[Pw_forum] Fortran compilation error

[Axel Kohlmeyer]

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Elie M <elie.moujaes at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Maybe this is a very basic question and might have been asked several times.
> I am installing QE on yet another server and when I try to configure using
> ./configure I get the following error:
>
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking architecture... ia32
> checking for ifort... no
> checking for pgf90... no
> checking for pathf95... no
> checking for sunf95... no
> checking for openf95... no
> checking for gfortran... no
> checking for g95... no
> checking for f90... no
> checking for Fortran compiler default output file name...
> configure: error: Fortran compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.
>
>
> Obviously QE cannot find any of the fortran compilers. I have got gcc but i
> tried to use options with configure such as ./configure CC=gcc but in
> vain..I also looked at the config.log file. which is attached to this e-mail
> but still could not find what is wrong. Any help or guidance is highly
> appreciated.

that fact that you have gcc doesn't mean that you have
to have gfortran or some other fortran compiler installed.
you should probably talk to the system manager to get
to know if/where a fortran compiler is installed.

axel.


> Elie Moukaes
> UNiversity of Notts
> NG7 2RD
> uk
>
>
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