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> Hello: > > I am contacting you today as we are having some problems compiling the > netcdf-3.6.2 on CYGWIN_NT_5.2_WOW64. > The ./configure seems to go through, but some errors appear at the 'make > check ' step as: > > cd . && /bin/sh /home/user/software/netcdf-3.6.2/missing --run autoconf > Making check in f90 > make[1]: Entering directory `/home/user/software/netcdf-3.6.2/f90' > cd .. && make am--refresh > make[2]: Entering directory `/home/user/software/netcdf-3.6.2' > cd . && /bin/sh /home/user/software/netcdf-3.6.2/missing --run autoconf > make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/user/software/netcdf-3.6.2' > /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=compile gfortran-4 -I../libsrc -I. -g -O2 -c -o > typeSizes.lo typeSizes.f90 > ../libtool: line 154: CDPATH: command not found > libtool: Version mismatch error. This is libtool 2.1a, revision 1.2304, > libtool: but the definition of this LT_INIT comes from revision . > libtool: You should recreate aclocal.m4 with macros from revision 1.2304 > libtool: of libtool 2.1a and run autoconf again. > make[1]: *** [typeSizes.lo] Error 63 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/user/software/netcdf-3.6.2/f90' > make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1 > > Would you have any idea to fix it ? > > I have check my autotools, all of them seem to work except for the > 'autoheader' one: > $ autoheader > autom4te-2.64: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /usr/bin/m4 > autoheader: '/opt/gcc-tools/epoch2/bin/autom4te-2.64' failed with exit > status: 1 > > Again any idea to fix this ? > > Thanks, > > ________________________________ > The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the individual > or entity to whom it is addressed. > Its contents (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or > privileged information. > If you are not an intended recipient you must not use, disclose, disseminate, > copy or print its contents. > If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail > and delete and destroy the message. > > Please try the latest release, which builds on cygwin: ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/netcdf.tar.gz Thanks, Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: RFA-656444 Department: Support netCDF Priority: High Status: Closed