ifort: command line remark #10148: option '-Vaxlib' not supported

[Dhirendra_K_]

I am trying to compile a model code with mpiifort. In the makefile compiler flags are mentioned as "-Vaxlib" which is not supported in the new version of compilers I have.

is there any substitute to this flag ?

I am getting following series of errors:

ifort: command line remark #10148: option '-Vaxlib' not supported

oceanforc.o: In function `MAIN__':
oceanforc.f:(.text+0xd67): undefined reference to `nf_open_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0xd96): undefined reference to `nf_inq_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0xde2): undefined reference to `nf_inq_dim_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x10d0): undefined reference to `nf_inq_varid_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x1131): undefined reference to `nf_get_vara_double_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x1144): undefined reference to `nf_close_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2419): undefined reference to `nf_create_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2443): undefined reference to `nf_def_dim_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2472): undefined reference to `nf_def_dim_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2494): undefined reference to `nf_def_dim_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x24b6): undefined reference to `nf_def_dim_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x24d8): undefined reference to `nf_def_dim_'
oceanforc.o:oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2507): more undefined references to `nf_def_dim_' follow
oceanforc.o: In function `MAIN__':
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2629): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x266c): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x269f): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x26d2): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2722): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2765): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2798): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x27cb): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x281b): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x285e): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2891): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x28c4): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2914): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2957): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x298a): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x29bd): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2a0d): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2a50): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2a83): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2ab6): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2b06): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2b49): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2b7c): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2baf): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2c1b): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2c5e): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2c91): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2cc4): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2d30): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2d73): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2da6): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2dd9): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2e45): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2e88): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2ebb): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2eee): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2f21): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2f8d): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x2fd0): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3003): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3036): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3069): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x30d5): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3118): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x314b): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x317e): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x31b1): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x321d): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3260): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3293): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x32c6): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3332): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3375): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x33a8): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3414): undefined reference to `nf_def_var_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3457): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x348a): undefined reference to `nf_put_att_text_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x34a4): undefined reference to `nf_enddef_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x34fe): undefined reference to `nf_put_vara_double_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3558): undefined reference to `nf_put_vara_double_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x35b2): undefined reference to `nf_put_vara_double_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x360c): undefined reference to `nf_put_vara_double_'
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x3666): undefined reference to `nf_put_vara_double_'
oceanforc.o:oceanforc.f:(.text+0x36c0): more undefined references to `nf_put_vara_double_' follow
oceanforc.o: In function `MAIN__':
oceanforc.f:(.text+0x39e0): undefined reference to `nf_close_'
make[1]: *** [oceanforc.x] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ROMS/RSM_ROMS/roms/Utils'
make: *** [utils] Error 2
++ exit 8

[TimP]

Vaxlib option would no longer be required.  It looks like you have a library of support functions which may require rebuilding and inclusion in link dependency.

[Dhirendra_K_]

could you please clarify a bit more with the "inclusion in link dependency". The support functions (and its libraries) are not installed using Vaxlib flag. So I am not getting what changes I need to make while rebuilding the same ?

[Steve_Lionel]

-Vaxlib was an option about 20 years ago - after version 8 it became no longer necessary. However none of the symbols in the error message were in "Vaxlib".

Where are these nf_ symbols supposed to come from? It may be you're simply missing a library of routines that define these. A Google search suggests that it's part of some weather code.

[mecej4]

The missing symbols are probably from the NetCDF library from http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ . You should have the appropriate version of NetCDF built and installed, and you have to specify the NetCDF library using the -L and -l options.On Linux you should be able to obtain and install NetCDF using your package manager (Yast, Yum, RPM, etc.). You can also build NetCDF from source, but that can be a bit troublesome.