Unable to install CitcomS 3.3.0 with GGRD support due to missing HC files

[mekeshavsharma]

Installation issue:

I am trying to install CitcomS 3.3.0 with GGRD support (and without HDF5), so I can link my temp etc files (e.g., t1.grd) to my CitcomS input file. As per the manual, for GGRD installation, HC is required, which in turn requires GMT and NetCDF. I installed GMT and NetCDF, and successfully installed HC 1.0.0 on my HPC system.

However, when configuring CitcomS 3.3.0, everything seems fine:

CC:  mpicc
CFLAGS:  -g -O2
CPPFLAGS:  -DUSE_GZDIR -I/home/iitjmu81285/software/HC-1.0.0/include -I/apps/codes/netcdf-c/4.9.2/include -I/home/iitjmu81285/software/gmt-4.5.18/include -I/home/iitjmu81285/software/HC-1.0.0 -DUSE_GGRD
LDFLAGS:  -L/home/iitjmu81285/software/HC-1.0.0/lib -L/apps/codes/netcdf-c/4.9.2/lib -L/home/iitjmu81285/software/gmt-4.5.18/lib -L/home/iitjmu81285/software/HC-1.0.0/objects/x86_64
LIBS:  -lm -lggrd -lgmt -lnetcdf -lz -lhdf5
with-hdf5:  no
with-ggrd:  yes

But during make, I get errors like:

In file included from BC_util.c:29:
global_defs.h:531:22: error: field ‘ggrd’ has incomplete type
  531 |   struct ggrd_master ggrd;
      |                      ^~~~
global_defs.h:536:3: error: unknown type name ‘ggrd_boolean’
  536 |   ggrd_boolean ggrd_mat_is_3d;
      |   ^~~~~~~~~~~~
BC_util.c:37:10: fatal error: ggrd_handling.h: No such file or directory
   37 | #include "ggrd_handling.h"
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
...

It seems HC 1.0.0 is missing files/types like ggrd_boolean, ggrd_handling.h, etc. I searched for all available HC versions and couldn't find these missing files. Maybe they existed in an older version (HC 0.9), but it's not available for download, and CitcomS 3.3.0 still expects them for GGRD configuration. Alternatively, there could be another issue.

Request:

• Please advise how to resolve this and successfully build CitcomS 3.3.0 with GGRD support.
• Are there recommended versions of HC (or patches) that provide the necessary GGRD files and types?
• Is there a workaround or updated instructions for this installation scenario?

Thanks!

[thwbecker]

I didn't roll these distros and not sure which version is supposed to go with what. However, ggrd_handling.h is part of the CitcomS code base and should be in lib/ I just compiled the current Github HC and the current CitcomS from github and that worked just fine. Maybe you'll want to try that. Thorsten Becker - UT Austin

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On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM mekeshavsharma ***@***.***> wrote: *mekeshavsharma* created an issue (geodynamics/citcoms#16) <#16> *Installation issue:* I am trying to install CitcomS 3.3.0 with GGRD support (and without HDF5), so I can link my temp etc files (e.g., t1.grd) to my CitcomS input file. As per the manual, for GGRD installation, HC is required, which in turn requires GMT and NetCDF. I installed GMT and NetCDF, and successfully installed HC 1.0.0 on my HPC system. However, when configuring CitcomS 3.3.0, everything seems fine: CC: mpicc CFLAGS: -g -O2 CPPFLAGS: -DUSE_GZDIR -I/home/iitjmu81285/software/HC-1.0.0/include -I/apps/codes/netcdf-c/4.9.2/include -I/home/iitjmu81285/software/gmt-4.5.18/include -I/home/iitjmu81285/software/HC-1.0.0 -DUSE_GGRD LDFLAGS: -L/home/iitjmu81285/software/HC-1.0.0/lib -L/apps/codes/netcdf-c/4.9.2/lib -L/home/iitjmu81285/software/gmt-4.5.18/lib -L/home/iitjmu81285/software/HC-1.0.0/objects/x86_64 LIBS: -lm -lggrd -lgmt -lnetcdf -lz -lhdf5 with-hdf5: no with-ggrd: yes But during make, I get errors like: In file included from BC_util.c:29: global_defs.h:531:22: error: field ‘ggrd’ has incomplete type 531 | struct ggrd_master ggrd; | ^~~~ global_defs.h:536:3: error: unknown type name ‘ggrd_boolean’ 536 | ggrd_boolean ggrd_mat_is_3d; | ^~~~~~~~~~~~ BC_util.c:37:10: fatal error: ggrd_handling.h: No such file or directory 37 | #include "ggrd_handling.h" | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ compilation terminated. ... It seems HC 1.0.0 is missing files/types like ggrd_boolean, ggrd_handling.h, etc. I searched for all available HC versions and couldn't find these missing files. Maybe they existed in an older version (HC 0.9), but it's not available for download, and CitcomS 3.3.0 still expects them for GGRD configuration. Alternatively, there could be another issue. *Request:* - Please advise how to resolve this and successfully build CitcomS 3.3.0 with GGRD support. - Are there recommended versions of HC (or patches) that provide the necessary GGRD files and types? - Is there a workaround or updated instructions for this installation scenario? Thanks! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#16>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABLL4Y6MVKN4REUG7RYWP733SJ4FVAVCNFSM6AAAAACGKEV22SVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZTGQYDSMZTHAZTAOI> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>