[netCDF #NUB-980093]: Libtool update needed for Mac OS

Dave,

> On closer inspection, I discovered that support for Intel fortran on Mac
> OS was *not* added in libtool 2.4.2.  So my request to update was
> misguided as far as this symptom is concerned.  Sorry if I wasted your
> time on this.
> 
> However, I have a working libtool patch in mind.  I will get back to you
> in a few days when I have the time to code and test.

OK, thanks for letting us know.  I did update to version 2.4.2 and, so far 
at least, it doesn't seem to have caused any new problems :-).

--Russ

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Unidata netCDF Support <address@hidden>
> Date: Monday, November 28, 2011 2:14 pm
> Subject: [netCDF #NUB-980093]: Libtool update needed for Mac OS
> 
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > > I am trying to debug a make check failure for Netcdf 4.1.3 (and
> > > earlier versions) on Mac OS with Intel fortran.  The symptom is that
> > > the fortran 90 API is present in the static library, but missing
> > > from the shared library libnetcdff.*.dylib.  Make check then fails
> > > near the beginning of F90 tests.
> > >
> > > There is a characteristic message in the console output from make
> > check:>
> > > ifort: command line warning #10006: ignoring unknown option
> > > '-force_load,../f90/.libs/libnetcdff90.a'
> > >
> > > which is followed shortly thereafter by a slew of compile errors
> > > from tst_f90.f90.
> > >
> > > To make a long story short, there is a problem in the configure
> > > script that results in a malformed link command to make
> > > libnetcdff.*.dylib.  There is a new libtool release which adds tests
> > > and flag settings for various compilers and platforms, including
> > > Intel fortran.
> > >
> > > It is likely that if you upgrade to the new libtool 2.4.2, then
> > > regenerate the netcdf configure script, that the problem will be
> > > fixed.  Other compiler/platform combinations may also be helped.
> > > Unfortunately I ran out of time today before I could finish testing
> > > this, but intermediate tests were promising.
> > >
> > > I mention this now because I think it is the same problem that may
> > > have been reported to you earlier today by Barry McInnes of our IT
> > > support team.  You may want to try the libtool update before diving
> > > into the gory details of the configure script.
> > >
> > > Please let me know if you have success.  Thank you.
> >
> > The platform on which we build our releases is a Fedora Linux
> > system, and
> > apparently libtool-2.4.2 is not yet mature enough to be supported
> > by the
> > Fedora package management system, yum.  However, I've downloaded
> > the 2.4.2
> > source and will be testing it tonight, to make sure using it
> > doesn't result
> > in any new problems on other platforms.
> >
> > Thanks for the information about this problem.  I'll let you know
> > if it
> > works, in which case we'll include the newly generated configure
> > scriptin the upcoming netCDF-4.2-beta release.
> >
> > --Russ
> >
> > Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> > address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: NUB-980093
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: NUB-980093
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed