Building of octave-octcdf fails

[matthias@…]

I cannot install (build) the octcdf package for Octave (I have octave-devel, Octave version 3.6.3 from MacPorts):

filet:~ mbrennwa$ sudo port install octave-octcdf
--->  Computing dependencies for octave-octcdf
--->  Building octave-octcdf
Error: org.macports.build for port octave-octcdf returned: command execution failed
Please see the log file for port octave-octcdf for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_octave-octcdf/octave-octcdf/main.log
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Error: Processing of port octave-octcdf failed

[matthias@…]

(log file main.log is now attached)

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

This was not a clean attempt. Please "sudo port clean octave-octcdf", then try again, then attach the new main.log file if it fails again.

[matthias@…]

log file from clean attempt.

[matthias@…]

Replying to ryandesign@…:

This was not a clean attempt. Please "sudo port clean octave-octcdf", then try again, then attach the new main.log file if it fails again.

Ok (main.log from the following is attached):

filet:~ mbrennwa$ sudo port clean octave-octcdf
Password:
--->  Cleaning octave-octcdf
filet:~ mbrennwa$ sudo port install octave-octcdf
--->  Computing dependencies for octave-octcdf
--->  Fetching archive for octave-octcdf
--->  Attempting to fetch octave-octcdf-1.0.13_1.darwin_11.x86_64.tbz2 from http://lil.fr.packages.macports.org/octave-octcdf
--->  Attempting to fetch octave-octcdf-1.0.13_1.darwin_11.x86_64.tbz2 from http://mse.uk.packages.macports.org/sites/packages.macports.org/octave-octcdf
--->  Attempting to fetch octave-octcdf-1.0.13_1.darwin_11.x86_64.tbz2 from http://packages.macports.org/octave-octcdf
--->  Fetching distfiles for octave-octcdf
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for octave-octcdf
--->  Extracting octave-octcdf
--->  Configuring octave-octcdf
--->  Building octave-octcdf
Error: org.macports.build for port octave-octcdf returned: command execution failed
Please see the log file for port octave-octcdf for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_math_octave-octcdf/octave-octcdf/main.log
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Error: Processing of port octave-octcdf failed

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Seems to have left -lnetcdf out of the link command.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

There are newer versions upstream, but it's not clear which ones work with octave 3.2.4. The latest version says it needs octave 3.4.0.

[matthias@…]

Why not go with version 3.6.x, which is the current stable version of Octave? I don't see why anyone would prefer to stay with outdated versions, especially since they seem to introduce such compatibility issues.

[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

Please do:

sudo port clean octave-octcdf
sudo port selfupdate

and then try installing it again. Should be fixed with r114034.