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[netCDF #GFQ-732977]: trouble to install NetCDF library

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  • Subject: [netCDF #GFQ-732977]: trouble to install NetCDF library
  • Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:00:48 -0600
Hello,

You will need to download the HDF5 library with zlib support, available from 
https://www.hdfgroup.org.  Alternatively, if you do not need support for 
netCDF-4, you can pass the option --disable-netcdf4 to 'configure'.

I hope this helps,

-Warde

> Hi Support group,
> 
> I have trouble to install netcdf libaray to my MacBook (Catalina).
> 
> Here is the website I access to 
> https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/. I downloaded 
> netcdf-c-4.7.4.tar.gz
> 
> Following the steps like below:
> https://simplex.giss.nasa.gov/gcm/doc/UserGuide/Installing_NetCDF_library.html
> 
> After I run ./configure --prefix=/opt/netcdf/4.7.4
> I got the error message as below after a while:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> …
> checking for library containing H5Fflush... no
> configure: error: Can't find or link to the hdf5 library. Use 
> --disable-netcdf-4, or see config.log for errors.
> 
> Do you have any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Xiaohua
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GFQ-732977
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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