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Jan, > To: address@hidden > cc: GAERTNER Miguel <address@hidden> > From: Jan Polcher <address@hidden> > Subject: netCDF and the -r8 option in FORTRAN > Organization: France/Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique du CNRS > Keywords: 199704191541.JAA02076 In the above message, you wrote: > Hi, > > In the mailing list the -r8 option in FORTRAN has been a topic in previous > discussions. I have not seen any work around proposed so that one can use > case). Indeed there is a fundamental problem there but I find this a > serious drawback. All the model's (A regional climate model) I/O is now in > pity as for short tests workstations are very well suited. > > I was wondering if netCDF 3.x will solve this by allowing the user to > specify at run time that a given FORTRAN real is going to be a double C ? I just built and tested the netCDF-3 package on our HP-UX A.09.05 A 9000/715 system using the `-R8' option to the fort77(1) FORTRAN compiler. I tested both the C and FORTRAN APIs. The package passed all tests -- so it seems that it solves your problem. > By the way at the AMS in Long Beach I was told at the Unidata stand that > the FORTRAN interface for netCDF 3.x would be ready within a week. I have > not seen anything yet on the Web ! It's taking us longer than expected to finish all the minutia necessary for a release (mostly documentation). Releasing netCDF-3 is our top-priority right now, so please wait just a little more. > > I would welcome any proposal to solve this problem as it casts for us a > shadow on the use of netCDF in models. I must add that for us portability > or our models is a major concern. > > Best regards > > Jan > > > Jan Polcher TEL: -33-1-44322243 > Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique du CNRS FAX: -33-1-43368392 > École Normale Supérieure 24, rue Lhomond 75231 PARIS cedex 05, FRANCE > http://www.lmd.ens.fr/~polcher/ address@hidden -------- Steve Emmerson <address@hidden>