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> I'm trying to compile netcdf-4, following the instructions here: > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/netcdf-4/newdocs/netcdf-install/Quick-Instructions.html > > The machine I'm compiling on is running Debian Etch (Debian V. 4.0), and > HDF5-1.8.0-beta5 compiled fine on it. However, with netcdf-4, I'm > getting a host of errors when I run the make. > Howdy Deidre! You need to get the latest HDF5 release (which they call 1.8.0-rc2), and the latest netCDF-4 snapshot release. You can get both from the netCDF-4 snapshot release page (but you have to register for the unidata site to get there): http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/builds/snapshot/netcdf-4/ Or you can get the netCDF snapshot from the netCDF home page: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ and the HDF5 rc2 release from their site. Due to changes in the HDF5 API, earlier releases (i.e. HDF5 1.8.0-beta5) are not supported. Only the rc2 release of HDF5 will work with the current netCDF-4 snapshot. Please let me know if this doesn't work for you. Thanks! Ed Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: EBU-760405 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed