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[netCDF #PSF-432990]: Error installing netcdf-4.1.1 as non-root

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  • Subject: [netCDF #PSF-432990]: Error installing netcdf-4.1.1 as non-root
  • Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:50:11 -0700
Hi Robert,

> I recently tried to install netcdf-4.1.1 as a non-root install. It failed
> because the Makefile generated wanted to switch to /usr/local/udunits
> instead of /home/user/.../udunits when make install was called. I used the
> --prefix when configuring. 3.6.3 installed without issue, and I believe I
> have installed 4.0.1 without issue as well.

Thanks for reporting this.  It's been fixed in the latest beta release:

  ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/netcdf-4.1.2-beta1.tar.gz

--Russ

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: PSF-432990
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed