961002: building on MSDOS system using MSC5.1 C compiler

Kelan,

> >To: address@hidden
> >From: Kelan Huang <address@hidden>
> >Subject: help ....
> >Organization: WHOI
> >Keywords: 199610021828.AA25083

In the above message you wrote:

> I have gotten the netCDF package for MSDOS platform from 
> Unidata's netCDF software ftp site. I would like to generate 
> netCDF files for ship imet data on this platform.  I need
> some help on where to start and how to start it.
> 
> I have only Microsoft C5.1 CC/CL compiler. I assume that I
> could not use these already built libraries from ftp site and
> need to build one by myself.

I don't know if you can or can't use the pre-built libraries.  We don't
have a system like yours so we can't investigate.  You might try posting
to the netCDF mailing-list <address@hidden>.

> If this is the case, is there any 
> makefile out there that I can use for MSC5.1 cc compiler in
> order to build the library?

We don't support the MSC5.1 cc compiler so no, there's no makefile for
it.

> 
> The second choice is that, I will get gcc or f2c compiler.
> >From the NetCDF 2.4.3 Release Notes, the MSDOS platform has been 
> built and tested by gcc, f2c and GNU make. I assume that
> by using gcc or f2c compilers, I don't have to rebuild the 
> libraries and just need to compile my program with those existing
> libraries. By the way, where can I get the gcc or f2c stuff for this
> purpose?

Information on where to get the DJGPP/f2c development environment is in
the file INSTALL.  The relevant URLs are

    ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/vendors/djgpp/

and

    ftp://netlib.att.com:/netlib/f2c/

Please let me know if this helps.

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Steve Emmerson   <address@hidden>