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[netCDF #ASW-719077]: installation of NetCDF

Carles,

> it worked!!
> 
> only using
> 
> export CFLAGS="-m64"
> export CXXFLAGS="-m64"
> 
> Then after installing the libraries I get what follows (below). Also I
> did "make check" and all seems correct. Is there something else I
> should check to be sure all is correctly installed?

That's all you need.  I'm glad we helped get it working for you.
 
> Many thanks for your assistance!

Your welcome

--Russ

> Sincerely,
> 
> Carles
> 
> +-------------------------------------------------------------+
> | Congratulations! You have successfully installed netCDF!    |
> |                                                             |
> | You can use script "nc-config" to find out the relevant     |
> | compiler options to build your application. Enter           |
> |                                                             |
> |     nc-config --help                                        |
> |                                                             |
> | for additional information.                                |
> |                                                             |
> | CAUTION:                                                    |
> |                                                             |
> | If you have not already run "make check", then we strongly  |
> | recommend you do so. It does not take very long.            |
> |                                                             |
> | Before using netCDF to store important data, test your      |
> | build with "make check".                                    |
> |                                                             |
> | NetCDF is tested nightly on many platforms at Unidata       |
> | but your platform is probably different in some ways.       |
> |                                                             |
> | If any tests fail, please see the netCDF web site:          |
> | http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/                |
> |                                                             |
> | NetCDF is developed and maintained at the Unidata Program   |
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> | http://www.unidata.ucar.edu                                 |
> +-------------------------------------------------------------+
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 22, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Unidata netCDF Support wrote:
> 
> > Carles,
> >
> >> here is the output
> >>
> >> file conftest.o conftestf.o
> >>
> >> conftest.o:  Mach-O object i386
> >> conftestf.o: Mach-O 64-bit object x86_64
> >>
> >> what do you think?
> >
> > That shows your C compiler is generating 32-bit objects but your
> > Fortran compiler is generating 64-bit objects, and
> > these are incompatible for linking together to build a program.
> >
> > You must either
> >
> >  - provide an argument to your C compiler (and any other compilers
> > used, such as the C++ compiler)  to specify the
> >     use of 64-bit objects, such as setting environment variables
> >
> >         export CFLAGS="-m64"
> >         export CXXFLAGS="-m64"
> >
> > or
> >
> >  - provide an argument to your Fortran compiler, ifort, to make it
> > generate 32-bit objects.  I don't know what
> >      argument ifort uses for this, perhaps "-m32".  If that is the
> > way to generate 32-bit objects, then you would
> >      use
> >
> >          export FFLAGS="-m32"
> >          export FCFLAGS="-m32"
> >
> > There is no real advantage to generating 64-bit objects unless you
> > are trying to link with other libraries that
> > are compiled in 64-bit mode.  For example, if you had an HDF5
> > library compiled in 64-bit mode that you
> > had to link with, you would have to use the first alternative, but
> > otherwise the second alternative is probably
> > better.
> >
> > Since this problem indicates that you C compiler, cc, is not
> > compatible with your Fortran compiler, ifort, you
> > may run into other problems after fixing this one ...
> >
> > --Russ
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> On Jul 21, 2009, at 9:45 PM, Unidata netCDF Support wrote:
> >>
> >>> Carles,
> >>>
> >>>> thanks a lot for prompt reply. The files conftest.o and conftestf.o
> >>>> are not found in the installation directory (/Applications/
> >>>> netcdf-4.0.1), there are only the files:
> >>>>
> >>>> COPYRIGHT README aclocal.m4 config.log cxx f90 libsrc man4
> >>>> nc_test4 ncgen nf_test
> >>>> INSTALL RELEASE_NOTES compile config.sub cxx4 fortran libsrc4
> >>>> missing ncdap.m4 ncgen4 win32
> >>>> Makefile.am VERSION config.guess configure depcomp install-sh
> >>>> ltmain.sh nc-config.in ncdap_test nctest
> >>>> Makefile.in acinclude.m4 config.h.in configure.ac examples
> >>>> libncdap3
> >>>> m4 nc_test ncdump netcdf.pc.in
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I checked they are not in any of the subdirectories, should I look
> >>>> for
> >>>> these files maybe in other places?
> >>>
> >>> Oops, sorry, it turns out that the configure script cleans up any
> >>> left over files it created when it exits, even if there was an
> >>> error.
> >>> I've just duplicated that problem here and found a way around it,
> >>> but
> >>> it's a little tricky.
> >>>
> >>> You will have to edit the "configure" script and comment out one
> >>> line,
> >>> to prevent it from deleting the conftest.o and conftestf.o files
> >>> when
> >>> it cleans things up on exit.
> >>>
> >>> Use a text editor on the "configure" file, which is very long (over
> >>> 34000 lines), and look for the following line, which should occur
> >>> around line 2026, if you are using the configure from netCDF version
> >>> 3.6.3:
> >>>
> >>>   rm -f -r conftest* confdefs* conf$$* $ac_clean_files &&
> >>>
> >>> Comment out this line by inserting a "#" character at its begiining,
> >>> so the resuliting line will look like:
> >>>
> >>> #    rm -f -r conftest* confdefs* conf$$* $ac_clean_files &&
> >>>
> >>> Save the modified file and run it again.  It should still stop with
> >>> the error message
> >>>
> >>> configure: error: Could not link conftestf.o and conftest.o
> >>>
> >>> but now those files will not be removed, so you can run the command
> >>>
> >>> file conftest.o conftestf.o
> >>>
> >>> The output from this command should tell us why those two object
> >>> files
> >>> created by the C compiler and Fortran compiler are not compatible,
> >>> so
> >>> please send that output.
> >>>
> >>> --Russ
> >>>
> >>> Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata
> >>> Program
> >>> address@hidden                     http://
> >>> www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ticket Details
> >>> ===================
> >>> Ticket ID: ASW-719077
> >>> Department: Support netCDF
> >>> Priority: Normal
> >>> Status: Closed
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
> > address@hidden                     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: ASW-719077
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> 
> 

Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ASW-719077
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed