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bug fixes only, and only if they are not too extensive. > Hi, > > Many thanks ... now I get it. I thought the 4.1 release was frozen > when first released, but it's actually dynamic incorporating new fixes. > Excellent! > > Steve > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 09:17:10AM -0600, Unidata netCDF Java Support wrote: > > Hi Steve: > > > > a "release" always means from > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/ > > > > its the 4.1 release, check the version number in README to make sure its > > the right one. > > > > > > we are still working on making our source build simpler, but basically you > > need to > > > > svn checkout {root}/common/java/trunk to a directory "unidataCommon" at the > > same level as thredds > > > > in your case it looks like that would be > > > > cd /d1/steves/ftp/ > > > > svn co http://svn.unidata.ucar.edu/repos/common/java/trunk unidataCommon > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Where can I find this release? > > > When I tried building the svn download from > > > http://svn.unidata.ucar.edu/repos/thredds/trunk/cdm/ > > > > > > ant died: > > > BUILD FAILED > > > /d1/steves/ftp/netcdfJavaSvn/cdm/build.xml:260: srcdir > > > "/d1/steves/ftp/netcdfJavaSvn/common/src/java" does not exist! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 07:03:01PM -0600, Unidata netCDF Java Support > > > wrote: > > > > ok, i have a fix in 4.1.20100617.0055 > > > > > > > > ill be gone for 3 weeks, so have to take up further issues then. > > > > > > > > thanks for your help, this is really great testing... > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Attached ... > > > > > > > > > > The commands I used are: > > > > > > > > > > ncgen -k hdf5 -o tempd.nc tempd.cdl > > > > > > > > > > ncdump tempd.nc > > > > > netcdf tempd { > > > > > > > > > > // global attributes: > > > > > string :globAttr0000 = "aaa", "bbb", "ccc" ; > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > $ java -cp ... ucar.nc2.NCdumpW tempd.nc -vall -c > > > > > netcdf tempd.nc { > > > > > :globAttr0000 = "ccc", , ; > > > > > data: > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 05:25:07PM -0600, Unidata netCDF Java Support > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > can you send the actual file? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > String handling seems to be tricky between NetCDF5 and HDF5. > > > > > > > It looks like in the case of String[] attributes, > > > > > > > ncdump and NCdumpW disagree. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's a tiny cdl file ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > netcdf tempd { > > > > > > > // global attributes: > > > > > > > string :globAttr0000 = "aaa", "bbb", "ccc" ; > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ncgen -k hdf5 -o tempd.nc tempd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ncdump tempd.nc > > > > > > > netcdf tempd { > > > > > > > > > > > > > > // global attributes: > > > > > > > string :globAttr0000 = "aaa", "bbb", "ccc" ; > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > java -cp ... ucar.nc2.NCdumpW tempd.nc -vall -c > > > > > > > netcdf tempd.nc { > > > > > > > :globAttr0000 = "ccc", , ; > > > > > > > data: > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm using NetCDF C 4.1.1 and NetCDF Java 4.1 with HDF5 1.8.4-p1 > > > > > > > on Linux. > > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Steve Sullivan address@hidden 303-497-2823 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > FL/2, Research Applications Laboratory > > > > > > > National Center for Atmospheric Research > > > > > > > PO Box 3000 > > > > > > > Boulder CO 80307 > > > > > > > USA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > > > =================== > > > > > > Ticket ID: TKT-143293 > > > > > > Department: Support netCDF Java > > > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Steve Sullivan address@hidden 303-497-2823 > > > > > > > > > > FL/2, Research Applications Laboratory > > > > > National Center for Atmospheric Research > > > > > PO Box 3000 > > > > > Boulder CO 80307 > > > > > USA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > =================== > > > > Ticket ID: TKT-143293 > > > > Department: Support netCDF Java > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > Status: Open > > > > > > -- > > > Steve Sullivan address@hidden 303-497-2823 > > > > > > FL/2, Research Applications Laboratory > > > National Center for Atmospheric Research > > > PO Box 3000 > > > Boulder CO 80307 > > > USA > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: TKT-143293 > > Department: Support netCDF Java > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > -- > Steve Sullivan address@hidden 303-497-2823 > > FL/2, Research Applications Laboratory > National Center for Atmospheric Research > PO Box 3000 > Boulder CO 80307 > USA > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: TKT-143293 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Closed