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"peter Msikela" <address@hidden> writes: > Hi, > I'm trying to install the netcdf-3.6.0-p1 but i have some troubles at "make > install" step. > > Ed gave me this link > http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/netcdf/builds/Linux_pg_3_6_0.txt) but > still > there is no information as to why at" make install "step there is a > loop/cycle which keeps on install the > same library with message [This release of PGI software includes the ACML, > which is a tuned math library > designed for high performance on AMD64 machines,including Opteron(TM) and > Athlon(TM) 64, and includes both > 32-bit and 64-bit library versions.].And on every loop/cycle i receive the > message which says > > "Please specify the directory path under which the software will be > > installed. The default directory is /usr/pgi, but you may > > install anywhere you wish, assuming you have permission to do so." > > If i quit the installation i got the following errors > > Installation directory? [/usr/pgi] > > q > > ERROR: 'q': unknown input. Please use an absolute path when > > specifying the installation directory. > > Exiting... > > make[2]: *** [/usr/local/netcdf-3.6.0-p1/include/netcdf.h] Error 1 > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/netcdf-3.6.0-p1/src/libsrc' > > make[1]: *** [subdir_target] Error 1 > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/netcdf-3.6.0-p1/src' > > make: *** [libsrc/install] Error 2 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I have attached the ./configure,make ,make test output file ( > conf_make_make_test.txt) as required in Unidata- > reporting. > > The netcdf version which i'm trying to install is 3.6.0-p1. > > Can anyone help me with this, > > thanks, > > Peter Your make and make test seem to go just fine. You haven't sent the make install output, so I don't see what your problem is. Try running make install for netcdf, and send me the output if it doesn't look correct. Thanks, Ed -- Ed Hartnett -- address@hidden