[netCDF #OYJ-601121]: configure:4102: error: C compiler cannot create executables

Hi Beth,

> I'm getting this error when I run ./configureconfigure:4102: error: C compiler
> cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.
> The netcdf version is 4.0.1. My machine is OS 10.5.8Below is the
> config.logThanks.

The problem is the old version of the gcc C compiler you have installed:

  configure:3982: /usr/bin/gcc --version >&5
  gcc (GCC) 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1640)
  Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

which is not usable with the version of MacOS X you are running.  You should 
either
install the Xcode Developer Tools that came as optional software with your Mac 
(it's on
the DVD), or register as an ADC member (it's free) and download Xcode Tools from

  http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/

to get a usable version of gcc, for example:

  configure:3974: checking for C compiler version
  configure:3982: cc --version >&5
  i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)

is what I see when I run configure.  That's fine if you don't need the netCDF 
Fortran API,
but Xcode Tools doesn't include a Fortran compiler, so if you need that too, I 
recommend
using the gfortran and compatible gcc you can download from

  http://hpc.sourceforge.net/

Specifically, get the  gcc-leopard-intel-bin.tar.gz (Intel Mac) binary from 
that site and follow
installation instructions.

Good luck!

--Russ


  
> Beth
> 
> This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
> running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
> 
> It was created by netCDF configure 4.0.1, which was
> generated by GNU Autoconf 2.62.  Invocation command line was
> 
> $ ./configure
> 
> ## --------- ##
> ## Platform. ##
> ## --------- ##
> 
> hostname = dkdot1x-162.ems.psu.edu
> uname -m = i386
> uname -r = 9.8.0
> uname -s = Darwin
> uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009;
> root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386
> 
> /usr/bin/uname -p = i386
> /bin/uname -X     = unknown
> 
> /bin/arch              = unknown
> /usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
> /usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
> /usr/bin/hostinfo      = Mach kernel version:
> Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009;
> root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386
> Kernel configured for up to 2 processors.
> 2 processors are physically available.
> 2 processors are logically available.
> Processor type: i486 (Intel 80486)
> Processors active: 0 1
> Primary memory available: 1.00 gigabytes
> Default processor set: 86 tasks, 340 threads, 2 processors
> Load average: 0.54, Mach factor: 1.45
> /bin/machine           = unknown
> /usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
> /bin/universe          = unknown
> 
> PATH: /usr/bin
> PATH: /bin
> PATH: /usr/sbin
> PATH: /sbin
> PATH: /usr/local/bin
> PATH: /usr/X11/bin
> PATH: /usr/local/bin
> PATH: .
> PATH: /opt/local/bin
> PATH: /eqseis/usr/local/bin
> PATH: /usr/local/bin
> PATH: .
> PATH: /opt/local/bin
> PATH: /eqseis/usr/local/bin
> PATH: /usr/local/bin
> PATH: .
> PATH: /opt/local/bin
> PATH: /eqseis/usr/local/bin
> PATH: /usr/local/bin
> PATH: .
> PATH: /opt/local/bin
> PATH: /eqseis/usr/local/bin
> PATH: /usr/local/bin
> PATH: .
> PATH: /opt/local/bin
> PATH: /eqseis/usr/local/bin
> 
> 
> ## ----------- ##
> ## Core tests. ##
> ## ----------- ##
> 
> configure:2291: netCDF 4.0.1
> configure:2335: checking build system type
> configure:2353: result: i386-apple-darwin9.8.0
> configure:2375: checking host system type
> configure:2390: result: i386-apple-darwin9.8.0
> configure:2437: checking for a BSD-compatible install
> configure:2505: result: /usr/bin/install -c
> configure:2516: checking whether build environment is sane
> configure:2559: result: yes
> configure:2584: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
> configure:2623: result: ./install-sh -c -d
> configure:2636: checking for gawk
> configure:2666: result: no
> configure:2636: checking for mawk
> configure:2666: result: no
> configure:2636: checking for nawk
> configure:2666: result: no
> configure:2636: checking for awk
> configure:2652: found /usr/bin/awk
> configure:2663: result: awk
> configure:2674: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
> configure:2696: result: yes
> configure:2888: checking user options
> configure:2931: checking whether CXX is set to ''
> configure:2935: result: no
> configure:2939: checking whether FC is set to ''
> configure:2943: result: no
> configure:2947: checking whether F90 is set to ''
> configure:2951: result: no
> configure:2955: checking whether a NCIO_MINBLOCKSIZE was specified
> configure:2965: result: 256
> configure:2975: checking whether this is a netCDF-4.x build
> configure:2983: result: yes
> configure:2987: checking whether extra valgrind tests should be run
> configure:2995: result: no
> configure:3001: Processing NetCDF-4 options.
> configure:3006: checking whether netCDF-4 is to be built
> configure:3014: result: no
> configure:3030: checking whether new netCDF-4 C++ API is to be built
> configure:3038: result: no
> configure:3042: checking whether HDF5 should do data conversions
> configure:3050: result: no
> configure:3061: checking whether extra example tests should be run
> configure:3069: result: no
> configure:3073: checking whether parallel IO tests should be run
> configure:3081: result: no
> configure:3085: checking whether a location for the HDF5 library was specified
> configure:3093: result:
> configure:3099: checking whether a location for the ZLIB library was specified
> configure:3107: result:
> configure:3113: checking whether a location for the SZLIB library was 
> specified
> configure:3121: result:
> configure:3127: checking whether a default cache size for HDF5 was specified
> configure:3137: result: 32000000
> configure:3146: checking whether a default cache maximum number of elements 
> for
> HDF5 was specified
> configure:3156: result: 1000
> configure:3165: checking whether a default cache preemption for HDF5 was
> specified
> configure:3175: result: 0.75
> configure:3184: checking whether netCDF-4 logging is enabled
> configure:3192: result: no
> configure:3212: checking whether DAP client is to be built
> configure:3220: result: no
> configure:3246: checking whether dap remote testing should be enabled
> configure:3254: result: no
> configure:3357: checking whether netCDF extra tests should be run (developers
> only)
> configure:3365: result: no
> configure:3384: checking whether documentation is to be installed
> configure:3392: result: no
> configure:3404: checking whether Fortran compiler(s) should be tested during
> configure
> configure:3412: result: yes
> configure:3416: checking whether FFIO will be used
> configure:3424: result: no
> configure:3440: checking whether to skip C++, F77, or F90 APIs if compiler is
> broken
> configure:3448: result: yes
> configure:3452: checking whether only the C library is desired
> configure:3460: result: no
> configure:3479: checking whether examples should be built
> configure:3487: result: yes
> configure:3491: checking whether F77 API is desired
> configure:3500: result: yes
> configure:3505: checking whether F90 API is desired
> configure:3515: result: yes
> configure:3519: checking whether fortran type sizes should be checked
> configure:3527: result: yes
> configure:3533: checking whether C API is desired
> configure:3541: result: yes
> configure:3548: checking where to get netCDF C-only library for separate
> fortran libraries
> configure:3564: result:
> configure:3579: checking whether CXX API is desired
> configure:3588: result: yes
> configure:3599: checking whether v2 netCDF API should be built
> configure:3607: result: yes
> configure:3626: checking whether the ncgen/ncdump should be built
> configure:3635: result: yes
> configure:3647: checking whether large file (> 2GB) tests should be run
> configure:3655: result: no
> configure:3674: checking whether benchmaks should be run (experimental)
> configure:3682: result: no
> configure:3694: checking whether extreme numbers should be used in tests
> configure:3709: result: yes
> configure:3723: checking where to put large temp files if large file tests are
> run
> configure:3732: result: .
> configure:3743: checking whether a win32 DLL is desired
> configure:3751: result: no
> configure:3775: checking whether separate fortran libs are desired
> configure:3784: result: no
> configure:3854: finding C compiler
> configure:3974: checking for C compiler version
> configure:3982: /usr/bin/gcc --version >&5
> gcc (GCC) 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1640)
> Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> configure:3986: $? = 0
> configure:3993: /usr/bin/gcc -v >&5
> Reading specs from /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/3.3/specs
> Thread model: posix
> gcc version 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1640)
> configure:3997: $? = 0
> configure:4004: /usr/bin/gcc -V >&5
> gcc: `-V' option must have argument
> configure:4008: $? = 1
> configure:4031: checking for C compiler default output file name
> configure:4053: /usr/bin/gcc    conftest.c  >&5
> ld: can't locate file for: -lcrt1.o
> configure:4057: $? = 1
> configure:4095: result:
> configure: failed program was:
> | /* confdefs.h.  */
> | #define PACKAGE_NAME "netCDF"
> | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "netcdf"
> | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "4.0.1"
> | #define PACKAGE_STRING "netCDF 4.0.1"
> | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"
> | #define PACKAGE "netcdf"
> | #define VERSION "4.0.1"
> | #define NCIO_MINBLOCKSIZE 256
> | #define CHUNK_CACHE_SIZE 32000000
> | #define CHUNK_CACHE_NELEMS 1000
> | #define CHUNK_CACHE_PREEMPTION 0.75
> | #define USE_EXTREME_NUMBERS 1
> | #define TEMP_LARGE "."
> | /* end confdefs.h.  */
> |
> | int
> | main ()
> | {
> |
> |   ;
> |   return 0;
> | }
> configure:4102: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.
> 
> ## ---------------- ##
> ## Cache variables. ##
> ## ---------------- ##
> 
> ac_cv_build=i386-apple-darwin9.8.0
> ac_cv_env_CCC_set=
> ac_cv_env_CCC_value=
> ac_cv_env_CC_set=set
> ac_cv_env_CC_value=/usr/bin/gcc
> ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
> ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
> ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
> ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
> ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
> ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
> ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_set=
> ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_value=
> ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_set=
> ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=
> ac_cv_env_CXX_set=
> ac_cv_env_CXX_value=
> ac_cv_env_F77_set=set
> ac_cv_env_F77_value=/eqseis/usr/local/bin/g77
> ac_cv_env_FCFLAGS_set=
> ac_cv_env_FCFLAGS_value=
> ac_cv_env_FC_set=
> ac_cv_env_FC_value=
> ac_cv_env_FFLAGS_set=
> ac_cv_env_FFLAGS_value=
> ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
> ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
> ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
> ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
> ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
> ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
> ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
> ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
> ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
> ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
> ac_cv_host=i386-apple-darwin9.8.0
> ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
> ac_cv_prog_AWK=awk
> ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
> 
> ## ----------------- ##
> ## Output variables. ##
> ## ----------------- ##
> 
> ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /eqseis/netcdf-4.0.1/missing --run aclocal-1.10'
> ALLOCA=''
> AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
> AMDEP_FALSE=''
> AMDEP_TRUE=''
> AMTAR='${SHELL} /eqseis/netcdf-4.0.1/missing --run tar'
> AR=''
> AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /eqseis/netcdf-4.0.1/missing --run autoconf'
> AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /eqseis/netcdf-4.0.1/missing --run autoheader'
> AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /eqseis/netcdf-4.0.1/missing --run automake-1.10'
> AWK='awk'
> BINFILE_NAME=''
> BUILD_BENCHMARKS_FALSE=''
> BUILD_BENCHMARKS_TRUE='#'
> BUILD_CXX4_FALSE=''
> BUILD_CXX4_TRUE='#'
> BUILD_CXX_FALSE=''
> BUILD_CXX_TRUE=''
> BUILD_C_FALSE=''
> BUILD_C_TRUE=''
> BUILD_DAP4_FALSE=''
> BUILD_DAP4_TRUE=''
> BUILD_DAP_FALSE=''
> BUILD_DAP_TRUE='#'
> BUILD_DLL_FALSE=''
> BUILD_DLL_TRUE='#'
> BUILD_EXAMPLES_FALSE=''
> BUILD_EXAMPLES_TRUE=''
> BUILD_F77_FALSE=''
> BUILD_F77_TRUE=''
> BUILD_F90_FALSE=''
> BUILD_F90_TRUE=''
> BUILD_NCGEN4_FALSE=''
> BUILD_NCGEN4_TRUE=''
> BUILD_PARALLEL_FALSE=''
> BUILD_PARALLEL_TRUE=''
> BUILD_SEPARATE_FORTRAN_FALSE=''
> BUILD_SEPARATE_FORTRAN_TRUE='#'
> BUILD_SHARED_FALSE=''
> BUILD_SHARED_TRUE='#'
> BUILD_UTILITIES_FALSE='#'
> BUILD_UTILITIES_TRUE=''
> BUILD_V2_FALSE='#'
> BUILD_V2_TRUE=''
> CC='/usr/bin/gcc'
> CCDEPMODE=''
> CFLAGS=''
> CPP=''
> CPPFLAGS=''
> CROSS_COMPILING_FALSE=''
> CROSS_COMPILING_TRUE='#'
> CURLDIR=''
> CURL_CFLAGS=''
> CURL_LIBS=''
> CXX=''
> CXXCPP=''
> CXXDEPMODE=''
> CXXFLAGS=''
> CYGPATH_W='echo'
> DEFS=''
> DEPDIR=''
> DSYMUTIL=''
> DUMPBIN=''
> ECHO_C='\c'
> ECHO_N=''
> ECHO_T=''
> EGREP=''
> ENABLE_DAP_REMOTE_TESTS_FALSE=''
> ENABLE_DAP_REMOTE_TESTS_TRUE='#'
> EXEEXT=''
> EXTRA_EXAMPLE_TESTS_FALSE=''
> EXTRA_EXAMPLE_TESTS_TRUE='#'
> EXTRA_TESTS_FALSE=''
> EXTRA_TESTS_TRUE='#'
> F77='/eqseis/usr/local/bin/g77'
> FC=''
> FCFLAGS=''
> FCFLAGS_f90=''
> FFLAGS=''
> FGREP=''
> FTPBINDIR=''
> GREP=''
> HAS_CXX=''
> HAS_DAP=''
> HAS_F77=''
> HAS_F90=''
> HAS_NC2=''
> HAS_NC4=''
> HDF5DIR=''
> INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
> INSTALL_DOCS_FALSE=''
> INSTALL_DOCS_TRUE='#'
> INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
> INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
> INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='$(install_sh) -c -s'
> INTERNAL_OCLIB_FALSE=''
> INTERNAL_OCLIB_TRUE=''
> LARGE_FILE_TESTS_FALSE=''
> LARGE_FILE_TESTS_TRUE='#'
> LD=''
> LDFLAGS=''
> LIBOBJS=''
> LIBS=''
> LIBTOOL=''
> LIPO=''
> LN_S=''
> LTLIBOBJS=''
> MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /eqseis/netcdf-4.0.1/missing --run makeinfo'
> MAKEWHATIS_CMD=''
> MKDIR_P='./install-sh -c -d'
> MOD_FLAG=''
> NC_FLIBS=''
> NC_LIBS=''
> NETCDF_C_LIB=''
> NM=''
> NMEDIT=''
> NMFLAGS=''
> OBJEXT=''
> OCLIB_CFLAGS=''
> OCLIB_LIBS=''
> OTOOL64=''
> OTOOL=''
> PACKAGE='netcdf'
> PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='address@hidden'
> PACKAGE_NAME='netCDF'
> PACKAGE_STRING='netCDF 4.0.1'
> PACKAGE_TARNAME='netcdf'
> PACKAGE_VERSION='4.0.1'
> PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
> RANLIB=''
> SED=''
> SET_MAKE=''
> SHAREEXT='dylib'
> SHELL='/bin/sh'
> STRIP=''
> SZLIBDIR=''
> TEST_F77_FALSE=''
> TEST_F77_TRUE=''
> TEST_PARALLEL_FALSE=''
> TEST_PARALLEL_TRUE=''
> UPPER_CASE_MOD_FALSE=''
> UPPER_CASE_MOD_TRUE=''
> USE_FFIO_FALSE=''
> USE_FFIO_TRUE='#'
> USE_HDF5_DIR_FALSE=''
> USE_HDF5_DIR_TRUE='#'
> USE_LOGGING_FALSE=''
> USE_LOGGING_TRUE='#'
> USE_NETCDF4_FALSE=''
> USE_NETCDF4_TRUE='#'
> USE_NETCDF_C_LIB_DIR_FALSE=''
> USE_NETCDF_C_LIB_DIR_TRUE='#'
> USE_RENAMEV3_FALSE=''
> USE_RENAMEV3_TRUE='#'
> USE_SZLIB_DIR_FALSE=''
> USE_SZLIB_DIR_TRUE='#'
> USE_VALGRIND_TESTS_FALSE=''
> USE_VALGRIND_TESTS_TRUE='#'
> USE_ZLIB_DIR_FALSE=''
> USE_ZLIB_DIR_TRUE='#'
> VERSION='4.0.1'
> WHATIS=''
> ZLIBDIR=''
> ac_ct_CC=''
> ac_ct_CXX=''
> ac_ct_DUMPBIN=''
> ac_ct_F77=''
> ac_ct_FC=''
> am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
> am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
> am__fastdepCXX_FALSE=''
> am__fastdepCXX_TRUE=''
> am__include=''
> am__isrc=''
> am__leading_dot='.'
> am__quote=''
> am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
> am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
> bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
> build='i386-apple-darwin9.8.0'
> build_alias=''
> build_cpu='i386'
> build_os='darwin9.8.0'
> build_vendor='apple'
> datadir='${datarootdir}'
> datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
> docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
> dvidir='${docdir}'
> exec_prefix='NONE'
> host='i386-apple-darwin9.8.0'
> host_alias=''
> host_cpu='i386'
> host_os='darwin9.8.0'
> host_vendor='apple'
> htmldir='${docdir}'
> includedir='${prefix}/include'
> infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
> install_sh='$(SHELL) /eqseis/netcdf-4.0.1/install-sh'
> libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
> libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
> localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
> localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
> lt_ECHO='/bin/echo'
> mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
> mkdir_p='$(top_builddir)/./install-sh -c -d'
> oldincludedir='/usr/include'
> pdfdir='${docdir}'
> prefix='NONE'
> prog=''
> program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
> psdir='${docdir}'
> sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
> sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
> sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
> target_alias=''
> 
> ## ----------- ##
> ## 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 "."
> 
> configure: exit 77
> 
> 
> 
> 

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: OYJ-601121
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed