20001108: 64-bit netCDF build for AIX

Carlie,

Thanks for sending-in the changes necessary to build the netCDF package
on an AIX SP.  We'll be sure to make them available.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson   <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu>

>Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 09:28:52 -0500
>From: Carlie Coats <address@hidden>
>Organization: MCNC/NCSC Environmental Programs
>To: address@hidden
>Subject: 64-bit netCDF build for AIX
>Keywords: 200011081429.eA8ETM427055
>
> Dear Steve:
> 
> I had a bit of a problem getting netCDF 3.4 built for 64-bit mode
> under AIX on our SP, caused by IBM's requiring rather unusual
> (to me, anyway;-( ) "-X 64" command-line flags for "ar" and "nm"
> for these to run with 64-bit objects.
> 
> I finally got what seems a good build so far (passes "test", at
> least; haven't put it through the wringer of operation use yet)
> by doing the following, in addition to what is recommended for
> AIX in the "INSTALL" document:
> 
>     Edit "netcdf/configure" at line 1463 to do the replacement
> 
>         "FCALLSCSUB=`nm conftest.o | awk '"
>         ~~~~~>
>         "FCALLSCSUB=`nm -X 64 conftest.o | awk '"
> 
>     setenv ARFLAGS '-X 64 cru'
> 
> I thought you might like to have this info for the "Other Builds"
> page,
> 
>     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/other-builds.html
> -- 
> 
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> 
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