol in file > xdr_long conftest.o > ld: fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to conftest > configure:2005: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c -lrpc 1>&5 > ld: fatal: library -lrpc: not found Hiya, It seems that the loader (ld) can't find your rpc library on your system, thats why the xdr_long symbol is reported undefined. You might have to reinstall your c compiler. I looked up this problem in the support section and found more complete answer, I'll send it in another message. Robb... > ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to conftest > configure:2005: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c -lnsl 1>&5 > configure:2169: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c -lnsl 1>&5 > configure:2218: cc -c -g conftest.c 1>&5 > "configure", line 2207: warning: tokens ignored at end of directive line > "configure", line 2213: undefined struct/union member: x_getint > "configure", line 2213: warning: improper pointer/integer combination: op "=" > cc: acomp failed for conftest.c > configure:2259: cc -c -g conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:2292: cc -c -g conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:2332: cc -c -g conftest.c 1>&5 > configure:2378: cc -o conftest -g conftest.c -lnsl 1>&5 > configure:2450: cc -E conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out > configure:2484: cc -E conftest.c >/dev/null 2>conftest.out > configure:2510: cc -c -g conftest.c 1>&5 > "configure", line 2502: identifier redeclared: malloc > current : function() returning pointer to struct {int a, int b} > previous: function(uint) returning pointer to void : > "/usr/include/stdli > b.h", line 86 > cc: acomp failed for conftest.c > % > _________________________________________________________________________ > > Should I continue from here on or there is something really wrong on my > system? > Many Thansk, > Alex > address@hidden > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > _______________________________________________________________________________ Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ========================================================================== "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... "Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. "I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate... "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. "Time to die." movie BladeRunner ==========================================================================