20021016: building netcdf-3.5.1-beta3 with gcc-3.2: stdin not constant

Juergen,

> To: address@hidden
> From: Juergen Rose <address@hidden>
> Subject: Can't configure and compile netcdf-3.5.1-beta3 with gcc-3.2
> Organization: ?

The above message contained the following:

> following the hints in .../netcdf-3.5.1-beta3/src/INSTALL.html my system
> has the following properties:
> 
> A. Linux vilm 2.4.20-pre7 
> 
> B. 3.5.1-beta3
> 
> C. gcc is /usr/bin/gcc
>    g77 is /usr/bin/g77
>    g++ is /usr/bin/g++
...

> make[2]: Entering directory
> `/usr/src_vilm/Libs/netcdf-3.5.1-beta3/src/ncgen'
> /usr/bin/gcc -c -g -I../libsrc -I.  -Df2cFortran main.c
> /usr/bin/gcc -c -g -I../libsrc -I.  -Df2cFortran load.c
> /usr/bin/gcc -c -g -I../libsrc -I.  -Df2cFortran ncgentab.c
> In file included from ncgen.y:824:
> ncgenyy.c:75: initializer element is not constant
> ncgenyy.c:75: (near initialization for `yyin')
> ncgenyy.c:75: initializer element is not constant
> ncgenyy.c:75: (near initialization for `yyout')
> make[2]: *** [ncgentab.o] Error 1
> 
> This comes, because in newer versions of gcc or glibc stdin and stdout
> are not constant, that's why it is not possible to initialize global
> FILE pointer with them.
> I would appreciate any hint.

I'll need more information in order to diagnose the problem.
Specifically, I need to see exactly what is causing the problem. Would
you please do the following:

    1.  Go into the "ncgen/" subdirectory.

    2.  Execute the following command:

            /usr/bin/gcc -E -I../libsrc -I. -Df2cFortran ncgentab.c > ncgentab.i

    3.  Send me the output from the following command:

            /usr/bin/gcc -c ncgentab.i

    4.  Send me the relevant lines in the file "ncgentab.i" according
        to the error messages of the above command.

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