[MITgcm-support] genmake2 problem on alpha

[Ed Hill]

On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 15:46, jeff polton wrote:
> Hi. I'm trying to compile the gcm code on an Alpha but it wont run 
> genmake2 successfully.
> When I run the genmake2 command it doesn't get very far in the genmake2 
> process:
> 
> --------------
>  >../../../tools/genmake2
> 
> GENMAKE :
> 
> A program for GENerating MAKEfiles for the MITgcm project.  For a
> quick list of options, use "genmake -h" or for more detail see:
> 
>    http://mitgcm.org/devel_HOWTO/
> 
> ===  Processing options files and arguments  ===
>    getting local config information:  none found
> ../../../tools/genmake2: Command usage error at line 787: `;' 
> unexpected.
> 
> --------------
> 
> This same code works fine on a linux machine so I was quite surprised 
> when it failed so early on the alpha. I guess there is something wrong 
> with the setup on the alpha. Has anyone had any experience of this sort 
> of problem before?
> 
> The machine details are:
>  >uname -svrp
> OSF1 V5.0 1094 alpha
> 
> Thanks in advance for any advice,


Hi Jeff,

Please try the following:

 1) If bash is available on the alpha, then explicitly use it 
    with the syntax:

    $ bash ../../../tools/genmake2 -mods=../code

 2) Please upgrade to a newer version of the code.  I've put a 
    lot of effort into making the latest genmake2 compatible 
    with all sorts of Bourne and Bourne-like shells.  And I 
    suspect you're using an older version of genmake2 since the 
    latest version doesn't have a ";" on line number 787.

If the latest version of genmake2 still produces errors then please send
them to this list and I'll try to help you track down the problem.

Ed

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