After running the configure command, do the following to build MET:
make install >& make_install.log &
tail -f make_install.log
To exit the tail command, type CNTL-C.
The GNU make is required to build MET.
Examine the contents of the make_install.log file to verify the build was successful and there were no errors.
Built Executables
The bin subdirectory of the installation directory should now contain up to 28 MET executables:
- ascii2nc
- ensemble_stat
- gen_vx_mask
- grid_stat
- gsid2mpr
- gsidens2orank
- madis2nc
- lidar2nc
- mode
- mode_analysis
- modis_regrid
- mtd
- pb2nc
- pcp_combine
- plot_data_plane
- plot_mode_field
- plot_point_obs
- point_stat
- regrid_data_plane
- series_analysis
- shift_data_plane
- stat_analysis
- tc_dland
- tc_pairs
- tc_stat
- wavelet_stat
- wwmca_plot
- wwmca_regrid
Now add the full path to the installation bin directory to your PATH environment variable. For example, if you installed MET at /usr/local/met, add /usr/local/met/bin to your PATH.
Dynamic Libraries
Some of the applications use dynamic libraries to run. You may receive the following type of undefined reference errors from the MET tools at runtime:
error while loading shared libraries: libnetcdf_c++.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
If you receive this type of error you will need to update the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to point to the locations of these libraries so the applications know where to find them
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /path/to/netcdf/lib:/path/to/gsl/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
Known Issues and MET_Help
If you encounter problems building METv6.1, please:
- Refer to the MET User Support page.
- Refer to the METv6.1 known issues page.
- Send email to met_help@ucar.edu.
