[netCDF #RMQ-116404]: NETCDF install issues

Hi Evan,

Hmm, it looks like you have a newer version of automake (1.13) than the one
assumed by autoconf 2.69 (automake 1.12), used in creating the configure file.  
If you have a newer autoconf, try running

  $ autoreconf -i

to create a new configure script from the configure.ac that's in the 
netcdf-4.3.0
source directory.  Plaease let me know if that doesn't fix the problem.

--Russ

> The error actually occurred after the ./configure; sorry for the confusion.
> It happened during the make all command.
> 
> E
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Evan Mahoney <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hey Russ, I ran into another issue installing netcdf today. I am still
> > installing on RHEL6 machines and this error occured after these two
> > commands while in my C+ folder
> > Commands:
> > setenv NCDIR /tmp/nc430-nonc4
> > sudo ./configure --disable-netcdf-4 --prefix=${NCDIR}
> >
> > Error message after ./configure
> > /usr/local/netcdf-4.3.0/missing: line 81: aclocal-1.13: command not found
> > WARNING: 'aclocal-1.13' is missing on your system.
> >          You should only need it if you modified 'acinclude.m4' or
> >          'configure.ac' or m4 files included by 'configure.ac'.
> >          The 'aclocal' program is part of the GNU Automake package:
> >          <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake>
> >          It also requires GNU Autoconf, GNU m4 and Perl in order to run:
> >          <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf>
> >          <http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/>
> >          <http://www.perl.org/>
> >
> > I have checked to make sure this machine has automake. Any ideas as to why
> > this error is occurring?
> >
> > Thanks for your help
> > Evan
> >
> >
> > address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >> Evan,
> >>
> >> > Hey Russ, thanks for your help. I got everything working, I think it
> >> was my
> >> > setenv lines in terminal that made the difference. Just out of
> >> curiosity,
> >> > what does the -L and -I switches in the lines
> >> >
> >> > "setenv LDFLAGS -L${PATH1}/lib"
> >> > and
> >> > "setenv CPPFLAGS -I${PATH2}/include"
> >> >
> >> > mean? I think that they were the difference between the install
> >> succeeding
> >> > and failing.
> >>
> >> Those are flags for the C compiler.  "-Ldir" means look in directory dir
> >> for
> >> libraries.  "-Idir" means look in directory dir for .h header files for
> >> C/C++
> >> or .mod module files for Fortran.
> >>
> >> --Russ
> >>
> >> > address@hidden> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hi Evan,
> >> > >
> >> > > > I am having some trouble installing the netcdf c and netcdf fortran
> >> > > > libraries. I am trying to install to the NC State Univ distribution
> >> of
> >> > > > RHEL6. Basically my problem is that I am setting my CPPFLAGS,
> >> LDFLAGS,
> >> > > and
> >> > > > LD_LIBRARY_PATH. I have extracted the C libraries to my
> >> > > > /usr/local/netcdf-3.6.3 and the fortran libraries to
> >> > > > /usr/local/netcdf-fortran-4.2. When I run "./configure
> >> --disable-netcdf-4
> >> > > > --prefix=/usr/local/netcdf-3.6.3" in my C library, I receive the
> >> error
> >> > > that
> >> > > > the --disable-netcdf switch is unrecognized.
> >> > >
> >> > > The version of the netCDF C libraries you should be using is 4.3.0,
> >> > > available
> >> > > for download here:
> >> > >
> >> > >   http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/current/
> >> > >
> >> > > The 3.6.3 version is about 5 years old, and is no longer supported or
> >> > > maintained.
> >> > > It didn't have a "--disable-netcdf-4" option, which was only made
> >> > > available in
> >> > > netCDF version 4.x releases.  The 3.6.3 version included a bundled
> >> Fortran
> >> > > library,
> >> > > but the netCDF Fortran library has been a separate distribution since
> >> > > netcdf-fortran-4.2 was released.
> >> > >
> >> > > You can still build the netCDF-3 library using the --disable-netcdf-4
> >> > > configure
> >> > > option, as described here:
> >> > >
> >> > >   http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/build_classic.html
> >> > >
> >> > > After that library is built and installed, you can build and install
> >> the
> >> > > netCDF
> >> > > Fortran library by following these instructions:
> >> > >
> >> > >   http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/netcdf-fortran-install.html
> >> > >
> >> > > >    ... This doesnt seem like that big
> >> > > > of an error so I just move onto running make all and make check
> >> install.
> >> > > My
> >> > > > makes go on without errors. I then move on to the fortran library
> >> > > > configuration. I try to set my CPPFLAGS and LD_LIBRARY_PATH but I
> >> dont
> >> > > > think I have them pointing to the right directories because when I
> >> run
> >> > > > ./configure in this directory, it tells me it cannot find netcdf.h.
> >> I
> >> > > only
> >> > > > have one file by that name on the machine (It it in a program called
> >> > > > VisIT). Could you please point me in the right direction.
> >> > >
> >> > > If you encounter problems following the steps in the documentation
> >> > > referenced
> >> > > above, please let us know.
> >> > >
> >> > > > I have a feeling it is not just me and there is some underlying
> >> issue
> >> > > with
> >> > > > this. I know that KDE is a prerequisite for netcdf and KDE is not
> >> meant
> >> > > for
> >> > > > RHEL. I worked around this by installing the KDE-devel library. But
> >> it
> >> > > > might not have all the modules netcdf needs.
> >> > >
> >> > > KDE is *not* a prerequisite for netCDF.  If there's a web page
> >> somewhere
> >> > > that
> >> > > says it is, please let us know, so we can correct the source of that
> >> > > misinformation.  Thanks.
> >> > >
> >> > > --Russ
> >> > >
> >> > > > Thanks for your time.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Evan
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> >> > > address@hidden
> >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Ticket Details
> >> > > ===================
> >> > > Ticket ID: RMQ-116404
> >> > > Department: Support netCDF
> >> > > Priority: Normal
> >> > > Status: Closed
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> >> address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ticket Details
> >> ===================
> >> Ticket ID: RMQ-116404
> >> Department: Support netCDF
> >> Priority: Normal
> >> Status: Closed
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
> 

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RMQ-116404
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed