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[netCDF #FSI-652508]: netcdf-4 with hdf5 and zlib not compiling

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  • Subject: [netCDF #FSI-652508]: netcdf-4 with hdf5 and zlib not compiling
  • Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:40:54 -0600
> Hello
> So I saw the -lm should be set in the path for LIBS in the .bashrc file.
> 
> netcdf 4 installed with no problem.  Now the ncdump is not functioning.  See 
> below attempt and error message below:
> 
> ncdump -h qfed2.emis_co.005.20060620.nc
> ncdump: qfed2.emis_co.005.20060620.nc: NetCDF: Unknown file format
> 
> Jonathan
> Jonathan Wynn Smith
> Student Trainee
> address@hidden
> NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
> Code 613.3 - Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch
> Greenbelt, MD 20771
> 301-614-5956
> 
> Doctoral Candidate
> address@hidden
> Howard University Program in Atmospheric Sciences
> Washington, DC 20059
> 

Howdy Jonathan!

ncdump is telling you that the data file is not a netcdf data file.

If you think it is a netcdf datafile, make sure the ncdump you are using is the 
one you just built, not some old one installed on your machine.

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FSI-652508
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed