[MITgcm-support] code compilation problem

[Robert Ong]

Dear All,

I have a very simple question about compiling the code as in Section 3.5 
in the manual.

Here is the error message gives me:
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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
Warning:  ROOTDIR was not specified but there appears to be a copy of 
MITgcm at "../../.." so we'll try it.
   getting OPTFILE information:
Warning: no OPTFILE specified so we'll look for possible settings

===  Searching for possible settings for OPTFILE  ===
   The platform appears to be:  linux_amd64
   The possible FORTRAN compilers found in your path are:
     f95 mpif77

Error: No options file was found in:  ../../../tools/build_options/
   that matches this platform ("linux_amd64") and the compilers found in
   your path.  Please specify an "optfile" using:

     1) the command line (eg. "-optfile=path/to/OPTFILE"), or
     2) the MITGCM_OF environment variable.
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Solution to this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Robert