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> Howdy, > > I've been trying to compile netcdf-4.1.3 on OS X (10.6.7, Intel 32-bit). The > "configure" step failed due to an inability to locate the szip library. The > library was in /usr/local as it was supposed to be, and "nm" confirmed that > the missing symbol (SZ_Compress) was actually present. After banging my head > on this for a while, I noticed that in config.log, the compile line actually > didn't specify "-lsz": > > configure:27152: gcc -o conftest -I/usr/local/include -I/sw/include > -I/usr/local/include -I/sw/include -L/usr/local/lib -L/sw/lib conftest.c > -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lm -lz -lcurl >&5 > Undefined symbols: > "_SZ_Compress", referenced from: > _main in ccg1pmxN.o > > I added "-lsz" to my LDFLAGS, and configure completed. > > Best Regards, > > Andy > > > -- > Andy Jacobson > address@hidden > > NOAA Earth System Research Lab > Global Monitoring Division > 325 Broadway > Boulder, Colorado 80305 > > 303/578-2237 > > > > > Thanks, this has been fixed in the snapshot release, and the fix will be in the next netCDF release. Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GMK-976713 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Critical Status: Closed