950405: netCDF string bug on AIX

>From: "Clay D." <address@hidden>
>Organization: University of Virginia
>Keywords: 199504051953.AA00424 netCDF AIX string bug

Clay,

>While installing netCDF on an RS6000, I get the following stop
>during make test:
>
>****begin extract
>making `test' in directory /unidata/ldm/netcdf-232pl2/libsrc
>
>        cc -c   -DNDEBUG -D_ALL_SOURCE -O cdftest.c
>        ar rcuv libnetcdf.a array.o attr.o cdf.o dim.o file.o
>iarray.o error.o  globdef.o putget.o putgetg.o sharray.o string.o
>var.o  xdrposix.o
>        ranlib libnetcdf.a
>cc -O cdftest.o libnetcdf.a -o cdftest
>        ./cdftest > cdftest_out.new
>ncattget: attribute "TITLE" not found
>Assertion failed: file cdftest.c, line 393
>The error code from the last failed command is 1.
>
>Make Quitting.
>The error code from the last failed command is 1.
>
>Make Quitting.
>
>*****end extract
>
>There were no apparent errors during the make all sequence.

You will find a reference to a known string bug on AIX platforms in the
FAQ for the netCDF that is accessible through the netCDF Homepage:

URL: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/faq.html

The FAQ describes the solution which turns out to be to turn off optimization
for the compiles on the AIX platform.  The bug is in the AIX C compiler.

Tom Yoksas