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20011128: configure fails for netCDF on OSF/1

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  • Subject: 20011128: configure fails for netCDF on OSF/1
  • Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 08:52:16 -0700
Cyril,

> To: address@hidden
> From: Cyril Giraudon <address@hidden>
> Organization: ?
> Keywords: 200111281035.fASAZWN14108 netCDF configure F90 OSF1

The above message contained the following:

> I've just downloaded the binary version of netcdf for OSF1.
> I 've tried to compile the test_example.f90 code but it failed.
> I realized the TypeSise module is absent, so i've downloaded sources...
> 
> The configure script failed :
> 
> limrec% ./configure
> creating cache ./config.cache
> checking for top-level source-directory
> /users/ircom/giraudon/SOFT/NETCDF/netcdf-3.5.0/src
> checking for m4 preprocessor
> checking for m4... m4
> checking m4 flags... -B10000
> checking for xlc... no
> checking for c89... c89
> checking C compiler "c89"... works
> checking how to make dependencies... cc -M
> checking for CC... no
> checking for cxx... cxx
> checking C++ compiler "cxx"... works
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... c89 -E
> checking for f77... f77
> checking for Fortran .F compiler... 
> checking if Fortran-77 compiler handles *.F files... yes
> checking "f77" as Fortran-90 compiler... works
> checking for nm utility
> checking for nm... nm
> checking nm flags... 
> checking for C-equivalent to Fortran routine "SUB"... nm: conftest.o: File
> truncated
> configure: error: not found
> limrec% 

The reason for the above error should be found in the file "config.log"
in the top-level source directory.

> 
> So, i decided to compile f90 files only. I built typesize.mod and copied
> it in the include directory of binary. It seems to work...

That should work.

> The system is :
> 
> limrec% uname -a
> OSF1 limrec.unilim.fr V5.1 732 alpha alpha
> limrec% 
> 
> 
> 
>               Cyril Giraudon.

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