[netCDF #IMN-483230]: netCDF compilation error

Hi Emma,

> I received an error whist trying to compile netcdf4 and it asked to report to 
> this email. The ncdump test-suite log is as follows.

The problem is use of too old a version of the HDF5 library. 

The current netCDF-C release requires HDF5 1.8.9 or later, and you used 
HDF5-1.8.4-patch1. Please upgrade your HDF5 library before building
netCDF.

Thanks!

--Russ

> netCDF 4.3.3.1: ncdump/test-suite.log
> ===========================================
> 
> # TOTAL: 40
> # PASS:  38
> # SKIP:  0
> # XFAIL: 0
> # FAIL:  2
> # XPASS: 0
> # ERROR: 0
> 
> .. contents:: :depth: 2
> 
> FAIL: tst_h_scalar
> ==================
> 
> HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.4-patch1) thread 47086832635776:
> #000: ../../../src/H5T.c line 1595 in H5Tcreate(): unable to create type
> major: Datatype
> minor: Unable to initialize object
> #001: ../../../src/H5T.c line 2970 in H5T_create(): type class is not 
> appropriate - use H5Tcopy()
> major: Datatype
> minor: Feature is unsupported
> 
> *** Create file with datasets & attributes that have scalar 
> dataspaces...Sorry! Unexpected result, tst_h_scalar.c, line: 123
> 
> FAIL: tst_h_scalar.sh
> =====================
> 
> 
> *** Running ncdump scalar test.
> 1a2,47
> > variables:
> >       string vstrvar1 ;
> >               string vstrvar1:vstratt1 = NIL ;
> >               string vstrvar1:vstratt2 = NIL ;
> >               string vstrvar1:vstratt3 = "" ;
> >               string vstrvar1:vstratt4 = "foo" ;
> >               vstrvar1:fstratt = "" ;
> >               vstrvar1:intatt = 0 ;
> >       string fstrvar ;
> >               string fstrvar:vstratt1 = NIL ;
> >               string fstrvar:vstratt2 = NIL ;
> >               string fstrvar:vstratt3 = "" ;
> >               string fstrvar:vstratt4 = "foo" ;
> >               fstrvar:fstratt = "" ;
> >               fstrvar:intatt = 0 ;
> >       int intvar ;
> >               string intvar:vstratt1 = NIL ;
> >               string intvar:vstratt2 = NIL ;
> >               string intvar:vstratt3 = "" ;
> >               string intvar:vstratt4 = "foo" ;
> >               intvar:fstratt = "" ;
> >               intvar:intatt = 0 ;
> >       string vstrvar2 ;
> >       string vstrvar3 ;
> >       string vstrvar4 ;
> >
> > // global attributes:
> >               string :vstratt1 = NIL ;
> >               string :vstratt2 = NIL ;
> >               string :vstratt3 = "" ;
> >               string :vstratt4 = "foo" ;
> >               :fstratt = "" ;
> >               :intatt = 0 ;
> > data:
> >
> >  vstrvar1 = NIL ;
> >
> >  fstrvar = _ ;
> >
> >  intvar = 0 ;
> >
> >  vstrvar2 = NIL ;
> >
> >  vstrvar3 = _ ;
> >
> >  vstrvar4 = "foo" ;
> 
> 

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IMN-483230
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed