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Jerry, > To: address@hidden > From: "Jerry Guo" <address@hidden> > Subject: Problem with installing netCDF > Organization: RSIS inc. The above message contained the following: > I am installing the netCDF 3.5.0 on the linux system for our volcano > application that uses the netCDF format as input and output, but I > failed. please give me help. > > Thanks, > Jerry Guo > > A. Linux sabna2 2.4.9-21 #1 Thu Jan 17 14:16:30 EST 2002 i686 unknown > > B.3.5.0 > > C. # $Id: macros.make.def,v 1.4 1997/09/18 20:56:03 davis Exp $ ... > D. sabna2 sab > which gcc > /usr/bin/gcc > sabna2 sab > which f77 > /usr/bin/f77 > > > E. sabna2 sab > more configure.log > loading cache ./config.cache > checking for top-level source-directory > /data/netcdf/netcdf-3.5.0/src > checking for m4 preprocessor > checking for m4... m4 > checking m4 flags... -B10000 > checking C compiler "/usr/bin/c99"... failed to compile test program The last line above indicates a severe problem with your compilation environment. Would you please send me the file "config.log", which is described near the end of the file INSTALL.html in the top-level source directory of the package. Regards, Steve Emmerson