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[netCDF #ZFY-843585]: undefined reference to NetCDF functions

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  • Subject: [netCDF #ZFY-843585]: undefined reference to NetCDF functions
  • Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:26:58 -0600
Hello James,

When compiling your program, try passing the '-lnetcdff' argument to gfortran, 
e.g.

    $ fortran -I /home/james/local/include sdfsd.F90 -L /home/james/local/lib 
-lnetcdf -lnetcdff -o sdfsd

This should address the undefined fortran references.

Let me know if this doesn't work, or if you have any further questions.

-Ward


> Full Name: James Brooke
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: University of Leeds
> Package Version: Fortran 4.4.2
> Operating System: Linux Debian Wheezy
> Hardware:
> Description of problem:
> 
> Hi, I have installed the NetCDF libraries on my Linux machine, and I
> thought I have done it correctly. However, when attempting to run a
> simple program, for all of the NetCDF functions that it calls, I get:
> 
> sdfsd.F90:(.text+0x684f6): undefined reference to `nf_inq_var_'
> sdfsd.F90:(.text+0x6855d): undefined reference to `nf_strerror_'
> sdfsd.F90:(.text+0x685e3): undefined reference to `nf_inq_dim_'
> sdfsd.F90:(.text+0x6864a): undefined reference to `nf_strerror_'
> sdfsd.F90:(.text+0x686e3): undefined reference to `nf_get_vara_real_'
> 
> etc...
> 
> I downloaded netcdf-fortran-4.4.2.tar.gz, netcdf-4.3.3.1.tar.gz, and
> followed the instructions at
> 
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/getting_and_building_netcdf.html#build_classic,
> 
> under "Building with netCDF-4 and the Remote Data Client". I downloaded
> the three other packages and installed them and the NetCDF-C package
> as directed, using "home/james/local" as the installation directory in
> all cases. All of the checks showed nothing but oks and passes. Then I
> installed the fortran package following:
> 
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/netcdf-fortran-install.html,
> 
> where I made sure that the library path was set as told, again got passes.
> 
> When I try to compile a program with
> 
> gfortran -I /home/james/local/include sdfsd.F90 -L /home/james/local/lib 
> -lnetcdf -o sdfsd
> 
> it gives the above errors, and doesn't seem to be finding the libraries
> at all. Do you have any idea what could be causing this? Please et me
> know if there's any more specific information I can give you. Also,
> if I could just get the package the easy way, I would like to, but it
> doesn't seem to be in the debian repository. If you know how I could
> get it, please let me know as well.
> 
> Thank you very much for you help,
> 
> James
> 
> 

Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: ZFY-843585
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed