[netCDF #HHB-930547]: configure netcdf-fortran-4.5.2 error: C compiler cannot create executables

Hello,

`--disable-dap`and `--disable-netcdf-4` are options used when configuring 
'netcdf-c', not 'netcdf-fortran'.  You can ignore the warnings you received 
from `configure` for netCDF-Fortran.  From the `config.log` file you provided, 
it appears that netCDF-C (libnetcdf) is not installed on your system.  You will 
need to first install the netCDF-C libraries, which may be downloaded here: 
https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/releases.  I am not very familiar with WRF 
or their installation instructions, so you may want to contact the WRF team to 
see if they can provide information regarding a specific version of netCDF-C, 
etc.

I hope this helps, have a great day,

-Ward

> Hardware: The Ubuntu 22.04.3 OS is installed in an external drive, which I 
> connect to my computer.
> Description of problem: Hello. I am Brian Añano, and I would like to ask for 
> help in solving an error I encountered while building the netCDF library for 
> the WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) Model in my Ubuntu 22.04.3 
> computer. I was about to install netcdf-fortran-4.5.2 by entering these set 
> of commands in csh:
> 
> tar xzvf netcdf-fortran-4.5.2.tar.gz
> cd netcdf-fortran-4.5.2
> ./configure --prefix=$DIR/netcdf --disable-dap --disable-netcdf-4 
> --disable-shared
> make
> make install
> setenv PATH $DIR/netcdf/bin:$PATH
> setenv NETCDF $DIR/netcdf
> cd ..
> 
> The error appears after I enter ./configure --prefix=$DIR/netcdf 
> --disable-dap --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-shared, after which the following 
> appeared:
> 
> configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --disable-dap, --disable-netcdf-4
> configure: netCDF-Fortran 4.5.2
> checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> checking target system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /usr/bin/mkdir -p
> checking for gawk... no
> checking for mawk... mawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
> checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
> configure: checking user options
> checking whether make supports the include directive... yes (GNU style)
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler works... no
> configure: error: in 
> `/home/brianwrf/Documents/Build_WRF/LIBRARIES/netcdf-fortran-4.5.2':
> configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details
> 
> How do I troubleshoot this error? For your additional information (if this 
> helps in pinponting the problem), I am running Ubuntu 22.04.3 on an external 
> drive connected to my computer. Attached herewith is the `config.log' for 
> your reference. Also, I'm new to Ubuntu 22.04.3 so I'm very much 
> inexperienced in running Terminal commands, so I would really appreciate it 
> if I were given precise steps in troubleshooting this error, including the 
> commands to type if any.
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HHB-930547
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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