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20031120: netCDF Perl Interface - Mandrake Linux 9.1 - won't pass make test

Fred,

> To: address@hidden
> From: "Fred Schroeder" <address@hidden>
> Subject: netCDF Perl Interface - Mandrake Linux 9.1 - won't pass make test
> Organization: Oklahoma State University
> Keywords: 200311201843.hAKIhX4c023033 netCDF-Perl

The above message contained the following:

> Institution: OSU
> Package Version: 1.2.2
> Operating System: Mandrake Linux 9.1
> Hardware Information: i586
> Inquiry: I am trying to install netcdf-perl, but seem to run into this when I 
> reach make test:
> 
> [root@petlab src]# make test
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/fred/pdl-netcdf/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> 
> making `test' in directory /home/fred/pdl-netcdf/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl
> 
> make[2]: Entering directory `/home/fred/pdl-netcdf/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl'
> cp NetCDF.pm blib/lib/NetCDF.pm
> AutoSplitting blib/lib/NetCDF.pm (blib/lib/auto/NetCDF)
> PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl5.8.0 "-Iblib/lib" "-Iblib/arch" test.pl
> Creating netCDF file...........................ok
> Setting fill mode..............................ok
> Defining fixed dimensions......................ok
> Defining fixed variables.......................ok
> Writing global attribute.......................ok
> Writing variable attributes....................ok
> Defining record dimension......................ok
> Defining record variables......................ok
> Ending definition..............................ok
> Writing fixed variable values..................ok
> Synchronizing netCDF I/O.......................ok
> Writing record values..........................ok
> Closing netCDF file............................ok
> Opening netCDF file for reading................ok
> Inquiring about netCDF file....................ok
> Checking global attribute name.................ok
> Checking global attribute value................ok
> Getting second dimension ID....................ok
> Checking second dimension information..........ok
> Checking fixed variable ID.....................ok
> Checking fixed variable information............ok
> Checking last value of first record variable...make[2]: *** [test_dynamic] 
> Segmentation fault
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/fred/pdl-netcdf/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src/perl'
> make[1]: *** [perl/test] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/fred/pdl-netcdf/netcdf-perl-1.2.2/src'
> make: *** [test] Error 2
> 
> 
> any ideas?
> TIA

As far as I know, this problem only occurs on Linux systems with version
5.8 of perl.  Unfortunately, we don't have the resources to investigate
the problem.

I suggest using a different version of perl.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson