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[netCDF #ASW-719077]: installation of NetCDF

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  • Subject: [netCDF #ASW-719077]: installation of NetCDF
  • Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:32:37 -0600
Hi Carles,

Yes, you must have a C compiler to build and install netCDF from source, even
if you only want to use the Fortran library, because the Fortran library is
implemented as a thin layer on top of the C library, where all the work is
done.

Usually the Intel Fortran compiler ifort also comes with the C compiler icc.

Another user has reported success with the ifort/icc combination here:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/other-builds.html#mac_intel_11

and also reports that the information at the Intel site is out of date.

--Russ

> I dowloaded netcdf-4.0.1 and am trying to install it in my laptop with
> Mac OS X 10.5.7. I have Intel Fortran Compiler 11.0 installed, but not
> C compiler.
> 
> I follow the steps given in Intel page:
> 
> http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/performance-tools-for-software-developers-building-netcdf-with-the-intel-compilers/#13
> 
> I execute the following commands:
> 
> $ source /opt/intel/Compiler/11.0/059/bin/intel64/ifortvars_intel64.sh
> $ export F77=ifort
> $ export FFLAGS='-O3 -xT -ip -no-prec-div -m64'
> 
> and then I execute
> 
> $ ./configure
> 
> in the directory where I have all downloaded netcdf-4.0.1 files.
> 
> The last sentence in the output of ./configure reads:
> 
> configure:error:Could not link conftestf.o and conftest.o
> 
> I have only the Intel Fortran compiler installed in my computer, not
> the C compiler, could this be a problem?.
> 
> The log file shows an error related to "choke me" in the main program.
> Here I copy the test where the errors appear, and also attach the
> whole config.log file in the end of the message.
> 
> I would greatly appreciate if you could help me on the installation in
> the above mentioned Macbook system.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Carles Serrat
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ******************************************************************************************
> conftest.F(3): error #5082: Syntax error, found END-OF-STATEMENT when
> expecting one of: ( %% : . = =>
> choke me
> ---------------^
> conftest.F(3): error #6218: This statement is positioned incorrectly
> and/or has syntax errors.
> choke me
> ---------------^
> compilation aborted for conftest.F (code 1)
> configure:5486: $? = 1
> configure: failed program was:
> |       program main
> | #ifndef __GNUC__
> |        choke me
> | #endif
> |
> |       end
> 
> 
> configure:9333: cc -E  conftest.c
> conftest.c:16:28: error: ac_nonexistent.h: No such file or directory
> configure:9340: $? = 1
> configure: failed program was:
> | /* confdefs.h.  */
> | #define PACKAGE_NAME "netCDF"
> | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "netcdf"
> | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "4.0.1"
> | #define PACKAGE_STRING "netCDF 4.0.1"
> | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"
> | #define PACKAGE "netcdf"
> | #define VERSION "4.0.1"
> | #define NCIO_MINBLOCKSIZE 256
> | #define CHUNK_CACHE_SIZE 32000000
> | #define CHUNK_CACHE_NELEMS 1000
> | #define CHUNK_CACHE_PREEMPTION 0.75
> | #define USE_EXTREME_NUMBERS 1
> | #define TEMP_LARGE "."
> | /* end confdefs.h.  */
> | #include <ac_nonexistent.h>
> ******************************************************************************************
> 
> 
> 
> 

Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ASW-719077
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed