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20000630: IRIX 6.5 build problem: no ranlib

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  • Subject: 20000630: IRIX 6.5 build problem: no ranlib
  • Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:30:15 -0600
Harper,

> From: "H. Simmons" <address@hidden>
> Subject: udunits
> Organization: FSU
> Keywords: 200006301713.e5UHDkT13177 udunits ranlib

In the above message, you wrote:

> I am trying to compile the UDUNITS libraries on an SGI Origin 200 running
> IRIX 6.5 and the make dies on 
> 
> sh: ranlib:  not found
> 
> 
> Do you have any advice on how to proceed?
> 
> Regards, Harper Simmons

The configure script should have discovered that the ranlib utility
isn't on your system and set the RANLIB macro to ":".  Apparently, it
didn't (possibly because you have the environment variable RANLIB set to
something?).

Try the following:

    1.  Go to the top-level source directory.

    2.  Perform steps 3 through 5 near the end of the INSTALL file.

    3.  Ensure that the environment variable RANLIB is set to ":" (minus
        the quotes).

    4.  Perform steps 6 through 9 near the end of the INSTALL file.

Please let me know if this helps.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson   <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu>