[ncl-install] ncl 6.2.0 ncargex compile/link error

[Mary Haley]

Hi Romy,

If you are only interested in running NCL (i.e. "ncl my_script.ncl"), then you don't need to worry if the "ncargex cpex08" test is not working. This test is for people who are using the old C or Fortran NCAR Graphics interface.

The basic test for ncl is:

   ng4ex gsun01n -clean

This should pop up a window with a graphic, and you need to click on this window with your left-mouse to advance to the next graphic, until you have gone through all of them.

If you need to get "ncargex cpex08" working for some reason, then you can try compiling the "cpex08" program without "-liconv" or you need install iconv on your system.  Are you on a Mac? If so, this is a system library which I believe is part of the Apple Developers Tools.


--Mary

On May 13, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Romy.Soriano at csiro.au wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> We have installed ncl 6.2.0 based on the steps found at http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Download/build_from_src.shtml.
>  
> However, running the suggested command (for testing):
>  
> ncargex cpex08
>  
> gives us a compile/link error:
>  
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -liconv
> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
>  
> A workaround is to remove the ‘-liconv’ in the ncargf77 script in the bin directory.
>  
> We do not have this issue with ncl 6.1.2.
>  
> Any help/advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
>  
> Regards,
>  
> Romy Soriano
> 
>  
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