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> NOTE: email originally sent to address@hidden and CCed to support > > Hello, I'm meteorolgyst from IDEAM-Colombia and I am also a begginner in the > installation and use of WRF model, The Institution gave me a PC with this > features: > > Architecture x86_64 Intel(R)Xeon(R)with OS Linux Suse Enterprise Server 10. > I download the pgilinux86-64-707[1].tar.gz tryal version and I make the > istallation which is located in /opt/pgi/linux86-64/7.0/bin/pgf90. > > In the handbook of WRF, it asks for complie NetCDF which the same compiler > which I am going to use to compile WRF ARW. I download netcdf-3.6.2.tar.gz > and I asummed that madding this: > > ./configure > > also I have made > > ./configure /opt/pgi/linux86-64/7.0/bin/pgf90 > > set CPPFLAGS=-DpgiFortran > > or domethig like that, the NetCDF would be installed. I put this instruction > as well > > set NETCDF /usr/local/netcdf as you recommend in the handbook. > > However I think this is the reason WRF is not istalling well, beacuse when I > check main/directory I do not see the *.exe, I see the same name but *.F for > example I see nup.F by see nup.exe as manual say. > > Maybe I am not compiling well the NetCDF. Can you give any idea?? > > Best regards > > Franklyn Ruiz > Section of Meteorology > IDEAM > Colombia > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/953 - Release Date: 14/08/2007 > 05:19 p.m. > > Howdy Franklyn! Instructions can be found here: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/netcdf-install/Quick-Instructions-for-Installing-NetCDF-on-Unix.html If you want to set the fortran compiler, set the environment variable FC, like this: FC=/opt/pgi/linux86-64/7.0/bin/pgf90 ./configure --prefix=/some/place && make check install If this doesn't work, please let me know. Thanks! Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: PAB-223364 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed