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[Support #OLZ-189405]: nomenclature used for binary netcdf distributions...

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  • Subject: [Support #OLZ-189405]: nomenclature used for binary netcdf distributions...
  • Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:35:52 -0700
> I see a number of precompiled binaries for netcdf-3.6.3 on linux_2.6-x86_64
> which differ in naming as follows:
> 
> gfortran_gfortran.tar.gz
> gfortran_gfortran_c++.tar.gz
> gfortran_c++.tar.gz
> gfortran_gfortran_c++.tar.gz
> gfortran_gfortran_g++.tar.gz
> 
> Can you clarify for me the meaning of these labels? Why do some binaries
> indicate two compilers used while others three, etc... Thanks!
> 
> 

There is a C API, a Fortran 77 API, a Fortran 90 API, and a C++ API.

The last three are optional.

So gfortran_c++ means I used gfortran for the F77 API, the F90 API is not 
build, and the c++ compiler was used for the C++ API.

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: OLZ-189405
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: High
Status: Closed