[ferret_users] Ferret on AIX

[Gary Strand <strandwg@xxxxxxxx>]

I realize AIX is only a cooperatively supported system, but I've  
gotten requests for FERRET on one of our supercomputers. I've  
installed the latest AIX version, (5.41 - any chance getting closer  
to 6?), and I'm getting an error message I've never seen:

% ferret
exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program ferret because of the following  
errors:
        0509-130 Symbol resolution failed for ferret_v541 because:
        0509-136   Symbol poll (number 24) is not exported from
                   dependent module /unix.
        0509-136   Symbol select (number 28) is not exported from
                   dependent module /unix.
        0509-136   Symbol unload (number 33) is not exported from
                   dependent module /unix.
        0509-136   Symbol connect (number 44) is not exported from
                   dependent module /unix.
        0509-192 Examine .loader section symbols with the
                 'dump -Tv' command.

Is this from missing libraries, or what? I've already altered the  
environment variables as follows:

% setenv XLFRTEOPTS namelist=old
% setenv LANG C

This machine is running a flavor of AIX:

% uname -a
AIX bl0312en 3 5 00C8FA8D4C00

Any ideas/suggestions/help?

Thanks!

Gary Strand
strandwg@xxxxxxxx
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/ccr/strandwg