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Re: 19990720: netCDF installation problem

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  • Subject: Re: 19990720: netCDF installation problem
  • Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 08:38:17 -0600
Dylan,

> To: address@hidden
> From: Dylan Woon <address@hidden>
> Subject: problem with netCDF
> Organization: San Francisco State University
> Keywords: 199907212304.RAA05093

In the above message, you wrote:

> I was trying to compile the netCDF package on Red Had Linux 6.0.
> 
> I am in bash, and I typed:
> 
> %CC=gcc CPP FLAGS= ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
> 
> Below is a transcript of the result.  It seems to want OS to be some
> operating system, but when i tried setting it to linux or UNIX, it didn't
> work.  Can you help?  Thanks.   
> 
> [root@bld8r23w1 netcdf-2.3.2]# CC=gcc ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
> reading configuration customizations
> checking for type of operating system
> checking for ar
> checking for ranlib
> checking for fill value usage

You appear to be installing a very old version of the netCDF package.
The contents of the file VERSION in the top-level source directory
should be "3.4".  Is that what's there?  If not, then you should obtain
the latest version and install it.  The latest version can be found at

    <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/index.html>

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