20020515: netcdf_perl: blib/arch/auto/NetCDF/NetCDF.so in use

Jeff,

> To: address@hidden
> From: Jeff Cowan <address@hidden>
> Subject: Problem installing netcdf-perl
> Organization: NCAR/SCD
> Keywords: 200205151737.g4FHb5a02624 netCDF-perl install

The above message contained the following:

> I've compiled netcdf-perl and 'make test' produces no errors. When I
> do a 'make install' I get the following error messages.
> 
> ====== start of included error messages =======
> [DAVE:root]/usr/local/src/IBM/install/netcdf-perl-1.2.1/src% make install
> 
> making `install' in directory 
> /usr/local/src/IBM/install/netcdf-perl-1.2.1/src/perl
> 
>         cc -c -I/usr/local/include -D_ALL_SOURCE -D_ANSI_C_SOURCE 
> -D_POSIX_SOURCE -qmaxmem=16384 -O     -DVERSION=\"1.21\"  
> -DXS_VERSION=\"1.21\"  -I/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.00503/aix/CORE  NetCDF.c
> 
> Running Mkbootstrap for NetCDF ()
>         chmod 644 NetCDF.bs
>         LD_RUN_PATH="/usr/local/lib32/r4i4" ld -o 
> blib/arch/auto/NetCDF/NetCDF.so  -bhalt:4 -bM:SRE 
> -bI:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.00503/aix/CORE/perl.exp -bE:NetCDF.exp -b noentry 
> -lc NetCDF.o    -L/usr/local/lib32/r4i4 -lnetcdf 
> 
> ld: 0711-851 SEVERE ERROR: Output file: blib/arch/auto/NetCDF/NetCDF.so
>         The file is in use and cannot be overwritten.

Interesting.  I wonder who's using that file?

Because the step in question tries to create the file, I suggest
removing the file and retrying the "make install".

Please let me know if this helps.

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