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[netCDF #NKX-593630]: Problems when installing netcdf

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  • Subject: [netCDF #NKX-593630]: Problems when installing netcdf
  • Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:24:05 -0600
> Hello, I have some problems when trying to install netcdf and hoped you could 
> help me.I have done the following steps:1) I installed hdf5, zlib and curl2) 
> With these libraries I intslled netcdf using the following code of your 
> dokumentation:$ # Build and install netCDF-4$ NCDIR=/usr/local$ 
> CPPFLAGS='-I${H5DIR}/include -I${ZDIR}/include' 
> LDFLAGS='-L${H5DIR}/lib -L${ZDIR}/lib' ./configure --prefix=${NCDIR}$ 
> make check$ make install # or sudo make install Everything went fine till 
> then. Now I have a program where I want to use netcdf, but when I try to 
> compile it (I add -L/usr/local/lib -lnetcdf in the same line of the 
> compilation file), I always get the Error: 'include <netcdf>: 
> netcdf File not found.It is a C++ Code embedded into a C-Code and getting 
> compiled with g++. Also I use Kubuntu 20.04.I really don't know, how I 
> can fix this problem and hope you can help me. Sincerely,Sophie
> 
> 

Hello,

You'll need to add `-I/usr/local/include' when compiling, this will tell the 
compiler to look for include files (such as netcdf.h) in the /usr/local/include 
directory.  

Let us know if this doesn't resolve the issue.  Thank you!

-Ward


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: NKX-593630
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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