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Hello, The reported error 'C compiler cannot create executables' seems to indicate there is an issue with your computing environment. Can you provide the config.log file referenced by the message you receive? Thank you, -Ward > Dear Sir/Mam, > This is Pankaj K Soni from IIT Delhi. I am facing > installation problem > > > ./configure > --prefix=/home/cas/staff/pksoni.cstaff/WRF_HPC/WPS/lib/netcdf-fortran-4.4.5 > after run. getting this error > checking whether the C compiler works... no > configure: error: in > `/home/cas/staff/pksoni.cstaff/WRF_HPC/WPS/lib/netcdf-fortran-4.4.5': > configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables > See `config.log' for more details > > then run make > make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: PBR-906597 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.