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[netCDF #UCO-606914]: Error in install netcdf

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  • Subject: [netCDF #UCO-606914]: Error in install netcdf
  • Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:17:21 -0600
Sachin,

> Its install only root? Or can we install from any user?

You can install as any user, if you have permissions to write
in the installation directory.

I may have misinterpreted your original question, in which you
said:

> I have run the command #make check install

because "#" is the traditional prompt symbol used when running as
root.

--Russ

> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Sachin,
> >
> > In the previous response, I wrote:
> > > > libtool: link: xlc -g -o .libs/tst_rename tst_rename.o
> >  -L../liblib/.libs
> > > > -lnetcdf -lm
> > > > -Wl,-blibpath:/gpfs1/home/sachin/wrf/lib:/usr/vac/lib:/usr/lib:/lib
> > > > make  check-TESTS
> > > > exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program
> > > > /gpfs1/home/sachin/wrf/netcdf-4.2/nctest/.libs/lt-nctest because of the
> > > > following errors:
> > > > 0509-150   Dependent module
> > > > /usr/local/lib/libnetcdf.a(libnetcdf.so.7) could not be loaded.
> > > > 0509-152   Member libnetcdf.so.7 is not found in archive
> > > > FAIL: nctest
> > > > exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program
> > > > /gpfs1/home/sachin/wrf/netcdf-4.2/nctest/.libs/lt-tst_rename because
> > of the
> > > > following errors:
> > > > 0509-150   Dependent module
> > > > /usr/local/lib/libnetcdf.a(libnetcdf.so.7) could not be loaded.
> > > > 0509-152   Member libnetcdf.so.7 is not found in archive
> > > > FAIL: tst_rename
> > > > cmp: 0653-023 Cannot find or open nctest_classic.nc.
> > > > FAIL: compare_test_files.sh
> > > > ================================================
> > > > 3 of 3 tests failed
> > > > Please report to address@hidden
> > > > ================================================
> > >
> > > I suspect this problem is due to running "make check" as root.  It's OK
> > > to run "make install" as root (or using "sudo"(, after "make check" has
> > > been run, but when "make check" tries to link as root, there are
> > different
> > > rules for linking to libraries in paths not configured in the system, due
> > > to security concerns.
> > >
> > > Try starting over from the configure step as a regular user (you may
> > have to
> > > run "make clean" first as root).  Once that succeeds, you should be able
> > to
> > > run "make install" as root.
> >
> > ... but now I think that was the problem.  I just tried running "make
> > check"
> > as root on my Linux system, and it worked fine.
> >
> > But the following error message reveals a problem I missed:
> > > > /usr/local/lib/libnetcdf.a(libnetcdf.so.7) could not be loaded.
> > > > 0509-152   Member libnetcdf.so.7 is not found in archive
> > > > FAIL: nctest
> >
> > "libnetcdf.so.7" is a shared library, not a static library archive member.
> > The fact that the loader is looking for "libnetcdf.so.7" inside libnetcdf.a
> > seems to indicate something wrong with environment variables related to the
> > loader or to options specified to the configure command.
> >
> > Could you please send the full config.log file generated when you ran
> > the configure script.  It would also be useful to know the values that the
> > following environment variables had when you ran the configure script:
> >
> >   LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> >   LDFLAGS
> >   LIBS
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --Russ
> >
> > Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> > address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: UCO-606914
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 
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Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
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Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: UCO-606914
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed