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[netCDF #KTF-727377]: NetCDF build fail

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  • Subject: [netCDF #KTF-727377]: NetCDF build fail
  • Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 17:00:10 -0600
Hi Angus,

Sorry to have taken so long to respond to your question ...
> I am trying to build the netCDF library on my machine but two of the
> tests have failed. I followed the following steps:
> 
> 1. Put the netcdf-4.3.2 folder somewhere sensible.
> 2.  > mkdir build
> 3.  > FC=gfortran FFLAGS=-fPIC CFLAGS=-fPIC ./configure
> --prefix=/secamfs/userspace/staff/ajf223/bin/lib/netcdf-4.3.2/build
> --disable-dap
> 4.  > make install
> 5.  > make check
> 
> I have attached the log for the tests. Could you please advise on how to
> proceed with this?

You have to use a more recent version of HDF5, 1.8.8 or later, with 
netCDF-4.3.2.

There was a bug in HDF5-1.8.7 and earlier versions that we didn't test for in 
the corresponding netCDF version 4.1.3. The current netCDF version 4.3.2 
detects 
the HDF5 bug when built with HDF5-1.8.7 or earlier, but builds fine with HDF5 
versions 1.8.8 and later. If you have to rebuild HDF5 from source anyway, I 
would recommend just using the latest version 1.8.13.

--Russ

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: KTF-727377
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: High
Status: Closed