Linking iRIClib, cgnslib using Fortran

When you develop solvers (or grid generating programs), you have to link the program with iRIClib and cgnslib. You have to use different library files for different compilers like Intel Fortran Compiler and GNU Fortran. Table 218 shows the files prepared for each compiler.

For header file, "libcgns_f.h", "iriclib_f.h" can be used for all compilers commonly.

Table 218 Files prepared fore each compiler

Compiler	iRIClib library	cgnslib libraray
Intel Fortran Compiler	iriclib_x64_ifort.lib	cgnsdll_x64_ifort.lib
GNU Fortran(gfortran)	iriclib.lib	cgnsdll.lib

We will explain the procedure to compile the source code (solver.f). We assume that the settings for compilers (like path settings) are already finished.

Intel Fortran Compiler (Windows)

Put solver.f, cgnsdll_x64_ifort.lib, iriclib_x64_ifort.lib, cgnslib_f.h, iriclib_f.h in a same folder, move to that folder with command prompt, and run the following command to create an executable file named solver.exe.

ifort solver.f cgnsdll_x64_ifort.lib iriclib_x64_ifort.lib /MD

When compiling is done, a file named solver.exe.manifest is also created. When copying the solver to another machine, make sure to copy this file and to place them together in the same folder.

GNU Fortran

Put solver.f, cgnsdll.lib, iriclib.lib, cgnslib_f.h, iriclib_f.h in a same folder, move to that folder with command prompt, and run the following command to create an executable file named solver.exe.

gfortran -c solver.f
g++ -o solver.exe -lgfortran solver.o cgnsdll.lib iriclib.lib