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> I am trying to build netcdf from sources on one node of a small linux > cluster. The machines are dell dual processor nodes (circa 2GHz with about > 4GB ram each) > > Linux haledm 2.4.20-6smp #1 SMP Thu Feb 27 09:59:40 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 > GNU/Linux. > > We have the portland group compiler 5.2. "Configure" and "make" seem to > work correctly (i.e. no obvious errors or failures) but when I "make check" > the results end with the following: > > *** idim=1,jdim=2,kdim=3,ii=3,jj=3,kk=1 > *** test_slabs: ncvarget got wrong value in cube > *** idim=1,jdim=2,kdim=3,ii=3,jj=3,kk=2 > *** test_slabs: ncvarget got wrong value in cube > *** idim=1,jdim=2,kdim=3,ii=3,jj=4,kk=1 > *** test_slabs: ncvarget got wrong value in cube > *** idim=1,jdim=2,kdim=3,ii=3,jj=4,kk=2 > FAILED! *** > *** Testing ncvarputg ... ok *** > *** Testing ncvargetg ... ok *** > *** Testing ncrecinq ... ok *** > *** Testing ncrecput ... ok *** > *** Testing ncrecget ... ok *** > *** Testing ncvarrename ... ok *** > *** Testing ncattput ... ok *** > *** Testing ncattinq ... ok *** > *** Testing ncattget ... ok *** > *** Testing ncattcopy ... ok *** > *** Testing ncattname ... ok *** > *** Testing ncattrename ... ok *** > *** Testing ncattdel ... ok *** > *** Testing nctypelen ... ok *** > > Total number of failures: 960 > nctest FAILURE!!! > FAIL: nctest > PASS: compare_test_files.sh > ========================================= > 1 of 2 tests failed > Please report to address@hidden > ========================================= > make[2]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/scratch/wiensb/netcdf-3.6.2/nctest' > make[1]: *** [check-am] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/scratch/wiensb/netcdf-3.6.2/nctest' > make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1 > > I am not sure quite where to go from here... because I will be using netcdf > to work with ioapi fro cmaq I am hesitant to use a prebuild but may try that > next. > > Let me know if there is any additional information of value to you about > this process. In the mean time I will scour the newslists for clues to my > next step > > Regards > -- > Brian from gmail > > Howdy Brian! We have had problems in the past with Portland fortran compiler bugs, see here: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/known_problems.html#portland-f90 Are you working with the latest compiler version? Thanks! Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: WVT-197251 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Open