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970219: netcdf installation problem

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  • Subject: 970219: netcdf installation problem
  • Date: Wed, 19 Feb 97 10:30:50 -0700
Alex,

> To: address@hidden
> From: address@hidden (Coal Availability-1996)
> Organization: .
> Keywords: 199702191628.JAA23504

In the above message, you wrote:

> Hello. My name is Alex, and I am trying to install netCDF, but am
> having difficulties. Actually, I am trying to install GMT, and this is
> part of that installation process. I have attached the file INSTALL,
> which gives instruction on netCDF installation.
>
> As suggested, I have also included the following:
> 
>     1.  Output from the command `uname -a';
> 
> SunOS gis.igs.indiana.edu 5.5 Generic sun4m sparc SUNW,SPARCstation-10
> 
>     2.  Output from the command `env';
> 
> HOME=/
> HZ=100
> LOGNAME=root
> MAIL=/var/mail/root
> PATH=/usr/local/adm/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/gnu/bin:/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/dt/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
> SHELL=/sbin/sh
> TERM=sun-cmd
> TZ=US/East-Indiana
> PWD=/opt/gmt/netcdf-2.4.3/src
> USER=root
> DISPLAY=coal:0
> 
>     4.  Output from the `configure' script.
> 
> gis.igs.indiana.edu# ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> checking for catman... catman
> checking for fill-value usage... new usage
> checking the installation prefix... /opt/gmt/netcdf-2.4.3
> checking the installation exec-prefix... /opt/gmt/netcdf-2.4.3
> checking for cc... cc
> checking type of operating system... sunos5
> checking for ranlib... ranlib
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... /lib/cpp
> checking the C preprocessor... configure: warning: C preprocessor, 
> `/lib/cpp', doesn't work

The above line indicates a problem running your C preprocessor.

> checking for f77... f77
> checking for CC... CC
> checking for yacc... yacc
> checking for neqn... neqn
> checking for tbl... tbl
> checking for ar... ar
> checking for makeinfo... no
> checking for tar flags... -chof
> checking for dependency generation mechanism... cc -xM
> checking for C position-independent-code compile-option... 
> checking whether cross-compiling... yes
> checking size of int... configure: error: can not run test program while 
> cross compiling

The above line indicates that you can't compile a simple program.

Would you please send me the file `config.log' in the top-level source
directory.

--------
Steve Emmerson   <address@hidden>