[Met_help] MET install error

[John Halley Gotway]

Luke,

When the linker looks for the GSL library archive file, it looks like it's finding libgsl.so (a shared object file) rather than libgsl.a (a library archive file) which is what it needs.

I'm a little confused though.  In the top-level Makefile there's a FLAGS variable set as follows:
FLAGS = -g -Wall -Wshadow -static

The "-static" option in there tells the linker to look for .a library files rather than .so library files.  For some reason, in the log you sent me, the "-static" option has changed to "-Bstatic".

So I'd suggest trying the following:
(1) Look in /fuelberg/r0/lpeffers/MET_9/GSL/gsl-1.9/lib to verify that it contains the file: libgsl.a
(2) In the top-level directory, open up the Makefile and make sure the FLAGS variable is set as: FLAGS = -g -Wall -Wshadow -static
(3) Do another "make clean".
(4) Try to remake MET, using: make >& make_met.log&
Then: tail -f make_met.log

That will send all of the output from make to a file we've named "make_met.log".  The tail command allows you to view the contents of that file as it gets written.  Use CNTRL-C to exit the tail.

If you encounter more compilation errors.  Please send me that entire "make_met.log" file.

Thanks and let me know how that works for you.

John

Luke Peffers wrote:
> Ok, that worked great.  I should have read more carefully!  Now that I have
> that problem figured out, I have run into another as the "Make" made further
> through the build.  I have attached a text output of the error that I
> encountered during the grid_stat executable.
> 
> Thank you very much for the help.
> 
> Luke Peffers
> FSU
> 
> On 9/18/07, John Halley Gotway <johnhg at rap.ucar.edu> wrote:
>> Luke,
>>
>> I see that you're trying to use gcc and f77 to compile MET - as was
>> suggested in the MET User's Guide.  Unfortunately, that was an error, we
>> should have listed g++ as the preferred compiler rather
>> than gcc.  In fact, that mistake is currently listed on the Errata page
>> for the MET Users Guide (
>> http://www.dtcenter.org/met/users/docs/users_guide/MET_Users_Guide_v0.9_Errata.php
>> ).
>>
>> I apologize for the trouble it's caused.  Please try using the g++
>> compiler rather than the gcc compiler.
>> So in your top-level Makefile, change the C++ compiler
>> from: CPP_COMPILER = /usr/bin/gcc
>> to:   CPP_COMPILER = /usr/bin/g++
>> Assuming that you have g++ installed in that directory.
>>
>> Also, prior to re-making MET, please do a "make clean" first.  Anytime you
>> encounter an error in the compilation, it's a good idea to do a "make clean"
>> prior to executing "make" again.
>>
>> Give that a try and please let us know if you run into any more problems
>> in the installation process.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John Halley Gotway
>> johnhg at ucar.edu
>>
>> Luke Peffers wrote:
>>> Hello, I am in the process of installing MET on our Linux machine and
>> have
>>> run into an error.  I have compiled the required libraries (BUFRLIB,
>> GSL,
>>> and NetCDF) using our gcc/f77 compilers.  The error below keeps
>> disrupting
>>> the "make" of MET.   Can you offer any assistance?  I have included my
>>> Makefile for your reference.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Luke Peffers
>>> Florida State University - Meteorology
>>>
>>>
>>> *** Making pcp_combine application ***
>>>
>>>
>>> /usr/bin/gcc -o pcp_combine pcp_combine.cc \
>>> -g -Wall -Wshadow -static
>>> -DMET_BASE=\"/fuelberg/r0/lpeffers/MET_9/METv0.9\" \
>>> -I../../lib -I/fuelberg/r0/lpeffers/NetCDF/include
>>> -I/fuelberg/r0/lpeffers/NetCDF/netcdf-3.6.2/cxx \
>>> -L../../lib -L/fuelberg/r0/lpeffers/NetCDF/lib \
>>> -lvx_met_util -lvx_grib_classes -lvx_wrfdata -lvx_data_grids -lvx_nav
>>> -lvx_cal \
>>> -lvx_math -lvx_util -lm -lnetcdf_c++ -lnetcdf
>>> ../../lib/vx_data_grids/grid_base.h:179: warning: āclass Integrandā has
>>> virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
>>> ../../lib/vx_data_grids/grid_base.h:191: warning: āclass GridInterfaceā
>> has
>>> virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
>>> ../../lib/vx_wrfdata/shape.h:34: warning: āclass Shapeā has virtual
>>> functions but non-virtual destructor
>>> ../../lib/vx_wrfdata/shape.h:50: warning: āclass FreelyMoveableShapeā
>> has
>>> virtual functions but non-virtual destructor
>>> ../../lib/vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:27: warning: āmissing_strā
>> defined
>>> but not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:45: warning: āgrib_code_listā
>>> defined but not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:77: warning:
>> āgrib_code_list_strā
>>> defined but not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:341: warning: āgrib_level_listā
>>> defined but not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:360: warning: āgrib_level_flagā
>>> defined but not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_grib_classes/grib_strings.h:374: warning:
>> āgrib_level_list_strā
>>> defined but not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_wrfdata/vx_wrfdata.h:41: warning: āwrfdata_magicā defined
>> but
>>> not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_wrfdata/vx_wrfdata.h:64: warning: āthresh_type_strā defined
>> but
>>> not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_wrfdata/vx_wrfdata.h:85: warning: āstep_direction_strā
>> defined
>>> but not used
>>> ../../lib/vx_met_util/read_grib.h:41: warning: ātwo_to_one_gribā defined
>> but
>>> not used
>>> /tmp/ccuSQXOt.o(.text+0xa4): In function `usage':
>>>
>>>
>>>
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