Re: NetCDF Libraries for Borland

> Organization: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
> Keywords: 199401181152.AA20929

Hi Ken,

> The libraries to support Borland Turbo C++ (and presumably Borland C++)
> are available via ftp from isdl.whoi.edu (128.128.92.66).  They are in
> the pub directory in tar format in the file tcc_libs.tar.  There are 
> library versions to support small, medium, large, and huge memory models.
> The read.me file defines the file names.

Thanks!  The files untarred OK, and I'm proposing to make them available in
our pub/netcdf/contrib/ directory under a borland/ subdirectory.  I'd like
to include some of the material from your note in an announcement to the
netcdfgroup mailing list.  I'll send a draft of the announcement soon, so
you can let me know if you have any changes.

--Russ


> The sources were derived from a version 2.3.2 directory on my workstation.
> The files were transferred to a 486/66 PC using PC-NFS.  The program "flip"
> was used to convert each file to MSDOS format (CR-LF).  Makefiles specific
> to Turbo C++ were generated using the "msoft.mk' files as templates.  The
> netcdf and xdr libraries were compiled and tested in large model.
> Corrections were made where necessary (see below).  When all was correct,
> the additional memory models were generated.
> 
> XDR
> 
> Several WARNINGS were issued during compilation of xdr.c.  These all related
> to an always false conditional in several of the functions.  Generated code
> is OK and works properly.
> 
> Several warnings were issued during compilation of xdrtest.c.  These 
> related to a compiler interpretation of the code resulting from the 
> assert macro.  However, the code compiles and runs just fine.  I tested
> the macro in a separate test source and looked at the compiled output.
> It is OK.
> 
> Xdrtest ran fine with proper results.
> 
> NETCDF
> 
> In var.c at line 187, changed dims[] to *dims to correct a warning.
> 
> In xdrposix.c, there is no definition for off_t in the Borland /sys/types.h.
> I inserted a "typedef long off_t" and fixed this.  Two other warnings were
> issued by the compiler.  These appear to be of a minor nature and should not
> affect operation.
> 
> NCTEST
> 
> Nctest compiled, linked and ran without warnings or errors.  Results
> compared perfectly.
> 
> NCDUMP
> 
> Ncdump was compiled and linked with these libraries.  Ncdump was then run
> on several files of differing types and sizes from a variety of sources.
> In all cases, the results looked proper.
> 
> CONCLUSIONS
> 
> These libraries should work fine for use with both Turbo C++ and Borland
> C++ (separate and different products).  I will be happy to help out with
> any problems that relate to their use.  I will also help with the proper
> inclusion of Borland support with the formal distribution if necessary.
> 
> Only two corrections to source files were necessary to generate the libraries.
> Other changes may be necessary to eliminate all warnings.
> 
> I ran the same compilations using Borland C++ 3.1. With similar conclusions.
> The only noticeable difference is a large output of "no prototype" warnings
> during compilation of the xdr sources.  I was not surprised at these.
> 
> I have been using prior versions of netcdf compiled with an older
> version of Turbo C (2.0) successfully for several years.  However, I
> would not recommend the use of that older version with the latest
> versions of netcdf.  Those using that version should upgrade if at all
> possible. The upgrade costs are low.
> 
> ..ken
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