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[netCDF #XZZ-356273]: C compiler error in NetCDF 4 installation

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  • Subject: [netCDF #XZZ-356273]: C compiler error in NetCDF 4 installation
  • Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:00:44 -0700
Hello Eldon,

Two things leap out at me from what you've provided, and the config.log; thank 
you for sending this, incidentally, it's a great help!

First,

* LIBS=-l/opt/CDO/libs4cdo-0.0.10/hdf5-1.8.6/hdf5/

This would normally be LIBS="-lhdf5"; however, this is unnecessary; the 
configure script will look for libhdf5 automatically and link against it when 
found.  Your definition of LDFLAGS should be changed to include 
"/opt/CDO/libs4cdo-0.0.10/hdf5-1.8.6/hdf5".

Second, netcdf-c requires hdf5 version 1.8.9 or higher; you will want to 
upgrade your hdf5 install.

Third, the line 

* LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/CDO/libs4cdo-0.0.10/netcdf-4.3.3/lib?

Has a stray '?' at the end; if this exists in the definition of 
LD_LIBRARY_PATH, you will want to remove it. Likewise, you will want to modify 
LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include the location containing libhdf5.  

I hope this helps,

-Ward

> Hello my name is Eldon Lopes and I'm currently a graduate student at UMass 
> Lowell  seeking to utilize NetCDF 4 data for application to WRF modeling. My 
> NetCDF 4 library cannot configure due to an error message stating:
> 
> 
> checking whether the C compiler works... no
> 
> configure: error: in `/opt/CDO/libs4cdo-0.0.10/netcdf-4.3.3':
> 
> configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> 
> See `config.log' for more details
> 
> 
> My environment paths are set to
> 
> LIBS=-l/opt/CDO/libs4cdo-0.0.10/hdf5-1.8.6/hdf5/
> 
> CC=gcc
> 
> CXX=g++
> 
> FC=gfortran
> 
> LDFLAGS=-L/opt/CDO/libs4cdo-0.0.10/netcdf-4.3.3/lib
> 
> CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/CDO/libs4cdo-0.0.10/netcdf-4.3.3/include
> 
> gcc=-m64
> 
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/CDO/libs4cdo-0.0.10/netcdf-4.3.3/lib?
> 
> 
> I had this issue when attempting to build HDF5 on my computer. I upgraded to 
> OS X Yosemite and downloaded the latest command line tools from Apple 
> Developer and the HDF5 succeeded in building so I don't think it's the 
> compiler itself but rather a user error on my end,  however I haven't been 
> able to figure out what I did wrong. I've also browsed the Internet for 
> solutions but I couldn't find a clear cut solution as I did for HDF5 and 
> other libraries I was building. I have attached the config.log if it's useful.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XZZ-356273
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed