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950516: 64 bit netcdf

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  • Subject: 950516: 64 bit netcdf
  • Date: Thu, 18 May 95 11:25:50 -0600
Rich,

>From: address@hidden (Rich Fischer)
>Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
>Subject: Re: 950516: 64 bit netcdf 
>Keywords: 199505171804.AA12879

In the above message you wrote:

> ./configure >>&! log &
...
> checking for fill-value usage... old usage

Though this is a side-issue to the build problem you're having, do
you really want the old fill-value usage?  The old fill values aren't
portable from machine to machine.  Do you have many old netCDF files?

> make all >>&! log &
...
> making `all' in directory /src/netcdf/netcdf-2.3.3/src/fortran
> 
>       ./fortc -L . -O irix64 common.inc > netcdf.inc
>       ./fortc -L . -O irix64 jackets.src > jackets.c
>       cc -c -O -I../libsrc -DNDEBUG -I/usr/include/rpc jackets.c
> "jackets.c", line 74: error(1028): expression must have a constant value
>       XDR_D_INFINITY,         /* You may have to insert a constant here */
>       ^
> 
> "jackets.c", line 76: error(1028): expression must have a constant value
>       XDR_F_INFINITY,         /* You may have to insert a constant here */
>       ^

Looks like a bug in the old fill-value support.  I'll investigate and
let you know.

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Steve Emmerson   <address@hidden>