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Re: 20051114: problem installing UDUNITS version 1.12.4

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  • Subject: Re: 20051114: problem installing UDUNITS version 1.12.4
  • Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:21:58 -0700
Sebastien,

>Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:09:04 -0800
>From: Sebastien Biraud <address@hidden>
>Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
>To: Steve Emmerson <address@hidden>
>Subject: Re: 20051114: problem installing UDUNITS version 1.12.4

The above message contained the following:

> I tried the following:
> 1. make distclean
> 2. FC=pgf90 F90=pgf90 CC=gcc CFLAGS=-O CPPFLAGS=-DpgiFortran ./configure 
>  > configure.log 2>&1 &&
> 3. make > make.log 2>&1 &&
> 
> The make failed, but this time for different reasons (64 bits).
> Attached are the two corresponding log files.
> 
> Thanks again,
> Sebastien
[snip]

> making `all' in directory /home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/udunits
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/udunits'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/udunits'
> gcc -c -O -I../lib -I../port/misc -DpgiFortran udunits.c
> gcc -o udunits -O udunits.o -L/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/lib 
> -ludunits -L/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/port/misc -ludport -lm
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/udunits'
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/udunits'
> 
> returning to directory /home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src
> 
> cd perl && perl Makefile.PL
> WARNING: CC is not a known parameter.
> Checking if your kit is complete...
> Looks good
> Warning: -L../lib changed to 
> -L/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/perl/../lib
> Writing Makefile for UDUNITS
> 
> making `dynamic' in directory /home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/perl
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/perl'
> /usr/bin/perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap 
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap  UDUNITS.xs > 
> UDUNITS.xsc && mv UDUNITS.xsc UDUNITS.c
> Please specify prototyping behavior for UDUNITS.xs (see perlxs manual)
> gcc -c  -I../lib -I../port/misc -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE 
> -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include 
> -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm -O2 -g -pipe   
> -DVERSION=\"1.12.4\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.12.4\" -fPIC 
> "-I/usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE"  -DpgiFortran 
> UDUNITS.c
> Running Mkbootstrap for UDUNITS ()
> chmod 644 UDUNITS.bs
> rm -f blib/arch/auto/UDUNITS/UDUNITS.so
> LD_RUN_PATH="/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/perl/../lib:/lib64" gcc  
> -shared UDUNITS.o  -o blib/arch/auto/UDUNITS/UDUNITS.so   
> -L/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/perl/../lib -ludunits -lm  
> /usr/bin/ld: 
> /home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/perl/../lib/libudunits.a(utlib.o): 
> relocation R_X86_64_32 can not be used when making a shared object; recompile 
> with -fPIC
> /home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/perl/../lib/libudunits.a: could not read 
> symbols: Bad value
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[1]: *** [blib/arch/auto/UDUNITS/UDUNITS.so] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sbiraud/tmp/udunits-1.12.4/src/perl'
> make: *** [perl/dynamic] Error 1

Looks like you need to specify the "-fPIC option to the compiler.

Please repeat the instructions from my previous email but, this time,
include the option "-fPIC" in the CFLAGS environment variable (as well
as the "-O" option).

Regards,
Steve Emmerson