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Re: 20001025: f2c stuff for solaris

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  • Subject: Re: 20001025: f2c stuff for solaris
  • Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 18:00:31 -0600
i've compiled f2c and libf2c on a sparc running solaris-2.6.  this should work
for later versions of solaris also.  get the tarball at
ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/incoming/f2c.sol.sparc.tar.gz

hope this helps.

-sandy


Unidata Support wrote:

> >From: alan anderson <address@hidden>
> >Organization: St. Cloud State
> >Keywords: 200010251413.e9PEDv419035 McIDAS gcc f2c
>
> Alan,
>
> First, I will apologize for not responding to your earlier email.  We
> are all in crazed workshop mode (machines breaking; networking
> problems; final preparations demanding top priority; etc.), so some
> things are slipping through the cracks.  Again, I apologize.
>
> >I sent an email a couple of days back, and will press you
> >again for a reply.  To build mcidas, I need  f2c, f2c.h and
> >libf2c.a.
> >
> >I don't have the Sun compilers (yet), and thought I would
> >use gcc and f2c.  Have installed gcc, but stuck on the
> >f2c stuff.  I need a steer on building these files using
> >the source material from bell labs, or else copies of them
> >for Solaris8 sparc.
> >
> >I have downloaded the files from bell labs netlib/f2c/src
> >directory and unzipped them, but now I need to hold hands
> >with someone.
>
> I am forwarding this to Sandy to see if he can help you through the f2c
> build process.  Since I have not done this on Solaris SPARC, I can't
> give you a simple A, B, C for the f2c build, but I have to imagine that
> there is an INSTALL or README document with the distribution that
> points the way.  I would imagine that the process is probably something
> like defining zero or more environment variables; running configure;
> running make; and then running make install.  I also imagine that you
> will have to be root to do the install, but, again, since I have not
> done this for Solaris SPARC I may be incorrect.
>
> >I see the files I am seeking  on your ftp site for
> >Solaris intel, and for RedHat, but not for Solaris sparc.
>
> Hopefully, Sandy can do the build/install here on one of our Solaris
> SPARC machines and I can make the executable, header file, and library
> available in the same way that I have done for Solaris x86 and Linux.
> We will see if that option is viable after Sandy gets some time to look
> into the challange.
>
> >Thanks
>
> Sorry for not touching base earlier...
>
> Tom