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Those netcdf instructions are out of date. See the comments at https://github.com/USEPA/CMAQ/issues/121 > I am trying to install CMAQ. > > The general steps for installation on a Linux system with, C-shell, GCC and > Gfortran are below. These instructions are an example and we recommend > using the latest release available at the time of your CMAQ installation. > > FOLLOWING THE STEPS FROM > > https://github.com/USEPA/CMAQ/blob/5.2.1/DOCS/Tutorials/CMAQ_GettingStarted.md > > > ### Set up your Linux system environment > $ setenv CC gcc > $ setenv CPPFLAGS '-DNDEBUG –DgFortran' > $ setenv CFLAGS -O > $ setenv FC gfortran > $ setenv FFLAGS '-O –w' > $ setenv CXX g++ > > ## Install netCDF-C > $ wget ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/netcdf-4.4.1.1.tar.gz > $ tar xvzf netcdf-4.4.1.1.tar.gz > $ cd netcdf-4.4.1.1 > $ ./configure --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-dap > $ make check install > $ cd ../ > > ## Install netCDF-Fortran > $ setenv NCDIR {location of netCDF C installation} > $ setenv CPPFLAGS "$CPPFLAGS -I${NCDIR}/include LDFLAGS=-L${NCDIR}/lib" > $ wget ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/netcdf-fortran-4.4.4.tar.gz > $ tar xvzf netcdf-4.4.4.tar.gz > $ cd netcdf-4.4.4 > $ ./configure > $ make check > $ make install > > > > > > > the error MESSEGAE . > > akhila@LAPTOP-V2VHUIOK:~/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1$ make check install > Making check in include > make[1]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/include' > make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'check'. > make[1]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/include' > Making check in libdispatch > make[1]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/libdispatch' > make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'check'. > make[1]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/libdispatch' > Making check in libsrc > make[1]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/libsrc' > make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'check'. > make[1]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/libsrc' > Making check in liblib > make[1]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/liblib' > make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'check'. > make[1]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/liblib' > Making check in ncgen3 > make[1]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen3' > make check-TESTS > make[2]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen3' > make[3]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen3' > PASS: run_tests.sh > ============================================================================ > Testsuite summary for netCDF 4.4.1.1 > ============================================================================ > # TOTAL: 1 > # PASS: 1 > # SKIP: 0 > # XFAIL: 0 > # FAIL: 0 > # XPASS: 0 > # ERROR: 0 > ============================================================================ > make[3]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen3' > make[2]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen3' > make[1]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen3' > Making check in ncgen > make[1]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen' > make check-TESTS > make[2]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen' > make[3]: Entering directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen' > FAIL: run_tests.sh > ============================================================================ > Testsuite summary for netCDF 4.4.1.1 > ============================================================================ > # TOTAL: 1 > # PASS: 0 > # SKIP: 0 > # XFAIL: 0 > # FAIL: 1 > # XPASS: 0 > # ERROR: 0 > ============================================================================ > See ncgen/test-suite.log > Please report to address@hidden > ============================================================================ > Makefile:878: recipe for target 'test-suite.log' failed > make[3]: *** [test-suite.log] Error 1 > make[3]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen' > Makefile:984: recipe for target 'check-TESTS' failed > make[2]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 2 > make[2]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen' > Makefile:1064: recipe for target 'check-am' failed > make[1]: *** [check-am] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory > '/home/akhila/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1/ncgen' > Makefile:691: recipe for target 'check-recursive' failed > make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1 > akhila@LAPTOP-V2VHUIOK:~/netcdf-4.4.1.1/netcdf-4.4.1.1$ > > > > > > > > > ITZ ASKING ME TO REPORT TO THIS EMAIL > > Thanks in advance, > Akhila Thomas > > =Dennis Heimbigner Unidata Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: NMV-326132 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. 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