20040126: building NetCDF on SGI Altix using efc(1) Fortran compiler

Sasi,

>Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 02:11:57 -0500
>From: "address@hidden" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>To: address@hidden
>Subject: Re: 20031229: Compiling NetCDF on SGI Altix 
>Keywords: netCDF SGI Linux Altrix

The above message contained the following:

> Sorry for getting back to you so late=2E The machine on which I was
> workin= g was down, and it was unavailable till yesterday=2E And hey,
> this is a real= ly long mail=2E=2E=2E!!!!
> 
> I have again ran the configure and make, with all the report files, and
> please find them below:
> 
> The compiler version I used was Intel C and Fortran compilers version 7=2E=
> 0=2E
> 
> 1=2E uname -a Output : Linux altix 2=2E4=2E21-sgi230r7 #1 SMP Tue Oct 7 22=
> :38:53
> PDT 2003 ia64 unknown
...

> Making `all' in directory /iisc_caos/netcdf-3=2E5=2E0/src/fortran
> 
> make[2]: Entering directory `/iisc_caos/netcdf-3=2E5=2E0/src/fortran'
> /opt/intel/compiler70/ia64/bin/ecc -c -O -mp -I=2E=2E/libsrc  -DNDEBUG
> fort-attio=2Ec
> cfortran=2Eh(135): catastrophic error: #error directive: "cfortran=2Eh:  C=
> an't
> find your environment among:    - MIPS cc and f77 2=2E0=2E (e=2Eg=2E Silic=
> on
> Graphics, DECstations, =2E=2E=2E)         - IBM AIX XL C and FORTRAN
> Compiler/6000 Version 01=2E01=2E0000=2E0000         - VAX   VMS CC 3=2E1 a=
> nd
> FORTRAN 5=2E4=2E                                      - Alpha VMS DEC C 1=2E=
> 3 and
> DEC FORTRAN 6=2E0=2E                               - Alpha OSF DEC C and D=
> EC
> Fortran for OSF/1 AXP Version 1=2E2              - Apollo DomainOS 10=2E2
>           (sys5=2E3) with f77 10=2E7 and cc 6=2E7=2E                - CRAY=
>         =20
> - NEC SX-4 SUPER-UX                                                      -=
> 
> CONVEX                                                                 -
> Sun                                                                    -
> PowerStation Fortran with Visual C++                                   -
> HP9000s300/s700/s800 Latest test with: HP-UX A=2E08=2E07 A 9000/730       =
>  -
>           LynxOS: cc or gcc with f2c=2E                                   =
>   =20
> - VAXUltrix: vcc,cc or gcc with f2c=2E gcc or cc with f77=2E              =
>    -=20
> f77 with vcc works; but missing link magic for f77 I/O=2E     -           =
>  NO
> fort=2E None of gcc, cc or vcc generate required names=2E    - f2c    : Us=
> e
> #define    f2cFortran, or cc -Df2cFortran                 - NAG f90: Use
> #define NAGf90Fortran, or cc -DNAGf90Fortran              - Absoft UNIX
> F77: Use #define AbsoftUNIXFortran or
>           cc -DAbsoftUNIXFortran     - Absoft Pro Fortran: Use #define
> AbsoftProFortran     - Portland Group Fortran: Use #define pgiFortran"
>    #error "cfortran=2Eh:  Can't find your environment among:\
>     ^

The above occurs because the C compiler doesn't know what type of
calling conventions to use for C functions that are intended to be
called by Fortran routines.  After searching our support-email database
for "efc" and the "other builds" instructions at

    http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/netcdf/other-builds.html

I belive you should try the following:

    1.  Go to the top-level source directory.

    2.  Perform steps 3 through 5 described near the end of the file
        INSTALL.html.

    3.  Ensure that the environment variable CPPFLAGS contains the
        string "-DpgiFortran", e.g.,

            export CPPFLAGS=-DpgiFortran

        or

            setenv CPPFLAGS -DpgiFortran

        depending on your user-shell.


    4.  Perform steps 6 through 9 described near the end of the file
        INSTALL.html.

Please let me know if this helps.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson