Re: can't build netcdf-4 on AIX because of some inflate problem...

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• Subject: Re: can't build netcdf-4 on AIX because of some inflate problem...
• From: Quincey Koziol <koziol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:48:19 -0600 (CST)

Hi Ed,

> Trying to build a pretty empty HDF5 program on AIX, I am getting
> errors like this:
> 
> 
> configure:22491: xlc -o conftest -g  -I/home/ed/local/zasu/include  
> -L/home/ed/local/zasu/lib -lm conftest.c -lhdf5   >&5
> ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .inflateInit_
> ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .inflate
> ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .inflateEnd
> ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .compress2
> 
> 
> But this build of HDF5 was built with zlib, so what could be the
> problem here?
> 
> Any thoughts?

    You need a "-lz" flag on your linking line.

        Quincey

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  • can't build netcdf-4 on AIX because of some inflate problem...
    • From: Ed Hartnett