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[netCDF #RKO-842197]: MinGW and NetCDF

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  • Subject: [netCDF #RKO-842197]: MinGW and NetCDF
  • Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:08:54 -0600
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to work with NetCDF for a C++ application that we hope can be
> compiled and run on both Unix and Windows machines. One of our developers
> has successfully made use of NetCDF in his work on the application,
> which he does in a Mac OS/Unix environment; I am now working to bring the
> application to Windows.
> 
> Our preferred Windows compiler is MinGW. However, I am not certain how
> to use NetCDF with MinGW, and it looks like some of the instructions
> on your site suggest that it is actually not possible to use the C++
> API with MinGW.
> 
> Is this correct?
> 
> If so, may I ask what is the nature of the limitation? Is there a
> workaround?
> 
> Any help appreciated- thanks in advance,
> 
> John
> John T. Murphy, PhD
> Argonne National Laboratory
> address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>
> 

I have not tried to compile the C++ API with MinGW, but I know of no reason 
that would not work.

Please let me know how it goes.

Thanks,

Ed

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RKO-842197
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: High
Status: Closed