[R] Installing ncdf package

Tom Blackwell
2004-03-13T17:25:30Z

Stephen  -

The error message suggests that the 'ncdf' package depends on
having the 'netcdf' source code.  This is available from

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/pakages/netcdf

-  tom blackwell  -  u michigan medical school  -  ann arbor  -

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Stephen Nyangoma wrote:

> Hi
> I used the command
>
> R CMD INSTALL ncdf
>
> to install ncdf package in linux. Can somebody explain to me what might
> be wrong. Thanks. Below is the error.
>
>
>
> * Installing *source* package 'ncdf' ...
> Special note:
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking for C compiler default output... a.out
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of executables...
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> checking for egrep... grep -E
> checking for ANSI C header files... yes
> checking for sys/types.h... yes
> checking for sys/stat.h... yes
> checking for stdlib.h... yes
> checking for string.h... yes
> checking for memory.h... yes
> checking for strings.h... yes
> checking for inttypes.h... yes
> checking for stdint.h... yes
> checking for unistd.h... yes
> checking /usr/local/include/netcdf.h usability... no
> checking /usr/local/include/netcdf.h presence... no
> checking for /usr/local/include/netcdf.h... no
> checking /usr/include/netcdf.h usability... no
> checking /usr/include/netcdf.h presence... no
> checking for /usr/include/netcdf.h... no
> checking /iwi200/home/users/stephen/include/netcdf.h usability... no
> checking /iwi200/home/users/stephen/include/netcdf.h presence... no
> checking for /iwi200/home/users/stephen/include/netcdf.h... no
> checking /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf.h usability... no
> checking /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf.h presence... no
> checking for /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf.h... no
> checking /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf-3.4/netcdf.h
> usability... no
> checking /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf-3.4/netcdf.h
> presence... no
> checking for
> /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf-3.4/netcdf.h... no
> checking
> /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf-3.4/src/libsrc/netcdf.h
> usability... no
> checking
> /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf-3.4/src/libsrc/netcdf.h
> presence... no
> checking for
> /iwi200/home/users/stephen/src/netcdf/netcdf-3.4/src/libsrc/netcdf.h...
> no
>
> Fatal error: I cannot find the directory that holds the netcdf include
> file netcdf.h!
> You can specify it as follows:
>       ./configure --with-netcdf_incdir=directory_with_file_netcdf.h
>
>  *** Special note for R CMD INSTALL users:
> *********************************
>      The syntax for specifying multiple --configure-args does not seem
> to be
>      well documented in R.  If you have installed the netcdf include and
> library
>      directories in some non-standard location, you can specify BOTH
> these
>      during the R CMD INSTALL process using the following syntax:
>
>    R CMD INSTALL
> --configure-args="-with-netcdf_incdir=/path/to/netcdf/incdir
> -with-netcdf_libdir=/path/to/netcdf/libdir" ncdf_1.1.tar.gz
>
>      where you should, of course, specify your own netcdf include and
> library
>      directories, and the actual package name.
>
> ***************************************************************************
>
> ERROR: configuration failed for package 'ncdf'
>
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