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> Dear Sir, > > > I have downloaded netcdf.tar.gz from your website. I have unzipped and > unpacked the > <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/ftp/netcdf.tar.gz>file, I got > /netcdf-3.6.2/ directory. While giving the ./configure command in the > /netcdf-3.6.2/ directory, it is showing > > > configure: netCDF 3.6.2 > > checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu > checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu > checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c > checking whether build environment is sane... yes > checking for gawk... gawk > checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes > configure: checking user options > checking whether CXX is set to ''... no > checking whether FC is set to ''... no > checking whether F90 is set to ''... no > checking whether documentation is to be installed... no > checking whether Fortran compiler(s) should be tested during configure... yes > checking whether configure should try to set compiler flags... yes > checking whether FFIO will be used... no > checking whether to skip C++, F77, or F90 APIs if compiler is broken... yes > checking whether only the C library is desired... no > checking whether examples should be built... yes > checking whether F77 API is desired... yes > checking whether F90 API is desired... yes > checking whether fortran type sizes should be checked... yes > checking whether C API is desired... yes > checking where to get netCDF C-only library for separate fortran libraries... > checking whether CXX API is desired... yes > checking whether v2 netCDF API should be built... yes > checking whether the ncgen/ncdump should be built... yes > checking whether large file (> 2GB) tests should be run... no > checking whether extreme numbers should be used in tests... yes > checking where to put large temp files if large file tests are run... . > checking whether a win32 DLL is desired... no > checking whether separate fortran libs are desired... no > configure: finding C compiler > checking for xlc... no > checking for cc... cc > checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out > checking whether the C compiler works... yes > checking whether we are cross compiling... no > checking for suffix of executables... > checking for suffix of object files... o > checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes > checking whether cc accepts -g... yes > checking for cc option to accept ISO C89... none needed > checking for style of include used by make... GNU > checking dependency style of cc... gcc3 > checking whether cc understands -c and -o together... yes > checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes > configure: finding Fortran compiler (will not be used if Fortran API is not > desired) > checking for xlf90... no > checking for fort... no > checking for xlf95... no > checking for ifort... ifort > checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran compiler... no > checking whether ifort accepts -g... no > checking for xlf... no > checking for fort... no > checking for xlf95... no > checking for ifort... ifort > checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no > checking whether ifort accepts -g... no > configure: setting up Fortran 90 > checking for Fortran flag to compile .f90 files... unknown > configure: error: Fortran could not compile .f90 files > > after giving "make check" command it is showing > > make: *** No rule to make target `check'. Stop. > > and after giving "make install" command it is showing > > make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop. > > I am having "RedHat Enterprise Linux ES (2.6.9-34.EL)" platform on my PC. I > have installed Portland Group C, f77 and f90 (PGI) compilers installed in > /opt/pgi/ directory. > > Please suggest how to install netcdf with PGI compiler. > > Thanking you, > > Dr. Ramesh Kumar Yadav, > Scientist, IITM, > Pune, INDIA > > Your fortran 90 compiler is not working. Look in config.log to see why. Either fix it, or configure with --disable-f90. Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VOX-741888 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed