Re: [netcdfgroup] netcdf under RedHat 5

• To: Martin Olivera <molivera@xxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [netcdfgroup] netcdf under RedHat 5
• From: Ed Hartnett <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:59:34 -0600

Martin Olivera <molivera@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> Good Afternoon --
>
> I'm trying to compile netcdf 4.1.1. I'm bumping into a complation error
> under Redhat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4
> (kernel .6.18-164.11.1.el5 #1 SMP). Here's the error message:
>
> nc4var.c: In function nc_set_var_chunk_cache_ints:
> nc4var.c:128: error: H5D_CHUNK_CACHE_NBYTES_DEFAULT undeclared (first use
> in this function)
> nc4var.c:128: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> nc4var.c:128: error: for each function it appears in.)
> nc4var.c:129: error: H5D_CHUNK_CACHE_NSLOTS_DEFAULT undeclared (first use
> in this function)
> nc4var.c:130: error: H5D_CHUNK_CACHE_W0_DEFAULT undeclared (first use in
> this function)
> make[2]: *** [nc4var.lo] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/netcdf-4.1.1/libsrc4'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/netcdf-4.1.1'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
>
> I did compile and install (with apparent success) hdf5 before attempting
> to compile netcdf.
>
> Does anyone know the way to solve this? Am I missing and option statement
> when I try to "make" netcdf?
>
>
> Here's the sequence of commands:
>
> # cd /usr/local
> # tar zxvf hdf5-1.8.1.tar.gz
> # cd hdf5-1.8.1
> # ./configure
> # make install
> (apparently no problems building hdf5)

Howdy Martin!

You need to get hdf5-1.8.4-patch1 or better. You can find it at the HDF5
web site.

Also, please don't just to make install. Do a make check install
instead. It takes longer, but wouldn't you rather be sure that
everything is working before you store important data? ;-)

Thanks,

Ed

-- 
Ed Hartnett  -- ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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