[netCDF #MZG-331133]: Missing netcdf.mod

Hi Jason,

> Description of problem: I am attempting to make a build based on Fortran 
> code. During the make process, I encounter the error: Can't open module file 
> 'netcdf.mod' for reading at (1).
> 
> I can confirm that the "netcdf.mod" file does not exist in any directory. 
> Evidently, it was not made during the configuration process.

Installing the netCDF Fortran software should install the netcdf.mod file in
the right include directory, assuming you have the necessary permissions to
copy files there.

Maybe you need to set CPPFLAGS or provide an equivalent configure option for
the software you're building to tell it in which include directory to look
for the netcdf.mod file.  My Spotlight says it's installed in several places,
including /opt/local/include/NETCDF.mod installed by MacPorts when I ran 
"port install netcdf-fortran" last summer.  I also see the all lower-case
netcdf.mod file in various other "include/" directories from testing other
versions in the past.

Here are the instructions that work for me out-of-the-box, using CPPFLAGS and 
LDFLAGS environment variables, with either of the current releases of netCDF 
Fortran (version 4.2 or 4.4-beta1), after the netCDF C library is installed:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/building_netcdf_fortran.html

I can see from your config.log that the compile line generated to test for
netcdf.mod didn't specify a directory in which to search for that file:

  configure:15807: checking the Fortran 90 module netcdf is available 
  configure:15815: mpif90 -c -g -O2  conftest.f90
  conftest.f90:2.4:

  use netcdf
     1
  Fatal Error: Can't open module file 'netcdf.mod' for reading at (1): No such 
file or  directory

That mpif90 invocation, in your case, should have been something like

 mpif90 -c -g -O2  -I/usr/local/Cellar/netcdf/4.3.1.1/include conftest.f90

so try setting CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/Cellar/netcdf/4.3.1.1/include before
running configure.

--Russ


  

  




> Netcdf was installed using fink. After fink failed, tried using macports and 
> homebrew, which also failed to install the netcdf.mod file. After 
> uninstalling the ports and brew netcdf, I reinstalled fink, to no avail. Here 
> are the installed netcdf packages:
> 
> netcdf-bin       4.3.2-1      Array-based data access, user programs
> netcdf-c7        4.3.2-1      Array-based data access, C headers and docs
> netcdf-c7-shlib  4.3.2-1      Array-based data access, C library
> netcdf-cxx4      4.2.1-1      Array-based data access, C++ headers and ...
> netcdf-cxx4-shl  4.2.1-1      Array-based data access, C++ library
> netcdf-fortran5  4.2-9        Array-based data access, Fortran headers/doc
> netcdf-fortran5  4.2-9        Array-based data access, Fortran library
> netcdf-oct343    1.0.2-1      MATLAB compatible NetCDF interface for Oc...
> netcdf-oct360    1.0.2-1      MATLAB compatible NetCDF interface for Oc...
> netcdf-oct361    1.0.2-1      MATLAB compatible NetCDF interface for Oc...
> netcdf-oct362    1.0.2-1      MATLAB compatible NetCDF interface for Oc...
> netcdf-oct363    1.0.2-1      MATLAB compatible NetCDF interface for Oc...
> netcdf-oct364    1.0.2-1      MATLAB compatible NetCDF interface for Oc...
> 
> Compiling fortran code in command line encounters no problems. Other forums 
> on a similar topic have failed to help me. Can post more information if 
> necessary; I have also attached the relevant config.log file. I also 
> previously installed netcdf from the source code, and encountered the same 
> problem. Any assistance much appreciated,
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MZG-331133
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed