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> On 19 Apr 2011, at 18:02, Unidata netCDF Support wrote: > > >> Dear Sir or Madam: > >> > >> I obtained the following failure when trying to build and test > >> netcdf-4.1.2 on Mac OSX 10.6.7, asking to report to you: > >> > >> … > >> > >> *** Testing netCDF-4 vars from F77 with new types. > >> Error: > >> NetCDF: Not a valid data type or _FillValue type mismatch > >> > >> 2 > >> FAIL: ftst_vars2 > >> > >> … > >> > >> ================================================ > >> 1 of 25 tests failed > >> Please report to address@hidden > >> ================================================ > >> > >> I am using the ifort compiler version 11.1-058 and gcc-4.2.1 from apple's > >> xcode-3.2.6. > >> The build was configured with: > >> export FFLAGS="-O3 -mp1" CFLAGS="-O2" CXXFLAGS="-O2" > >> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-netcdf-4 --with-szlib=/usr/local > >> --with-curl-config=/usr/bin/curl-config --with-hdf5=/usr/local > >> --with-udunits --disable-shared --disable-separate-fortran > >> ac_cv_c_bigendian=no > >> > >> Please let me know if you need more information. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Markus > >> > >> -- > > > > Howdy Markus! > > > > Could you please try building in accordance with intels instructions here? > > http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/performance-tools-for-software-developers-building-netcdf-with-the-intel-compilers/ > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ed > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: EAU-842771 > > Department: Support netCDF > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > Thank you, Ed. I tried the FFLAGS given in intel's instructions for intel 64 > systems, but the problem remains the same. I don't have the intel icc, so I > use gcc. I need the --disable-shared option for configure, as otherwise the > fortran tests won't compile. > > Markus > > -- > Markus Pahlow Tel.: +49-431-600-4027 > IFM-GEOMAR Fax: +49-431-600-4469 > Düsternbrooker Weg 20 E-mail: address@hidden > 24105 Kiel, Germany > Please send me your configure output, and the config.log file. Thanks, Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: EAU-842771 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed