Re: 970120: Problem report: netcdf-3.3a

>To: address@hidden
>From: Harvey DAVIES <address@hidden>
>Subject: Problem report: netcdf-3.3a
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 199701200641.XAA18056

Hi Harvey,

> Just a couple of minor comments on the distribution file:
> 
> 1. The following object files should be excluded:
>     ./fortran/jackets.o
>     ./ncdump/dumplib.o
>     ./ncdump/ncdump.o
>     ./ncdump/vardata.o
>     ./ncgen/close.o
>     ./ncgen/escapes.o
>     ./ncgen/genlib.o
>     ./ncgen/getfill.o
>     ./ncgen/init.o
>     ./ncgen/load.o
>     ./ncgen/main.o
>     ./ncgen/ncgentab.o

Thanks for reporting this.  We'll have it fixed soon.

> 2. The file INSTALL should mention:
> 
>    (a) How to build & test system without FORTRAN. (This could be made a
>        little simpler if all you had to do was specify FC=''. Also it would be
>        nice if this happened automatically on system which did not have any
>        FORTRAN.) Note that test of ncgen includes FORTRAN test for -f option.
> 
>    (b) Default for -prefix is ../.. (relative to subdirectory e.g. libsrc
>        i.e. .. relative to src)

I'll have Steve look at this to see if there's an easy fix; if not,
we'll have to wait until Glenn gets back in February.

--Russ