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[netCDF #DZU-954292]: Cannot install. Urgent:: Please respond

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  • Subject: [netCDF #DZU-954292]: Cannot install. Urgent:: Please respond
  • Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:47:55 -0600
Hi Sricharan,

> I have been trying to install netcdf-4.2 with hdf5. I have installed
> hdf5 in the directory "/home/local".
> 
> These are the commands I executed
> 
> ./configure --enable-netcdf-4 --prefix=/home/local
> 
> i am getting an error saying cannot find hdf5
> 
> Please let me know if i have to add any other options. Please respond.

Yes, you need to set CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS environment variables appropriately,
to specify where the hdf5 library was installed.  The --prefix option is 
intended to specify where netCDF should be installed.

See instructions here:

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

--Russ

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: DZU-954292
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed