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Hello Suzanna, Thank you for providing the `config.log` file. While inspecting it, I see the following: ```` configure:4505: gcc /workspace/projects/netcdf/HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8.16/include /workspace/projects/netcdf/HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8.16/lib conftest.c >&5 /workspace/projects/netcdf/HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8.16/include: file not recognized: Is a directory ```` It looks like we are missing the `-I` and `-L` flags (the first flag is a capital i, in case your font is sans serif). for CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS. Try the following: setenv CPPFLAGS -I/workspace/projects/netcdf-4.4.0/include setenv LDFLAGS -L/workspace/projects/netcdf/HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8.16/lib Also, depending on whether you are using shared libraries or not, you may need the following: setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /workspace/projects/netcdf/HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8.16/ib Try working without this last one, and if you receive an error at runtime in the neighborhood of 'can't locate shared library', set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH value. I hope this helps, please let me know if this doesn't resolve the problem! -Ward > Hello, > > I have successfully built and installed: curl-7.47.1, zlib-1.2.8, slib, > and HDF5-1.8.16, in that order on a Linux system. > > Additionally, I have added paths to the custom bin and lib directories > in my .cshrc file. Also, in my .cshrc file, I have the following lines: > > setenv CPPFLAGS /workspace/projects/netcdf-4.4.0/include > setenv LDFLAGS /workspace/projects/netcdf/HDF_Group/HDF5/1.8.16/lib > > During netCDF-4.4.0 configuration, I am getting the following error (csh): > > /workspace/projects/netcdf/netcdf-4.4.0 $ ./configure > prefix=/workspace/projects/netcdf > . > . > . > Checking for gcc... gcc > Checking whether the C compiler works... no > Configure: error: in '/workspace/projects/netcdf/netcdf-4.4.0': > Configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables > See config.log for more details > > Please find the config.log, attached. > > Suzanna > __________________________ > Suzanna Diener, Ph.D. > Northrop Grumman > 6120 Longbow Drive > Boulder, CO 80301 > > Phone: 720-622-2916 > Mobile: 303-579-9555 > Email: address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden> > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DCC-509647 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed