[ncl-install] HDF-EOS5 build issues

[David Stanfel]

Hello,

Thanks for the reply. I would like to try that. How would I go about
specifying the use of gcc and gfortran? I set the environment variables:

export CC=gcc
export f77=gfortran

What more would be needed?

Thanks,

David

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Mary Haley <haley at ucar.edu> wrote:

> [Before I address this issue, I would like to appeal to other people
> subscribed to ncl-install to see if anybody has successfully built NCL
> using the "clang" compiler on MacOS, paired with a fortran compiler like
> "gfortran".]
>
> Hi David,
>
> The config.log file was very helpful, thanks.
>
> I hate to deflect this, but this looks like an issue that perhaps the
> HDF-EOS5 people need to address.
>
> The problem is that "h5cc" is being used build HDF-EOS5, which is what it
> should do, but apparently HDF5 was built with "clang", so this got put into
> "h5cc", and HDF-EOS5 doesn't seem to work with "clang". Here's the place in
> the "config.log" file that I think is the source of the problem:
>
> configure:22754: checking for hdf5 szip encoding filter
> configure:22796: /usr/local/hdf5-1.8.15/bin/h5cc -o conftest -g -O2
> -I/usr/local/hdf5-1.8.15//include  -I/usr/local/zlib-1.2.8//include
> -I/usr/local/szip-2.1//include -I/usr/local/hdf5-1.8.15//include
>  -L/usr/local/zlib-1.2.8//lib -L/usr/local/szip-2.1//lib -L/usr/local/hdf5-1.8.15//lib
> conftest.c -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lsz -lz -lm  >&5
> clang: warning: argument unused during compilation:
> '-L/usr/local/zlib-1.2.8//lib'
> clang: warning: argument unused during compilation:
> '-L/usr/local/szip-2.1//lib'
> clang: warning: argument unused during compilation:
> '-L/usr/local/hdf5-1.8.15//lib'
> conftest.c:41:21: warning: implicitly declaring library function 'exit'
> with type 'void (int) __attribute__((noreturn))'
>               if (ret < 0) exit(1);
>                            ^
> conftest.c:41:21: note: please include the header <stdlib.h> or explicitly
> provide a declaration for 'exit'
> 1 warning generated.
> configure:22799: $? = 0
> configure:22805: ./conftest
> HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (1.8.15) thread 0:
>   #000: H5Z.c line 1673 in H5Zget_filter_info(): Filter info not retrieved
>     major: Data filters
>     minor: Can't get value
>   #001: H5Z.c line 1703 in H5Z_get_filter_info(): Filter not defined
>     major: Data filters
>     minor: Bad value
>   #002: H5Z.c line 1247 in H5Z_find(): required filter is not registered
>     major: Data filters
>     minor: Object not found
> configure:22808: $? = 1
> configure: program exited with status 1
>
> My general recommendation, as a work-around for now, is to try to build
> things with gcc/gfortran, and not clang.  This means you would need to
> rebuild HDF5, and potentially szip and zlib with gcc/gfortran.
>
> Or, you can appeal to the HDF-EOS5 folks to see if they know how to get
> this library built with clang.
>
> I hope to attempt a clang build soon, which I believe will have to be
> paired with gfortran because Apple hasn't provided a native Fortran
> compiler that I know of.  Clang is supposed to work interchangeably with
> gcc, but I haven't had a chance to verify this.
>
> Let me know if you want to try the gcc/gfortran build solution, but are
> not sure where to start.
>
> --Mary
>
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 3:02 PM, David Stanfel <dstanfel at ualberta.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to make the HDF-EOS5 software on my Macbook Pro (OS X 10.9.5)
>> to build and install NCL but I am having some issues.
>>
>> I tried to use the 'make all install' command but that produced:
>>
>> make: *** No rule to make target `all'.  Stop.
>>
>>
>> When trying to run the 'make' command:
>>
>> dstanfel:hdfeos5 ninjawarrior343$  make
>>
>> This file is for use by ECS Configuration Management processes only.
>>
>>
>>  I have attached the config.log in case it is of some use.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> David
>>
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