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' > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
