[GRASSLIST:6320] Re: GRASS 6 install: Lost in dependency hell

[Glynn Clements]

Hamish wrote:

> > I'm trying to install GRASS 6.0 on Linux Fedora 3. Had lots of trouble
> > 
> > with rpms getting lost in dependency hell, having to install manually 
> > gdal, geos, fftw, etc. Now I can't get GRASS ./configure to run: It 
> > wants fftw.h and there is no fftw.h in the latest (3.0.1) version. I 
> > found a fftw3.h in /usr/local/include, so I did a symbolic link, but
> > now  it complains:
> > 
> > ...
> > checking for fftw.h... yes
> > checking for location of FFTW library...
> > checking for fftwnd_one in -lfftw... no
> > checking for fftwnd_one in -ldfftw... no
> > configure: error: *** Unable to locate FFTW library.
> > 
> > I'm guessing I need some other version of fftw? Any ideas?
> 
> Yes, you need FFTW version 2.1.5.

Any 2.x version should work, but 3.x won't.

> from the Requirements file:
>   http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass60/source/REQUIREMENTS.html
> 
> 
> [Optional requirements:]
>  * FFTW 2.x (library for computing the Discrete Fourier Transform),
>    required for i.fft and i.ifft modules

Also required for r.surf.fractal and i.zc (and i.shape, but that isn't
in 6.x).

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>