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Re: 980710: Error in compilation

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  • Subject: Re: 980710: Error in compilation
  • Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:33:41 -0600
Brian,

> To: address@hidden
> From: address@hidden (Brian R. Pope)
> Subject: Error in compilation
> Organization: Amoco/Offshore Business Unit
> Keywords: 199807102021.OAA20971

In the above message, you wrote:

> I've spent the past couple of days
> trying to compile your package, but
> cannot work around the following
> stumbling block.  Whenever I try
> to build libnetcdf.a, I get this
> error:
> 
> ar: Warning: creating libnetcdf.a
>  
> libnetcdf.a
> make[2]: execvp: libnetcdf.a: Permission denied
> make[2]: *** [libnetcdf.a] Error 127
> 
> This shows up whether I use IRIX's native
> ar and make, GNU ar and make, or any combination.
> (Well, I can't use IRIX make, 'cause it chokes
> on the makefile for some reason).
> 
> Anyway, I don't have root priviledge; is this
> where this error comes from?
> 
> Anyway, thanks for your help
> 
> Brian M. Pope
> Offshore Business Unit
> Amoco

I'll need more information in order to diagnose the problem.  Would you
please look at the file INSTALL in the top-level source directory and
follow steps 3 through 9 in the "REPORTING PROBLEMS" section near the
end of the file.  Thanks.

--------
Steve Emmerson   <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu>