[netCDF #JQJ-706508]: configuring netcdf-cxx4-4.2

Hi Chris,

> I am trying to compile netcdf-cxx4-4.2.tar.gz and receive the error
> message:
> 
> configure: error: NetCDF must be built with netCDF-4 enabled.
> 
> History: I first compile zlib and hdf5 and then compile netcdf-4.0.tar.gz,
> enableing netCDF4 as follows:
> 
> ./configure --enable-netcdf-4 --with-zlib=/usr/local/zlib 
> --with-hdf5=/usr/lib/
> make check
> sudo make install
> 
> All Checks are fine. I then try to compile netcdf-cxx4-4.2.tar.gz
> starting with "./configure" and receive the output included below. My
> NetCDF libraries are located in /usr/local. I think the compiler is fine
> with this path, given that it does find "netcdf.h" which is located in
> "/usr/local/include". Can you give me a hint on how configure netCDF-cxx4
> 4.2 correctly?

Assuming you built the netCDF-4 and HDF5 libraries as shared libraries, which
would be the default unless you configured with "--disable-shared", you
should add the path to the shared libraries to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH
environment variable before running the configure script.

For example

  LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/usr/local/lib
  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  ./configure ...

If this gets you further but you still have problems, I recommend using
the latest version of the netCDF C library, 4.2.1.1, and installing that
before trying to build the C++ library.

The configure script in version 4.2.1.1 no longer supports the "--with-hdf5="
option, so you need to specify where you installed the HDF5 library using the
CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS environment variables, as described here:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/build_default.html

For example, you could use

  CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib ./configure

--Russ

> ###
> configure: netCDF-cxx4 4.2
> checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
> checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
> checking target system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
> checking for gawk... gawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> configure: checking user options
> checking whether netCDF extra tests should be run (developers only)... no
> checking whether large file (> 2GB) tests should be run... no
> checking whether benchmaks should be run (experimental)... no
> checking where to put large temp files if large file tests are run... .
> configure: finding other utilities
> configure: setting up libtool
> checking how to print strings... printf
> checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> checking for suffix of executables...
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
> checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
> checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
> checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
> checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
> checking for fgrep... /bin/grep -F
> checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
> checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
> checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
> checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
> checking whether ln -s works... yes
> checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864
> checking whether the shell understands some XSI constructs... yes
> checking whether the shell understands "+="... yes
> checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
> checking for objdump... objdump
> checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
> checking for ar... ar
> checking for strip... strip
> checking for ranlib... ranlib
> checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> checking for ANSI C header files... yes
> checking for sys/types.h... yes
> checking for sys/stat.h... yes
> checking for stdlib.h... yes
> checking for string.h... yes
> checking for memory.h... yes
> checking for strings.h... yes
> checking for inttypes.h... yes
> checking for stdint.h... yes
> checking for unistd.h... yes
> checking for dlfcn.h... yes
> checking for objdir... .libs
> checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
> checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
> checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
> checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
> checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
> checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
> checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared 
> libraries... yes
> checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
> checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
> checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
> checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
> checking whether to build static libraries... yes
> checking for g++... g++
> checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
> checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
> checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
> checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
> checking for ld used by g++... /usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64
> checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) is GNU ld... yes
> checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared 
> libraries... yes
> checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
> checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
> checking if g++ static flag -static works... yes
> checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
> checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
> checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared 
> libraries... yes
> checking dynamic linker characteristics... (cached) GNU/Linux ld.so
> checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
> checking for gawk... (cached) gawk
> checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
> checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed
> checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> checking whether ln -s works... yes
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
> checking stddef.h usability... yes
> checking stddef.h presence... yes
> checking for stddef.h... yes
> checking for stdlib.h... (cached) yes
> checking for string.h... (cached) yes
> checking for stdbool.h that conforms to C99... yes
> checking for _Bool... yes
> checking for size_t... yes
> checking for ptrdiff_t... yes
> checking for stdlib.h... (cached) yes
> checking for GNU libc compatible malloc... yes
> checking for special C compiler options needed for large files... no
> checking for _FILE_OFFSET_BITS value needed for large files... no
> checking netcdf.h usability... yes
> checking netcdf.h presence... yes
> checking for netcdf.h... yes
> checking for library containing nc_create... no
> checking for nc_def_opaque... no
> checking for nccreate... no
> checking for nc_set_log_level... no
> checking for oc_open... no
> checking for nc_use_parallel_enabled... no
> configure: error: NetCDF must be built with netCDF-4 enabled.
> 
> 
Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: JQJ-706508
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed