[netCDF #GCB-810427]: netCDF 3.6.2 PGI Fortran DLL

> Afraid that attempting to compile from source was our only option, I
> downloaded it.  In the INSTALL file, section 3.8.3 says,
>
> "Due to the magic of libtool, the output files are found in the
> libsrc/.libs directory.
>
> To get a MS compatible export library, open an MS DOS window,
> change
> directory to libsrc/.libs and run the following command:
>
> lib /machine:i386 /def:libnetcdf.def
>
> The above command uses the Microsoft LIB tool, which comes with
> Visual C++.NET, and perhaps other Microsoft development tools. (To
> get
> this in my path, I open the "Visual Studio 2003 Command Prompt" in my
> Windows program menu.)
>
> This command creates the .lib file, the import library, needed (or
> at
> least used) by MicroSoft (and other) build environments on Windows."
>
>
> Apparently this step was skipped when producing most of the binaries:
> 3.5.1, 3.6.3 fort & 3.6.2 PGI.  It seems to have been done for 3.6.1,
> but that binary does not include the Fortran interface, only C.

Ok, I will try to get this fixed before the 3.7 release...

>
> It also turns out that I need a separate download for Visual Studio
> support, so I'll try that next.
>

The same netCDF distribution works for both. See the win32/NET directory for
the VS solution files for building netCDF.

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GCB-810427
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Open