Mac M1 loading netcdf trajectory fails

[goddard@…]

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        macOS-12.3.1-arm64-arm-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 1.4.dev202204220707 (2022-04-22 07:07:55 UTC)
Description
On Mac M1 loading netcdf (*.nc) trajectory fails.  Commands to test

open traj.pdb
open traj.nc structure #1


Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.4.dev202204220707 (2022-04-22)  
© 2016-2022 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> cd /Users/goddard/ucsf/data/formats

Current working directory is: /Users/goddard/ucsf/data/formats  

> open /Users/goddard/ucsf/data/formats/traj.pdb

Chain information for traj.pdb #1  
---  
Chain | Description  
A | No description available  
  

> open traj.nc structureModel #1

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/cmd_line/tool.py", line 319, in execute  
cmd.run(cmd_text)  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/core/commands/cli.py", line 2897, in run  
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/cmd.py", line 118, in cmd_open  
models = Command(session, registry=registry).run(provider_cmd_text,
log=log)[0]  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/core/commands/cli.py", line 2897, in run  
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/cmd.py", line 193, in provider_open  
models, status = collated_open(session, None, [data], data_format,
_add_models,  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/cmd.py", line 457, in collated_open  
return remember_data_format()  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/cmd.py", line 428, in remember_data_format  
models, status = func(*func_args, **func_kw)  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/md_crds/__init__.py", line 100, in open  
num_coords = read_coords(session, data, structure_model, md_type,  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/chimerax/md_crds/read_coords.py", line 40, in read_coords  
from netCDF4 import Dataset  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/netCDF4/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>  
from ._netCDF4 import *  
ImportError:
dlopen(/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/netCDF4/_netCDF4.cpython-39-darwin.so, 0x0002): Library not loaded:
@rpath/libmfhdf.0.dylib  
Referenced from:
/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/libnetcdf.19.dylib  
Reason: tried:
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file), '/Users/runner/miniforge3/conda-
bld/netcdf4_1636303590676/_h_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_p/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file), '/Users/runner/miniforge3/conda-
bld/netcdf4_1636303590676/_h_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_p/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file),
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/netCDF4/../../../libmfhdf.0.dylib' (no such file),
'/Users/runner/miniforge3/conda-
bld/netcdf4_1636303590676/_h_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_p/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file), '/Users/runner/miniforge3/conda-
bld/netcdf4_1636303590676/_h_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_p/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file),
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/netCDF4/../../../libmfhdf.0.dylib' (no such file),
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/MacOS/../lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file),
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/MacOS/../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file), '/usr/local/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib' (no such file),
'/usr/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib' (no such file)  
  

Populating font family aliases took 87 ms. Replace uses of missing font family
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ImportError:
dlopen(/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/netCDF4/_netCDF4.cpython-39-darwin.so, 0x0002): Library not loaded:
@rpath/libmfhdf.0.dylib  
Referenced from:
/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/libnetcdf.19.dylib  
Reason: tried:
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file), '/Users/runner/miniforge3/conda-
bld/netcdf4_1636303590676/_h_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_p/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file), '/Users/runner/miniforge3/conda-
bld/netcdf4_1636303590676/_h_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_p/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file),
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/netCDF4/../../../libmfhdf.0.dylib' (no such file),
'/Users/runner/miniforge3/conda-
bld/netcdf4_1636303590676/_h_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_p/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file), '/Users/runner/miniforge3/conda-
bld/netcdf4_1636303590676/_h_env_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_placehold_p/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file),
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/netCDF4/../../../libmfhdf.0.dylib' (no such file),
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/MacOS/../lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file),
'/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/MacOS/../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/libmfhdf.0.dylib'
(no such file), '/usr/local/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib' (no such file),
'/usr/lib/libmfhdf.0.dylib' (no such file)  
  
File
"/Users/goddard/ucsf/chimerax/ChimeraX.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/netCDF4/__init__.py", line 3, in  
from ._netCDF4 import *  
  
See log for complete Python traceback.  
  




OpenGL version: 4.1 Metal - 76.3
OpenGL renderer: Apple M1 Max
OpenGL vendor: Apple

Python: 3.9.11
Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.3.0, Qt 6.3.0
Qt runtime version: 6.3.0
Qt platform: cocoa
Hardware:

    Hardware Overview:

      Model Name: MacBook Pro
      Model Identifier: MacBookPro18,2
      Chip: Apple M1 Max
      Total Number of Cores: 10 (8 performance and 2 efficiency)
      Memory: 32 GB
      System Firmware Version: 7459.101.3
      OS Loader Version: 7459.101.3

Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: macOS 12.3.1 (21E258)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 21.4.0
      Time since boot: 24 days 2:14

Graphics/Displays:

    Apple M1 Max:

      Chipset Model: Apple M1 Max
      Type: GPU
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      Total Number of Cores: 32
      Vendor: Apple (0x106b)
      Metal Family: Supported, Metal GPUFamily Apple 7
      Displays:
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          Online: Yes
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[Zach Pearson]

Doesn't reproduce on my laptop, but I'm not sure why. I don't have those libraries in the search paths listed either.

[Tom Goddard]

The libnecdf.19.dylib library has lots of dependencies as shown by otool.

$ otool -L libnetcdf.19.dylib
libnetcdf.19.dylib:

@rpath/libnetcdf.19.dylib (compatibility version 19.0.0, current version 19.0.0)
@rpath/libmfhdf.0.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
@rpath/libdf.0.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0)
@rpath/libhdf5_hl.200.dylib (compatibility version 201.0.0, current version 201.1.0)
@rpath/libhdf5.200.dylib (compatibility version 202.0.0, current version 202.0.0)
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1292.0.0)
@rpath/libcurl.4.dylib (compatibility version 12.0.0, current version 12.0.0)
@rpath/libzip.5.dylib (compatibility version 5.0.0, current version 5.4.0)

$

[Zach Pearson]

​This should fix it. Tested on a fresh build.

[goddard@…]

Works for me too.