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[netCDF #UJV-294134]: Problem in configuring netCDF

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  • Subject: [netCDF #UJV-294134]: Problem in configuring netCDF
  • Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:24:40 -0600
Hi

> I am having problem in configuring the netCDF. Appended below are the
> details, please help to sort out the problem--
> 
> 1. the exact version of netCDF-4.0.1

A later version of netCDF is available, version 4.1.1 from

  ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/netcdf.tar.gz

but that may not be relevant to solving the problem you are having, which
is inability to find the HDF5 library, a prerequisite if you want to
build netCDF-4 rather than netCDF-3.

> 2. the *complete* output of "./configure", and "make"
> 
> [root@localhost netcdf]# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-netcdf-4
> --with-hdf5=/usr/local --with-zlib=/usr/local
> configure: netCDF 4.0.1
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
 ...
> checking hdf5.h usability... no
> checking hdf5.h presence... no
> checking for hdf5.h... no
> checking for H5Fflush in -lhdf5... no
> configure: error: Can't find the hdf5 header and/or library, or can't link a
> program       to it. HDF5 must be built with zlib; the location of zlib must
> be specified for netCDF-4 with the       --with-zlib option. If HDF5 was
> also built with szlib, then the location of szlib must also be
> specified with the --with-slib option.

The above is probably due to not installing HDF5 before trying to build 
netCDF-4 
with --enable-netcdf-4 specified.  You can still build netCDF-3, which is 
adequate 
for many purposes, if you don't specify --enable-netcdf-4 to the configure 
script 
before building.

If you need the feateures of netCDF-4, such as compression or the enhanced data
model, then you will need to install HDF5 first, according to the installation
instructions here:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/netcdf-install.html#Quick-Instructions

--Russ

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UJV-294134
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed