[netCDF #HUH-505770]: Problem installing netCDF-c library

I guess I got lucky. It should have worked installing into /usr/local.
I will have to investigate why it failed.
In any case, glad be solved the problem.

> 
> I am very happy to inform you that I have been successful. The solution was 
> to follow your side comment. I uninstalled everything I had previously 
> installed in /usr/local/ and repeated the process in $HOME.
> 
> Thank you so much for your help. Very appreciated.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Gabriela Sousa Santos
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata netCDF Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: 09 July 2018 20:27
> To: Gabriela Sousa Santos <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [netCDF #HUH-505770]: Problem installing netCDF-c library
> 
> The reason is is still failing is that it is still not getting the proper -L 
> and -I flags. The compile test still reads:
> configure:16955: gcc -o conftest    conftest.c -lm -lz  >&5
> So I am baffled.
> 
> One side comment. It is not a good idea to build in /usr/local (e.g. 
> /usr/local/netcdf-4.6.1). I think it should work, so this probably not the 
> problem. Still, you might as an experiment try to build netcdf in, say you 
> home directory instead of in /usr/local, just to make sure.
> 
> >
> > I followed your suggestion as follows:
> >
> > gss@gsslap2:~$ export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/szip/include 
> > -I/usr/local/hdf5/include"
> > gss@gsslap2:~$ export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/szip/lib -L/usr/local/hdf5/lib"
> > gss@gsslap2:~$ cd /usr/local
> > gss@gsslap2:/usr/local$ cd netcdf-4.6.1/
> > gss@gsslap2:/usr/local/netcdf-4.6.1$ printenv CPPFLAGS
> > -I/usr/local/szip/include -I/usr/local/hdf5/include
> > gss@gsslap2:/usr/local/netcdf-4.6.1$ printenv LDFLAGS
> > -L/usr/local/szip/lib -L/usr/local/hdf5/lib
> >
> > Then the ./configure etc.
> >
> > Then the same result. New config.log in attachment.
> >
> > Thanks a lot for your answer.
> > Best wishes,
> > Gabriela Sousa Santos
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Unidata netCDF Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> > Sent: 06 July 2018 20:11
> > To: Gabriela Sousa Santos <address@hidden>
> > Cc: address@hidden
> > Subject: [netCDF #HUH-505770]: Problem installing netCDF-c library
> >
> > I looked at the config.log you sent.
> > The problem is in these lines:
> > > configure:16924: checking for library containing H5Fflush
> > > configure:16955: gcc -o conftest    conftest.c -lm -lz  >&5
> > > /tmp/ccT4Rx2z.o: In function `main':
> > > conftest.c:(.text+0xa): undefined reference to `H5Fflush'
> >
> > For some reason, the gcc command is not using the values of CPPFLAGS and 
> > LDFLAGS so it is not finding hdf5.
> > We need to find out why. Let me suggest the following to start.
> > 1. Just before you do the ./configure command, do these commands.
> > printenv CPPFLAGS
> > printenv LDFLAGS
> > 2. then execute your ./configure command.
> >
> > This way we can be sure that at the point that you execute ./configure your 
> > CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS are correct.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I hope you can help me.
> > >
> > > I am working in a Ubuntu linux 64 bit laptop and my end point is to 
> > > install netCDF to work with fortran.
> > >
> > > At the point of my problem I had installed successfully in my /usr/local/:
> > > zlib-1.2.11
> > > szip-2.1
> > > hdf5-1.10.1
> > >
> > > I was on the way of installing netcdf-4.6.1 when at configure I got the 
> > > following on the terminal:
> > > >checking for library containing H5Flush ... no
> > > >configure: error: Can't find or link to the hdf5 library.
> > >
> > > The config.log is in attachment.
> > >
> > > The commands I used in /usr/local/netcdf-4.6.1 were
> > > >export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/szip/include -I/usr/local/hdf5/include"
> > > >export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/szip/lib -L/usr/local/hdf5/lib"
> > > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/netcdf4 --enable-netcdf-4
> > > >--enable-shared -disable-dap
> > >
> > > While trying to solve the problem I inserted those above exports in
> > > my .bashrc Then also:
> > > export 
> > > LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/hdf5/lib$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
> > > When I echo $CPPFLAGS and $LDFLAGS and $LD_LIBRARY_PATH it gives the 
> > > expected answer.
> > >
> > > I looked for libdll libraries:
> > > locate libdl
> > > /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.23.so<https://hes32-ctp.trendmicro.com
> > > :4
> > > 43/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2flibdl%2d2.23.so&umid=aa87
> > > 58
> > > 65-e83d-4ad9-8791-e80d6006373e&auth=e546e52f10731554f25104dd08f6a3f4
> > > f6
> > > ef6894-48b8dffb4e38e5b821497603a696bb70cdce557c>
> > > /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2
> > > /usr/lib/debug/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.23.so<https://hes32-ctp.
> > > trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fhes32%2d
> > > ctp.tr&umid=f4dcb90b-ca8e-4694-b8f2-79b9a0bcc746&auth=e546e52f107315
> > > 54f25104dd08f6a3f4f6ef6894-6d8bf6c60ad8fd6a310167f61abe84dcd7c237b0
> > > endmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2flibdl%2d2.23.
> > > so&umid=aa875865-e83d-4ad9-8791-e80d6006373e&auth=e546e52f10731554f2
> > > 51
> > > 04dd08f6a3f4f6ef6894-48b8dffb4e38e5b821497603a696bb70cdce557c>
> > > /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libdlgprovlo.so
> > > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.a
> > > /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so
> > >
> > > I looked if H5Fflush is defined:
> > > gss@gsslap2:/usr/local/hdf5/lib$ nm libhdf5.so |fgrep H5Fflush
> > > 00000000000e9b50 T H5Fflush
> > >
> > >
> > > So now I am without direction. Could you please help me?
> > > Best wishes,
> > >
> > > Gabriela Sousa Santos
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Department: Support netCDF
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