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[netCDF #AJO-570770]: netCDF Fortran Installation Questions

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  • Subject: [netCDF #AJO-570770]: netCDF Fortran Installation Questions
  • Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:44:39 -0600
Hello David,

My initial thought was that `--fflags` was deprecated, as the fortran interface 
was moved into a separate library starting with netcdf 4.2.0.  Testing locally, 
however, I see that the `nc-config` created on my system has proper information 
for nc-config --fflags.  Can you provide more information regarding how you 
built netCDF-C?  If possible, can you provide the 'config.log' file created 
when you built it?

Regarding -has-f90;  I've spoken with Russ Rew, our Fortran expert, and we 
agree that this may be a bug in nf-config.  Assuming you have an F03 compiler, 
--has-f90 would be set to 'no' even though F03 supports the f90 API.  In the 
short term, you can fix this by editing the `nf-config` script directly and 
change the value of has-f90 from no to yes.  This assumes you are using a 
compiler which supports F03.  If this is *not* the case,  the fix is even 
simpler; you will need to install a compiler which supports the f90 API.

I hope this helps,

-Ward

> Dear Staff Member,
> 
> I have a question regarding installing netCDF Fortran and would appreciate
> your help.
> 
> First, I installed netCDF C, following the instructions at an external
> site, here:
> http://scigeo.org/articles/howto-install-latest-geospatial-software-on-linux.html#netcdf
> 
> Then, I installed netCDF Fortran by following the instructions here:
> https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/building_netcdf_fortran.html
> 
> Questions:
> 1. The model I'm using require nc-config --fflags. This was not done
> correctly. See appended output at the end of this email.
> 2. If the model I'm using is written in F90, would I need the F90 API? If
> so, how would I get has-f90 to be 'yes'?
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> 
> 
> wuser@wavesftwDell:/opt/source/netcdf-fortran-4.4.2$ nf-config --all
> 
> This netCDF-Fortran 4.4.2 has been built with the following features:
> 
> --cc        -> gcc
> --cflags    ->  -I/opt/source/netcdf-fortran-4.4.2/build/include
> -I/opt/source/netcdf-4.3.3.1/build/include
> 
> --fc        -> gfortran
> --fflags    -> -I/opt/source/netcdf-fortran-4.4.2/build/include
> --flibs     -> -L/opt/source/netcdf-fortran-4.4.2/build/lib -lnetcdff
> -L/opt/source/netcdf-4.3.3.1/build/lib -lnetcdf -lnetcdf
> --has-f90   -> no
> --has-f03   -> yes
> 
> --has-nc2   -> yes
> --has-nc4   -> yes
> 
> --prefix    -> /opt/source/netcdf-fortran-4.4.2/build
> --includedir-> /opt/source/netcdf-fortran-4.4.2/build/include
> --version   -> netCDF-Fortran 4.4.2
> 
> 
> 
> wuser@wavesftwDell:/opt/source/netcdf-fortran-4.4.2$ nc-config --all
> 
> This netCDF 4.3.3.1 has been built with the following features:
> 
> --cc        -> gcc
> --cflags    ->  -I/opt/source/netcdf-4.3.3.1/build/include
> -I/opt/source/hdf5-1.8.15/build/include
> -I/opt/source/hdf-4.2.11/build/include
> --libs      -> -L/opt/source/netcdf-4.3.3.1/build/lib -lnetcdf
> 
> --has-c++   -> no
> --cxx       ->
> --has-c++4  -> no
> --cxx4      ->
> 
> --fc        ->
> --fflags    ->
> --flibs     ->
> --has-f90   -> no
> 
> --has-dap   -> yes
> --has-nc2   -> yes
> --has-nc4   -> yes
> --has-hdf5  -> yes
> --has-hdf4  -> yes
> --has-pnetcdf-> no
> 
> --prefix    -> /opt/source/netcdf-4.3.3.1/build
> --includedir-> /opt/source/netcdf-4.3.3.1/build/include
> --version   -> netCDF 4.3.3.1
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: AJO-570770
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed