20030919: netCDF installation problems

Janne,

> To: address@hidden
> From: Janne Kauhanen <address@hidden>
> Subject: Installing problems
> Organization: University of Helsinki
> Keywords: netCDF RedHat Linux Absoft Fortran

The above message contained the following:

> I have tried to istall NETCDF to my LINUX (RedHat) workstation, but 
> there seems to be some problems. It goes fine till test which failes in 
> fortran part. I have tried with different compiler (Absoft Fortran) 
> options, but nothing seems to help. Could You help me?
> 
> A. Linux stratus.atm.helsinki.fi 2.4.18-5 #1 Mon Jun 10 15:31:48 EDT 
> 2002 i686 unknown
> 
> B. 3.5.0
> 
> C. Attachment (macros.make)
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> D. C compiler:                        /usr/bin/gcc
>     fortran/fortran90 compiler:       /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90
>     C++ compiler:             /usr/bin/g++
> 
> E. Attachment (configure.log)
> 
> F. Attachment  (config.log)
> 
> G. Attachment  (make.log)
> 
> H. Attachment  (test.log)
> 
> Thank You,
> Janne
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>  filename="macros.make"
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>  filename="configure.log"
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>  filename="config.log"
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>  filename="make.log"
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>  filename="test.log"
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> Making `test' in directory /home/users/jvpkauha/netcdf-3.5.0/src/nf_test
> 
> make[2]: Entering directory `/home/users/jvpkauha/netcdf-3.5.0/src/nf_test'
> + /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90 -c -O2 -w -lU77 test_get.F
> + /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90 -c -O2 -w -lU77 test_put.F
> + /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90 -c -O2 -w -lU77 nf_error.F
> + /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90 -c -O2 -w -lU77 nf_test.F
> + /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90 -c -O2 -w -lU77 test_read.F
> + /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90 -c -O2 -w -lU77 test_write.F
> + /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90 -c -O2 -w -lU77 util.F
> /usr/bin/gcc -c -O -w   -DNDEBUG -DAbsoftProFortran fortlib.c
> /usr/local/absoft/bin/f90 -o nf_test -O2 -w -lU77  test_get.o test_put.o 
> nf_error.o nf_test.o test_read.o test_write.o util.o fortlib.o 
> ../libsrc/libnetcdf.a  -lm 
> ./nf_test -c
> ./nf_test
> *** Testing nf_strerror ... 
> *** Testing nf_open ... 
> *** Testing nf_close ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_dimid ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_dim ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_dimlen ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_dimname ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_varid ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_var ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_natts ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_ndims ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_nvars ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_unlimdim ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_vardimid ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_varname ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_varnatts ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_varndims ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_vartype ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var1_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var1_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var1_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var1_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var1_real ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var1_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var_real ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_var_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vara_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vara_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vara_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vara_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vara_real ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vara_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vars_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vars_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vars_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vars_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vars_real ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_vars_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_varm_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_varm_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_varm_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_varm_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_varm_real ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_varm_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_att_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_att_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_att_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_att_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_att_real ... 
> *** Testing nf_get_att_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_att ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_attname ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_attid ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_attlen ... 
> *** Testing nf_inq_atttype ... 
> *** Testing nf_create ... 
> *** Testing nf_redef ... 
> *** Testing nf_enddef ... 
> *** Testing nf_sync ... 
> *** Testing nf_abort ... 
> *** Testing nf_def_dim ... 
> *** Testing nf_rename_dim ... 
> *** Testing nf_def_var ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var1_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var1_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var1_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var1_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var1_real ... 
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>   
>   
>    ###   4  FAILURES TESTING nf_put_var1_real! ###
> *** Testing nf_put_var1_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_var_real ... 
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>   
>   
>    ###   8  FAILURES TESTING nf_put_var_real! ###
> *** Testing nf_put_var_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vara_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vara_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vara_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vara_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vara_real ... 
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>   
>   
>    ###   8  FAILURES TESTING nf_put_vara_real! ###
> *** Testing nf_put_vara_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vars_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vars_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vars_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vars_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_vars_real ... 
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>   
>   
>    ###   8  FAILURES TESTING nf_put_vars_real! ###
> *** Testing nf_put_vars_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_varm_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_varm_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_varm_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_varm_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_varm_real ... 
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>  Var value read not that expected
>   
>   
>    ###   8  FAILURES TESTING nf_put_varm_real! ###
> *** Testing nf_put_varm_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_rename_var ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_att_text ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_att_int1 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_att_int2 ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_att_int ... 
> *** Testing nf_put_att_real ... 
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  Numeric conversion not representable                                         
>    
>  att. value read not that expected
>  att. value read not that expected
>   
>   
>    ###   4  FAILURES TESTING nf_put_att_real! ###
> *** Testing nf_put_att_double ... 
> *** Testing nf_copy_att ... 
> *** Testing nf_rename_att ... 
> *** Testing nf_del_att ... 
> *** Testing nf_set_fill ... 
>  Total number of failures:   40
> make[2]: *** [test] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/users/jvpkauha/netcdf-3.5.0/src/nf_test'
> make[1]: *** [subdir_target] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/users/jvpkauha/netcdf-3.5.0/src'
> make: *** [nf_test/test] Error 2

The "make test" is extremely rigorous and comprehensive.  I suspect 
that what you've found deals with a problem in the way the pgf90
compiler handles extreme floating-point values (i.e., values near the
limit of representability) rather than with any problem of the netCDF 
package itself.

I suggest that you install the package and try it with some of your
netCDF files.  I suspect that you won't have a problem.  If you do,
please contact me.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson