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Hi Ravi, This appears to be the same problem as the previous attempt to install netCDF Fortran. You have to install the netCDF C library first, then you can build and install the netCDF Fortran library, which depends on it. --Russ > I am getting an error while doing a './configure --prefix=....' installing > NETCDF. I read on forums that not setting CPPFLAGS is one cause. But I *am* > setting CPPFLAGS, as can be seen in the attached config.log file. I have no > idea why it is still giving the following error. I used 'export > CPPFLAGS=-I/.....'. > Thanks > Ravi > > *************** > configure: checking types, headers, and functions > checking netcdf.h usability... no > checking netcdf.h presence... no > checking for netcdf.h... no > configure: error: netcdf.h could not be found. Please set CPPFLAGS. > **************** > > Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: IYS-276599 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed