Compilation error: Makefile:182: recipe for target 'module_state_description.F' failed

[chickory_k]

Hello,
I am compiling WRF3.8.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 under Windows 10 and follow a tutorial, which has already worked twice for me (https://github.com/camposdelano/configuring-wrf-3.8-on-ubuntu-server-16.04).

Yet this time I am getting several error during compilation of WRF:
...
Makefile:182: recipe for target 'module_state_description.F' failed
make[2]: [module_state_description.F] Error 255 (ignored)
...
../configure.wrf:333: recipe for target 'module_surface_driver.o' failed
make[3]: [module_surface_driver.o] Error 1 (ignored)
...
Makefile:203: recipe for target 'physics' failed
make[2]: [physics] Error 1 (ignored)
...
../configure.wrf:333: recipe for target '../phys/module_surface_driver.o' failed
make[2]: [../phys/module_surface_driver.o] Error 1 (ignored)
...
Makefile:16: recipe for target 'em_wrf' failed
make[1]: [em_wrf] Error 1 (ignored)
...
Makefile:28: recipe for target 'em_real' failed
make[1]: [em_real] Error 1 (ignored)
.

I also enclose the build log in case it helps.

Thanks a lot for any advice.
Keri

 

[Ming Chen]

The line below in your log file shows that you are compiling WRF in VirtualBox

"Linux keri-VirtualBox 4.18.0-15-generic #16~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP"

Because virtual boxes are cross-mounted with another system, it's possible that your other system has some environment settings that are overriding the settings in your virtual machine. Unfortunately because of the issues with dual-booting and virtual machines, we aren't able to fully support those builds. This may be something you need to discuss with your systems administrator at your institution to see if they can help with this.