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Hi Iain. Have you tried setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib before running "make check"? Are you running "make check" using sudo or as root? In that case, it may be that your /etc/sudoers is not configured to inherit environment variables, as there are security problems that can reveal. Typically, you should only run "make install" as root, but not "make check". --Russ > we are trying to install netcdf but make check fails. > > # make check > Making check in include > make[1]: Entering directory > `/usr/local/src/netcdf/4.2.1.1/netcdf-4.2.1.1/include' > make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'. > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/local/src/netcdf/4.2.1.1/netcdf-4.2.1.1/include' > Making check in oc > make[1]: Entering directory > `/usr/local/src/netcdf/4.2.1.1/netcdf-4.2.1.1/oc' > make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'. > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/local/src/netcdf/4.2.1.1/netcdf-4.2.1.1/oc' > Making check in h5_test > make[1]: Entering directory > `/usr/local/src/netcdf/4.2.1.1/netcdf-4.2.1.1/h5_test' > make tst_h_files tst_h_files2 tst_h_files4 tst_h_atts tst_h_atts3 > tst_h_atts4 tst_h_vars tst_h_vars2 tst_h_vars3 tst_h_grps > tst_h_compounds tst_h_compounds2 tst_h_wrt_cmp tst_h_rd_cmp tst_h_vl > tst_h_opaques tst_h_strings tst_h_strings1 tst_h_strings2 tst_h_ints > tst_h_dimscales tst_h_dimscales1 tst_h_dimscales2 tst_h_dimscales3 > tst_h_enums tst_h_dimscales4 > make[2]: Entering directory > `/usr/local/src/netcdf/4.2.1.1/netcdf-4.2.1.1/h5_test' > make[2]: `tst_h_files' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_files2' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_files4' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_atts' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_atts3' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_atts4' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_vars' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_vars2' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_vars3' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_grps' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_compounds' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_compounds2' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_wrt_cmp' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_rd_cmp' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_vl' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_opaques' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_strings' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_strings1' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_strings2' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_ints' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_dimscales' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_dimscales1' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_dimscales2' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_dimscales3' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_enums' is up to date. > make[2]: `tst_h_dimscales4' is up to date. > make[2]: Leaving directory > `/usr/local/src/netcdf/4.2.1.1/netcdf-4.2.1.1/h5_test' > make check-TESTS > make[2]: Entering directory > `/usr/local/src/netcdf/4.2.1.1/netcdf-4.2.1.1/h5_test' > ./tst_h_files: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_files > ./tst_h_files2: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_files2 > ./tst_h_files4: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_files4 > ./tst_h_atts: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_atts > ./tst_h_atts3: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_atts3 > ./tst_h_atts4: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_atts4 > ./tst_h_vars: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_vars > ./tst_h_vars2: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_vars2 > ./tst_h_vars3: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_vars3 > ./tst_h_grps: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_grps > ./tst_h_compounds: error while loading shared libraries: > libhdf5_hl.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > FAIL: tst_h_compounds > ./tst_h_compounds2: error while loading shared libraries: > libhdf5_hl.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > FAIL: tst_h_compounds2 > ./tst_h_wrt_cmp: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_wrt_cmp > ./tst_h_rd_cmp: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_rd_cmp > ./tst_h_vl: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_vl > ./tst_h_opaques: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_opaques > ./tst_h_strings: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_strings > ./tst_h_strings1: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_strings1 > ./tst_h_strings2: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_strings2 > ./tst_h_ints: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_ints > ./tst_h_dimscales: error while loading shared libraries: > libhdf5_hl.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > FAIL: tst_h_dimscales > ./tst_h_dimscales1: error while loading shared libraries: > libhdf5_hl.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > FAIL: tst_h_dimscales1 > ./tst_h_dimscales2: error while loading shared libraries: > libhdf5_hl.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > FAIL: tst_h_dimscales2 > ./tst_h_dimscales3: error while loading shared libraries: > libhdf5_hl.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > FAIL: tst_h_dimscales3 > ./tst_h_enums: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5_hl.so.7: > cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > FAIL: tst_h_enums > ./tst_h_dimscales4: error while loading shared libraries: > libhdf5_hl.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or > directory > FAIL: tst_h_dimscales4 > ================================================ > 26 of 26 tests failed > Please report to address@hidden > ================================================ > > Our system is a RHEL 6.3 64bit system. Any ideas what might be wrong? > > ll /usr/local/lib/libhdf5* > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 5866984 Oct 29 15:23 /usr/local/lib/libhdf5.a > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 205578 Oct 29 15:23 /usr/local/lib/libhdf5_hl.a > -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 975 Oct 29 15:23 > /usr/local/lib/libhdf5_hl.la > lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 19 Oct 29 15:23 > /usr/local/lib/libhdf5_hl.so -> libhdf5_hl.so.7.0.3 > lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 19 Oct 29 15:23 > /usr/local/lib/libhdf5_hl.so.7 -> libhdf5_hl.so.7.0.3 > -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 136299 Oct 29 15:23 > /usr/local/lib/libhdf5_hl.so.7.0.3 > -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 928 Oct 29 15:23 /usr/local/lib/libhdf5.la > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2953 Oct 29 15:23 > /usr/local/lib/libhdf5.settings > lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 16 Oct 29 15:23 /usr/local/lib/libhdf5.so > -> libhdf5.so.7.0.3 > lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 16 Oct 29 15:23 /usr/local/lib/libhdf5.so.7 > -> libhdf5.so.7.0.3 > -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 3185987 Oct 29 15:23 > /usr/local/lib/libhdf5.so.7.0.3 > > thanks > > iain > > -- > > Iain Morrison > IT Manager > MRC Epidemiology Unit > Institute of Metabolic Science > Box 285 > Addenbrooke's Hospital > Hills Road > Cambridge > CB2 0QQ > Tel 01223 769200 > > Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: QCG-518842 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed