Re: netCDF on OpenVMS AXP v6.1

> Organization: ?
> Keywords: 199409231758.AA08408 netCDF OpenVMS DEC AXP

Hi Gilles,

>    Do you have test for compile, link and run netCDF with :
> 
>      Platform:   OpenVMS AXP v6.1  , compiler  DEC C v4.0  ?
> 
>    I have full warning and errors with yours standard distribution 
>    of netCDF (because I use DEC C?)

Although we have no access to an OpenVMS platform for testing netCDF, we
have reports from users who have succeeded in porting the software.  I've
appended a couple of the messages, in case they are of help.  You might
also try searching on the string "openvms" in the netCDF support database we
make available to WWW clients (like Mosaic) on

    http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/

--
Russ Rew                                                UCAR Unidata Program
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http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/                          Boulder, CO 80307-3000


From: Russ Rew <address@hidden>
Message-Id: <address@hidden>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1993 07:55:08 -0700
To: address@hidden (Doug Greig)
In-Reply-To: <address@hidden> (address@hidden)
Subject: Re: netCDF on OpenVMS 1.5

> Organization: PE Nelson Systems, Inc.
> Keywords: 199312010026.AA15916

Doug,

> I saw the question posed by Dave Rothman at DOW regarding netCDF on the DEC
> Alpha under OpenVMS and I wanted to let you know that we have successfully
> ported it.  The only problem we encountered was the xdrfloat.c routine which
> had to be rewritten with the AXP floating point representations in mind.  We
> have been able to generate XDR format files on the Alpha platform and read
> them on the Sun and vice versa.

Great, I was hoping someone had done this already.

> If you are interested I would be happy to provide the modified xdrfloat.c
> routine.

Yes, please.  Thanks for the offer.

--Russ

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 14:26:27 -0700
From: Russ Rew <address@hidden>
Message-Id: <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden
In-Reply-To: <address@hidden> (message from Angel Li on Wed, 8 Dec 1993 
16:16:29 -0500 (EST))
Subject: Re: reports on attempts to build netcdf on a DEC/Alpha?

> Organization: RSMAS
> Keywords: 199312071845.AA07825

Angel,

> > > Do you have any reports on attempts to build netcdf on a DEC/Alpha running
> > > OpenVMS?
> >  
> > Yes, I've appended my reply to one such report, from PE Nelson Systems.
> > I've also appended their modified sources that include the required changes.
> I punted on the XDR routines and used the ones that came with Multinet.
> I haven't done much testing with it yet though.

I guess I misunderstood your original question.  I thought you were asking
for help with the port.  Are you instead saying that you have succeeded in
porting netCDF to OpenVMS (with MultiNet's XDR)?  I've had a couple of other
queries about an OpenVMS port.  Could I refer future queries to you, or can
you make your changes available?

--Russ

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