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[UDUNITS #FQI-238313]: HQH-143932: CDFconvert Configuration: problem with udunits2

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  • Subject: [UDUNITS #FQI-238313]: HQH-143932: CDFconvert Configuration: problem with udunits2
  • Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:33:00 -0600
Milka,

> There is problem in step 5 (see below).
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> making `dynamic' in directory /opt/udunits-1.12.9/src/perl
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/udunits-1.12.9/src/perl'
> rm -f blib/arch/auto/UDUNITS/UDUNITS.so
> gcc  -shared -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions 
> -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic UDUNITS.o  -o 
> blib/arch/auto/UDUNITS/UDUNITS.so        \
> -L/opt/udunits-1.12.9/src/perl/../lib -ludunits -lm          \
> 
> /usr/bin/ld: /opt/udunits-1.12.9/src/perl/../lib/libudunits.a(utlib.o): 
> relocation R_X86_64_32S against `a local symbol' can not be used when making 
> a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
> /opt/udunits-1.12.9/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 `/opt/udunits-1.12.9/src/perl'
> make: *** [perl/dynamic] Error 1

It looks like the option "-fPIC" must be explicitly given to the C compiler.

Try again, starting with the command "make distclean", only when you execute 
the configure(1) script, use this command:

    ./configure CFLAGS='-fPIC -O' CPPFLAGS=-Df2cFortran ...

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FQI-238313
Department: Support UDUNITS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed