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Re: 19990322: Problem with netCDF fortran library

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  • Subject: Re: 19990322: Problem with netCDF fortran library
  • Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:48:19 -0700
Baldeep,

> To: address@hidden
> From: baldeep hira <address@hidden>
> Subject: Problem with netCDF fortran library
> Organization: Iowa State University
> Keywords: 199903222114.OAA11882

In the above message, you wrote:

> I am having some problems in linking my fortran code with the
> netcdf fortran library.  Any help tht you can provide will be
> appreciated.
> 
> I compiled the netcdf using commercial compilers by Portland
> group namely, pgcc, pgf77 and pgCC.  The "configure" and
> "make" commands go through successfully.  But when I try to
> test netcdf functions using "make test" command.  It runs 
> fine for the C version but gives me an error for the fortran
> test cases.  The errors are something like this.
> 
> pgf77 -c -O ftest.F
> ar cru   ../libsrc/libnetcdf.a fort-attio.o fort-control.o fort-dim.o
> fort-genatt.o fort-geninq.o fort-genvar.o fort-lib.o fort-misc.o
> fort-v2compat.o fort-vario.o fort-var1io.o fort-varaio.o fort-varmio.o
> fort-varsio.o
> ranlib ../libsrc/libnetcdf.a
> pgf77 -o ftest -O  ftest.o ../libsrc/libnetcdf.a
> Linking:
ftest.o(.data+0x2360): undefined reference to `nf_inq_libvers_'
> ftest.o(.data+0x2364): undefined reference to `nf_strerror_'
> ftest.o(.data+0x2368): undefined reference to `nf_issyserr_'
> ftest.o(.data+0x236c): undefined reference to `nf_create_'
> ftest.o(.data+0x2374): undefined reference to `nf_open_'
> ftest.o(.data+0x237c): undefined reference to `nf_set_fill_'
> ftest.o(.data+0x2380): undefined reference to `nf_redef_'
> ftest.o(.data+0x23
> 
> 
> It seems like the function names have been changed because
> instead of being "nf_open" it is being read as "nf_open_".
> The C and C++ libraries are running fine.  Its the problem
> only with the fortran library.

We've seen this problem before.  The solution can be found in the netCDF,
user-support email archive at the following URL:

    <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/glimpse/netcdf/3230>

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