# Error when install ioapi 3.2 with ubuntu 18.04

**URL:** <https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-when-install-ioapi-3-2-with-ubuntu-18-04/1841>\
**Category:** I/O API\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-when-install-ioapi-3-2-with-ubuntu-18-04/1841 "2020-10-16T08:22:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![mahsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mahsa](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/mahsa)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-when-install-ioapi-3-2-with-ubuntu-18-04/1841/1 "2020-10-16T08:22:08Z")

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dear all  
when i try 'make configure` ioapi-3.2 using ubuntu 18.04 ,but got following error message

cd /home/farzad-sharif/model/LIBRARIES/Linux5; gfortran -c -DF90=1 -DIOAPI\_PNCF=1 -DIO\_360=1 -DAUTO\_ARRAYS=1 -DF90=1 -DFLDMN=1 -DFSTR\_L=int -DIOAPI\_NCF4=1 -DNEED\_ARGS=1 -O3 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -m64 -fopenmp -DAUTO\_ARRAYS=1 -DF90=1 -DFLDMN=1 -DFSTR\_L=int -DIOAPI\_NCF4=1 -DNEED\_ARGS=1 -I/home/farzad-sharif/model/LIBRARIES/ioapi /home/farzad-sharif/model/LIBRARIES/ioapi/modpdata.F90  
/bin/sh: 1: cd: can’t cd to /home/farzad-sharif/model/LIBRARIES/Linux5  
/home/farzad-sharif/model/LIBRARIES/ioapi/modpdata.F90:31: Error: Can’t open included file ‘mpif.h’  
Makefile:271: recipe for target ‘modpdata.mod’ failed  
make: \*\*\* [modpdata.mod] Error 1  
can anyone help me?  
netcdf-fortran-4.4.5  
netcdf-c-4.7.0  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![cjcoats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@cjcoats](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/cjcoats)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/error-when-install-ioapi-3-2-with-ubuntu-18-04/1841/2 "2020-10-16T11:25:56Z")

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Try reading the installartion instructions, [https://cjcoats.github.io/ioapi/AVAIL.html#build](https://cjcoats.github.io/ioapi/AVAIL.html#build)

There seem to be lots of things missing here…