Problems building executables, look for errors in the build log

[wrfyangliu]

Hello, I encountered this error ‘Problems building executables, look for errors in the build log’ when compiling version 4.5.1 of wrf.
There was no problem when I installed 4.3.1 before. Can you tell me where the problem is now?

 

[kwerner]

Hi,
The version of Intel you are using (v16) is very outdated - nearly a decade old. It's often found that trying to compile newer WRF code with older compilers results in syntax errors, such as the ones I'm seeing in your compile log. For e.g.,

module_bl_mynn_common.f90(21): error #7002: Error in opening the compiled module file.  Check INCLUDE paths.   [MODULE_GFS_MACHINE]
  use module_gfs_machine,  only : kind_phys
------^
module_bl_mynn_common.f90(21): error #6580: Name in only-list does not exist.   [KIND_PHYS]
  use module_gfs_machine,  only : kind_phys
----------------------------------^

If you made changes to the WRF code, that could have resulted in this issue; otherwise, you likely need to try using a newer compiler. For reference, on our NCAR HPC, Intel v23 is used.

 

[wrfyangliu]

Ok, thanks for your reply, I will try the updated version.