You should be able to specify this with CFLAGS. That is (in sh): CFLAGS=-fPIC ./configure && make check. You could also try the 3.6.2 alpha release I just put on the netCDF FTP site: ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/netcdf-3.6.2-alpha1.tar.gz This alpha release builds shared libraries, which should be built with -fPIC automatically. Thanks, Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: PRO-546143 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Open