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Mark, >Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 16:23:47 -0400 (EDT) >From: address@hidden (Mark Chisholm) >Organization: Advanced Visual Systems, Inc. >To: address@hidden (Steve Emmerson) >Subject: Re: 960521: Troubles on Digital UNIX >Keywords: 199605211717.AA20000 In the above message you wrote: > Here is the information that you requested. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > DEC AlphaStation 600 > Digital UNIX 3.2D > 256 Mb memory > > CXXBASEA500 installed DEC C++ (cxx) for DEC OSF/1 Systems > CXXLIBA500 installed DEC C++ static class libraries > CXXMANA500 installed DEC C++ manual pages: cxx, demangler and > library routines > CXXOLDA500 installed DEC C++ old packages: oldc89 and ild > CXXSHRDA306 installed DEC C++ Class Library, Run-Time Support > DFABASE380 installed DEC Fortran V3.8 for OSF/1 AXP Systems > DFACOM380 installed DEC Fortran V3.8 Tools & their Man Pages > DFARTL361 installed DEC Fortran for Digital UNIX Alpha Runtime > Support > F9ABASE200 installed DEC Fortran 90 V2.0 for OSF/1 AXP Systems > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Nice system. > 1. Go to the top-level netCDF source directory. > > 2. Send me the file VERSION. > > VERSION file is missing. > Missing eh? You must have an old version of the netCDF package. > > 3. Execute the command `./configure'. Trap the output and send it > to me. > > checking for type of operating system Yup. You definitely have an old version. One that was released before we ported the netCDF package to the DEC Alpha. I suggest that you get the latest version. It's available via the following URL: ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf/ Please let me know if this helps. -------- Steve Emmerson <address@hidden>