[netCDF #YVQ-214480]: Patch for Intel fortran on Mac OS

Dave,

> On the known problems page, it would be good to augment this sentence
> as follows:  "Equivalent fixes may also work with Netcdf versions as
> far back as 3.6.2, which are all based on libtool".

Done.

> Yes, patched and tested configure scripts for various Netcdf versions
> will be more user friendly than the raw libtool patch.  The patch
> requires extra user steps and a compatible set of GNU build utilities.
> 
> Consider removing the last paragraph where I discuss running configure
> twice, and replace it with a better recipe using autoreconf.  I think
> you have a better understanding of how to run the GNU build system.

Done.

> Can you include "NOAA/PSD/CIRES" after my name on the known problems
> page?   They supported my R&D on this.  Thank you.

Done.

I'm currently testing with the new configure script on the snapshot release,
and will test on 4.1.3, 4.1.2, and 4.1.1 shortly.

--Russ

> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Unidata netCDF Support
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > Sorry it's taken so long to respond to your email.
> > > Here is a patch to fix Netcdf support for Intel fortran on Mac OS.
> > > This should help with a variety of symptoms that I have seen
> > > recently, such as make check failures, fortran 90 problems, and
> > > broken shared library (libnetcdff.dylib).
> > >
> > > This applies directly to Netcdf versions 4.1.2 and 4.1.3, which both
> > > use the same libtool version 2.4.  Equivalent fixes may also work
> > > with Netcdf versions as far back as 3.6.2.
> > >
> > > ? diff -u netcdf-4.1.3/m4/libtool.m4 patch.libtool.2.4/libtool.m4
> > > --- netcdf-4.1.3/m4/libtool.m4   2011-06-30 17:22:42.000000000 -0600
> > > +++ patch.libtool.2.4/libtool.m4 2011-12-05 14:25:58.000000000 -0700
> > > @@ -4252,6 +4252,16 @@
> > > [_LT_TAGVAR(lt_prog_compiler_pic, $1)='-DDLL_EXPORT'])
> > > ;;
> > >
> > > +    darwin* | rhapsody*)
> > > +     case `$CC -V 2>&1 | sed 5q` in
> > > +        *Intel*\ [[CF]]*Compiler*)
> > > +       _LT_TAGVAR(lt_prog_compiler_wl, $1)='-Wl,'
> > > +       _LT_TAGVAR(lt_prog_compiler_pic, $1)='-fPIC'
> > > +       _LT_TAGVAR(lt_prog_compiler_static, $1)='-static'
> > > +       ;;
> > > +     esac
> > > +     ;;
> > > +
> > > hpux9* | hpux10* | hpux11*)
> > > _LT_TAGVAR(lt_prog_compiler_wl, $1)='-Wl,'
> > > # PIC is the default for IA64 HP-UX and 64-bit HP-UX, but
> > >
> > > I tested this with a few combinations of Mac OS versions 10.6 and
> > > 10.7, Intel fortran versions 11.1.089 and 12.1.1.246, and Netcdf
> > > 4.1.2 and 4.1.3; also with or without netcdf-4 and opendap.  Make
> > > check completed with zero failures.  Valid static and dynamic
> > > libraries resulted, with correct F77 and F90 support, as far as I
> > > could tell.  My testing with user programs is very limited, so far.
> > >
> > > This is actually a patch against libtool 2.4.  The same patch with
> > > line number adjustments will also be needed with the current libtool
> > > release, version 2.4.2.
> > >
> > > As you probably know, the Netcdf configure script must be rebuilt
> > > after this patch.  I found it worked best to first patch
> > > netcdf-4.1.3/m4/libtool.m4, then make a dummy run of configure (if
> > > there is no previous Makefile), then make distclean, then run
> > > configure a second time, then the normal make check.
> > >
> > > Would you please test this on your own darwin/Mac platform, and let
> > > me know the results?  Also please consider announcing this to the
> > > user list if you can confirm that it is safe.  Thanks.
> >
> > Thanks very much for providing this and testing it.  I've just updated
> > our Intel compiler on a Mac OS X platform, so will test this and let
> > you know.
> >
> > Rather than updating earlier versions, I'd like to announce that this fix
> > is in the 4.2-beta release and also provide updated libtool.m4 and
> > configure files for the earlier releases, separately.
> >
> > In the mean time, I've updated our "known problems" file with your patch
> > so I can point to it for people having immediate problems:
> >
> >  
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/known_problems.html#intel-fortran-macosx
> >
> > Please let me know if there's a problem or correction to that "known 
> > problems"
> > entry.
> >
> > Thanks again for developing and providing this valuable fix!
> >
> > --Russ
> >
> >
> >
> > --Russ
> >
> > Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> > address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: YVQ-214480
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> 
> 

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



Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: YVQ-214480
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed