20030225: Linux build using Portland Group Compilers

John,

> To: <address@hidden>
> From: "Manobianco.John" <address@hidden>
> Subject: netcdf for linux
> Organization: UCAR/Unidata

The above message contained the following:

> I am trying to build the netcdf libraries and programs on a system running 
> Linux/x86 3.2-4a (with Portland Group C and FORTRAN compilers).
> 
> The make files stops with the following error:
> 
> Making `all' in directory /home/cluster1/software/netcdf-3.5.0/src/fortran
> 
> make[2]: Entering directory `/home/cluster1/software/netcdf-3.5.0/src/fortran'
> pgcc -c -DUNDERSCORE -DLinux 
> -I/home/cluster1/software/gem60/ldm/ldm-4.1.42/include -I../libsrc  -DNDEBUG 
> fort-attio.c
> PGC-F-0249-#error --  "cfortran.h:  Can't find your environment among:    - 
> MIPS cc and f77 2.0. (e.g. Silicon Graphics, DECstations, ...)         - IBM 
> AIX XL C and FORTRAN Compiler/6000 Version 01.01.0000.... (./cfortran.h: 134)
> PGC/x86 Linux/x86 3.2-4a: compilation aborted
> make[2]: *** [fort-attio.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/cluster1/software/netcdf-3.5.0/src/fortran'
> make[1]: *** [subdir_target] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/cluster1/software/netcdf-3.5.0/src'
> make: *** [fortran/all] Error 2
> 
> How can this be fixed?

The netCDF package has been built on a Linux system using Portland
Group's compilers.  The key is to define the C macro "pgiFortran" in the
CPPFLAGS environment variable prior to executing the configure script.

For more information, please see

    http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/msgout?/glimpse/netcdf/4727

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