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[netCDF #FVK-122895]: Problem with installing netCDF.

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  • Subject: [netCDF #FVK-122895]: Problem with installing netCDF.
  • Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:22:14 -0600
Hi Yanshi,

> I am trying to install netCDF on my MACOS X 10.8.6.
> I have installed the netCDF-4.2.1.1 without error by
> 
> ./configure --disable-netcdf-4
> make
> make check
> make install
> 
> However, I could not find the the netcdf.mod and typesizes.mod under
> /usr/local/

The netCDF-4.2.1.1 package only installs the C library.  To install the Fortran 
netCDF libaries,
which have been in a separate distribution since C version 4.1.3, you need to 
download the 
Fortran distribution (either the stable release or the beta test) from here:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/netcdf-fortran/

and follow these instructions:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/netcdf-fortran-install.html

Alternatively, you could use the MacPorts system (see www.macports.org) and 
have the full netCDF-4
library installed, including netCDF-Fortran, using

  sudo port install netcdf-fortran

Note, that may take a while, as it may also download and install compatible 
versions of gcc and
gfortran ...

--Russ

> So, I continued to install netCDF-fortran-4.2, and ./configure returns
> …...
> checking for Fortran "byte"... yes
> checking for Fortran "integer*2"... yes
> checking if Fortran "byte" is C "signed char"... configure: error: Could not 
> link conftestf.o and conftest.o
> 
> Any idea how to fix this?
> Thank you so much!
> Yanshi.
> 
> 
Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FVK-122895
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed