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I have yet another problem with accessing C from Fortran. This follows on from my two earlier problems that were solved.
So the program compiles but crashes on running. I am building and running the following in Windows using the Intel Fortran compiler. My program compiles eccodes.f90 and grib_f90.f90 correctly and grib_copy_msg.f90 compiles correctly. However when I try to run it an error is thrown:
I have the following:
In the top part of the program grib_copy_msg.f90 I have:
program copy
use eccodes
implicit none
integer :: err, centre
integer :: byte_size
integer :: infile,outfile
integer :: igrib_in
integer :: igrib_out
character(len=1), dimension(:), allocatable :: message
character(len=32) :: product_kind
integer :: status
call codes_open_file(infile,'msl_000032_me.grb','r')
call codes_open_file(outfile,'copy.grb','w')
call codes_grib_new_from_file(infile, igrib_in, status)
call codes_get_message_size_int(igrib_in, byte_size)
allocate(message(byte_size), stat=err)
call codes_copy_message(igrib_in, message)
call codes_new_from_message(igrib_out, message)
print *,'I am here 1'
call codes_get(igrib_out, 'kindOfProduct', product_kind)
print *,'I am here 2'
.....
In eccodes.f90 there is:
interface codes_get
module procedure codes_get_int, &
codes_get_real4, &
codes_get_real8, &
codes_get_string, &
codes_get_byte_array, &
codes_get_int_array, &
codes_get_real4_array, &
codes_get_real8_array
end interface codes_get
subroutine codes_get_string ( msgid, key, value, status )
integer(kind=kindOfInt), intent(in) :: msgid
character(len=*), intent(in) :: key
character(len=*), intent(out) :: value
integer(kind=kindOfInt),optional, intent(out) :: status
!DIR$ ATTRIBUTES DLLEXPORT :: codes_get_string
print *,'I am here 1.1'
call grib_get_string ( msgid, key, value, status )
end subroutine codes_get_string
grib_get_string is in grib_f90.f90:
subroutine grib_get_string ( gribid, key, value, status )
integer(kind=kindOfInt), intent(in) :: gribid
character(len=*), intent(in) :: key
character(len=*), intent(out) :: value
integer(kind=kindOfInt),optional, intent(out) :: status
integer(kind=kindOfInt) :: iret
interface
integer(c_int) function grib_f_get_string(gribid,key, &
value,lkey,lval) bind(C,name="grib_f_get_string_")
use iso_c_binding, only: c_int,c_char
integer(c_int), intent(in) :: gribid
integer(c_int) :: lkey,lval
character(c_char), intent(in) :: key
character(c_char), intent(out) :: value
end function grib_f_get_string
end interface
interface
subroutine grib_f_write_on_fail( &
gribid) bind(C,name="grib_f_write_on_fail_")
use iso_c_binding, only: c_int
integer(c_int), intent(in) :: gribid
end subroutine grib_f_write_on_fail
end interface
print *,'I am here 1.1.1'
iret=grib_f_get_string ( gribid, key, value, len(key), len(value) )
print *,'I am here 1.1.2'
if (iret /= 0) then
call grib_f_write_on_fail(gribid)
endif
if (present(status)) then
status = iret
else
call grib_check(iret,'get',key)
endif
end subroutine grib_get_string
grib_f_get_string is in a C file called grib_fortran.c:
int grib_f_get_string_(int* gid, char* key, char* val,int len, int len2){
grib_handle *h = get_handle(*gid);
int err = GRIB_SUCCESS;
char buf[1024];
size_t lsize = len2;
if(!h) return GRIB_INVALID_GRIB;
fort_char_clean(val,len2);
printf("%s\n","I am here 1.1.1.1");
err = grib_get_string(h, cast_char(buf,key,len), val, &lsize);
printf("%s\n","I am here 1.1.1.2");
czstr_to_fortran(val,len2);
return err;
}
When I try to run it, I get the output:
I am here 1
I am here 1.1
I am here 1.1.1
The program then crashes.
What mistake have I made with this interface?
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Thank you for your help on this Arjen. Based on your comments I have a solution to this now.
The solution to this is to have in the interface:
integer(c_int), value :: lkey,lval
And in the C file:
int grib_f_get_string_(int* gid, char* key, char* val,int* len, int* len2){
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I can see several mistakes:
- The declaration on the Fortran side of the key and value string is wrong. It should be:
character(len=*,kind=c_char), intent(in) :: key character(len=*,kind=c_char), intent(out) :: value
otherwise the strings are c_char characters long (the kind and the length are confused here)
- The lengths of the strings are declared as "integer(c_int)", but as Fortran passes arguments by reference by default, this would mean "int*" on the C side. You probably want:
unless the length changes. Alternatively: declare them as pointer on the C side.integer(c_int), value :: lkey,lval
- Be aware that C works best with nul-terminated strings, so you need to arrange for that extra character. That may be done in fort_char_clean() but you do not show the implementation.
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Thank you Arjen.
When I substitute in:
character(len=*,kind=c_char), intent(in) :: key
character(len=*,kind=c_char), intent(out) :: value
I get a compile error:
error 6683: A kind type parameter must be a compile-time constant. [C_CHAR]
When I substitute into the interface (without the 'kind=c_char' change):
integer(c_int), value :: lkey,lval
It compiles and runs and crashes in fort_char_clean
fort_char_clean is defined as:
static void fort_char_clean(char* str,int len)
{
char *p,*end;
p=str; end=str+len-1;
while (p != end) *(p++)=' ';
*p=' ';
}
How should I change the interface to get this working?
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That is odd. Could you attach your complete source code (omit the code for the eccodes library) or the relevant part, so that we can reproduce this compile-time error? Since you import c_char from iso_c_binding, the compiler message is odd. Hence my request for a reproducer program, rather than the fragments.
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Hi Arjen,
Would you like the code just for grib_copy_msg.f90? The rest of code comes from eccodes which is available online from ECMWF.
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Well, the code you wrote :). I should be able to download the ECMWF library myself.
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Here is the grib_copy_msg.f90 code:
program copy
use eccodes
implicit none
integer :: err, centre
!integer(kind=kindOfSize) :: byte_size
integer :: byte_size
integer :: infile,outfile
integer :: igrib_in
integer :: igrib_out
character(len=1), dimension(:), allocatable :: message
character(len=32) :: product_kind
integer :: status
call codes_open_file(infile,'msl_000032_me.grb','r')
call codes_open_file(outfile,'copy.grb','w')
call codes_grib_new_from_file(infile, igrib_in, status)
call codes_get_message_size_int(igrib_in, byte_size)
allocate(message(byte_size), stat=err)
call codes_copy_message(igrib_in, message)
call codes_new_from_message(igrib_out, message)
print *,'I am here 1'
call codes_get(igrib_out, 'kindOfProduct', product_kind)
print *,'I am here 2'
write(*,*) 'kindOfProduct=',product_kind
centre=80
call codes_set(igrib_out, 'centre', centre)
call codes_write(igrib_out, outfile)
call codes_release(igrib_out)
call codes_release(igrib_in)
call codes_close_file(infile)
call codes_close_file(outfile)
deallocate(message)
end program copy
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Hi Arjen,
To build eccodes in Windows is a bit of a pain at the moment. It is currently set up to build in Linux and Mac. There are a number of steps to build in it in Windows:
- There are hard-coded symlinks that don't work and need to be replaced. I replaced with a copy of the actual file that was symlinked.
- There are instances of 'type' and 'echo' that need to be replaced.
- I had to replace the contents of eccodes/fortran/grib_types.f90
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To:
eccodes/fortran/CMakeFiles/eccodes_f90.dir/build.make
On line 70, change:
type <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/grib_f90_head.f90 <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/grib_f90_int.f90 <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/grib_f90_long_size_t.f90 <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/grib_f90_tail.f90 > grib_f90.f90
To:
copy /y grib_f90_head.f90+grib_f90_int.f90+grib_f90_long_size_t.f90+grib_f90_tail.f90 grib_f90.f90
On line 80, change:
type <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/eccodes_f90_head.f90 <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/eccodes_f90_int.f90 <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/eccodes_f90_long_size_t.f90 <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/eccodes_f90_tail.f90 > eccodes_f90.f90
To:
copy /y eccodes_f90_head.f90+eccodes_f90_int.f90+eccodes_f90_long_size_t.f90+eccodes_f90_tail.f90 eccodes_f90.f90
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To line 127 of:
<your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/CMakeFiles/grib_types.dir/build.make
Change:
echo >nul && "C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E remove <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/grib_types.exe
To:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E remove <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/grib_types.exe
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To the file:
<your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/CMakeFiles/eccodes_f90.dir/build.make
On line 181 change:
echo >nul && "C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E remove <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/bin/eccodes_f90.dll
To:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E remove <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/bin/eccodes_f90.dll
Change lines 190 to 192:
echo >num && "C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E make_directory <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/include
echo >num && "C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E copy <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/modules/./eccodes.mod <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/include
echo >num && "C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E copy <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/modules/./grib_api.mod <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/include
To:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E make_directory <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/include
"C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E copy <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/modules/./eccodes.mod <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/include
"C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake\bin\cmake.exe" -E copy <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/fortran/modules/./grib_api.mod <your_path_to_eccodes>/eccodes/include
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You will need a copy of bash.exe (this can be obtained from the Windows version of Git)
And then build eccodes in Windows using the following CMake command:
cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -DBASH_EXE=<your_path_to_bash_exe>/bash.exe <your_path_to_eccodes> -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=<your_path_to_intel_fortran>/compilers_and_libraries_2020.0.166/windows/bin/intel64/ifort.exe"
Follow that by the nmake commands:
nmake clean
nmake
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Thank you for your help on this Arjen. Based on your comments I have a solution to this now.
The solution to this is to have in the interface:
integer(c_int), value :: lkey,lval
And in the C file:
int grib_f_get_string_(int* gid, char* key, char* val,int* len, int* len2){
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