[netcdf-porting] Porting NETCDF to SGI Altix XE240

[Ed Hartnett]

"Arthur Mizzi" <amizzi at walshenv.com> writes:

> I'm trying to build Netcdf from scratch and not sure if it's working.
> After running ./configure, I reviewed the Makefile and find stuff like
> "build_triplet=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" I'm running Redhat linux
> Enterprise Version 5 in 64-bit mode which is relatively new.  Does any
> one know if the ./configure can handle that version of linux?  Also, the
> SGI platform and the Intel compiler are for 64-bits.  I suspect I need a
> 64-bit flag for the gnu C/C++ compiler, should I do that by editing the
> Makefile?
>
> Arthur P. Mizzi, Ph.D., J.D., CCM
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>

No, don't edit the makefile, set the environment variables before
running configure, like this:

CC=gcc CFLAGS=-m32 ./configure --prefix=/somewhere

To see if it is working, run "make check"

If make check succeeds then everything is working. If not, it will
stop with an error message...

Thanks!

Ed
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