# error while compiling

**URL:** <https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-compiling/129982>\
**Category:** Legacy PGI Compilers (archived)\
**Created:** [January 12, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-compiling/129982 "2005-01-12T13:11:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sandeep](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@sandeep](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sandeep)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-compiling/129982/1 "2005-01-12T13:11:16Z")

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the following error shown when i compile the program test.f

./pgf90 /home/bkbasu/test.f  
pgf90-Info-RC file /usr/pgi/linux86/5.2/bin/.pgf90rc line 42: Include file  
localrc not found  
16:28:13 (pgroupd) OUT: “pgf90-linux86” bkbasu@server  
16:28:13 (pgroupd) OUT: “pgf90-linux86” bkbasu@server  
16:28:13 (pgroupd) IN: “pgf90-linux86” bkbasu@server  
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpgc

what is this error pls reply me ASAP

sandeep gupta

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**Author:** ![MatColgrove](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/matcolgrove/32/14047_2.png) [@MatColgrove](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/MatColgrove)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-compiling/129982/2 "2005-01-12T17:28:37Z")

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You most likely had problem with installation and “makelocalrc” either failed to run or errored. From the bin directory, run “makelocalrc”. Please post any errors. What OS are you running?

- Mat

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**Author:** ![sandeep](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@sandeep](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sandeep)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-compiling/129982/3 "2005-01-13T07:58:43Z")

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i m using redhat linux 9.0 and i check that in bin directory there is no localrc file found what is the whole command makelocalrc to create localrc

sandeep gupta

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**Author:** ![MatColgrove](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/matcolgrove/32/14047_2.png) [@MatColgrove](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/MatColgrove)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-compiling/129982/4 "2005-01-13T16:12:20Z")

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```nohighlight
makelocalrc -x <your install directory>

```