20020214: linux udunits install using gcc: cfortran.h problem

Agustin,

> To: address@hidden
> From: Agustin Lobo <address@hidden>
> Subject: error at make in udunits
> Organization: Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC)
> Keywords: 200202141556.g1EFuox26128

The above message contained the following:

> Hi!
> 
> I've found a problem at make,
> hopefully you can help. Thanks a
> lot for your work.
...

> making `all' in directory /usr/local/udunits-1.11.7/src/lib
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/udunits-1.11.7/src/lib'
> ln -s ../port/misc/udalloc.c .
> ln -s ../port/misc/udalloc.h .
> cc -c -O -I../port/misc -I../port/cfortran
> -DUT_DEFAULT_PATH='"/usr/local/udunits-1.11.7/etc/udunits.dat"'  utlib.c
> In file included from utlib.c:29:
> ../port/cfortran/cfortran.h:153: #error "cfortran.h:  Can't find your
> environment among:    - MIPS cc and f77 2.0. (e.g. Silicon Graphics,
> DECstations, ...)         - IBM AIX XL C and FORTRAN Compiler/6000 Version
> 01.01.0000.0000         - VAX   VMS CC 3.1 and FORTRAN 5.4.
> - Alpha VMS DEC C 1.3 and DEC FORTRAN 6.0.                               -
> Alpha OSF DEC C and DEC Fortran for OSF/1 AXP Version 1.2
>  - Apollo DomainOS 10.2 (sys5.3) with f77 10.7 and cc 6.7.
> - CRAY
>                                  - NEC SX-4 SUPER-UX
> - CONVEX                                                                 -
> Sun
>                         - PowerStation Fortran with Visual C++
> - HP9000s300/s700/s800 Latest test with: HP-UX A.08.07 A 9000/730        -
> LynxOS: cc or gcc with f2c.
>                - VAXUltrix: vcc,cc or gcc with f2c. gcc or cc with f77.
> -            f77 with vcc
> works; but missing link magic for f77 I/O.     -            NO fort. None
> of gcc, cc or vcc generate required names.    - f2c    : Use #define
> f2cFortran, or cc -Df2cFortran                 - NAG f90: Use #define
> NAGf90Fortran, or cc -DNAGf90Fortran              - Absoft UNIX F77: Use
> #define AbsoftUNIXFortran or cc -DAbsoftUNIXFortran
>    - Absoft Pro Fortran: Use #define AbsoftProFortran     - Portland Group
> Fortran: Use #define pgiFortran"
> make[1]: *** [utlib.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/udunits-1.11.7/src/lib'
> make: *** [lib/all] Error 1

This is a common difficulty in building the UDUNITS package on a Linux
system using the gcc compiler. Basically, you have to ensure that the
environment variable CPPFLAGS contains the string "-Df2cFortran" before
executing the configure script. Please see

    http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/glimpse/netcdf/4229

for details.

> Dr. Agustin Lobo
> Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC)
> Lluis Sole Sabaris s/n
> 08028 Barcelona SPAIN
> tel 34 93409 5410
> fax 34 93411 0012
> address@hidden

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