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[netCDF #JBF-619008]: linking netcdf with gfortran on windows xp

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  • Subject: [netCDF #JBF-619008]: linking netcdf with gfortran on windows xp
  • Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:10:28 -0700
Hi Dennis,

> I'm having no end of trouble linking the prebuilt netcdf library for
> windows xp with gfortran. When linking in the library, I get many
> errors such as "undefined external reference _nf_open_". Playing with
> the gfortran compiler underscoring options doesn't help...I've tried
> them all.  I suspect there is name-mangling going on.  Is there a version
> of the netcdf built specifically for the gfortran compiler in a windows
> xp environment.  I've spent many hours trying to crack this one.

If you have cygwin installed and used the cygwin environment to build and
install netCDF, it should work OK.  If you're trying to use Visual Studio,
we don't have any solutions for gfortran, or any binaries built for Windows
that include Fortran libraries for any Fortran compiler.  Sorry!

The situation for netCDF on Windows is summarized in the two FAQs:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/faq.html#windows_netcdf4_1
and
  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/faq.html#windows_netcdf4

We're currently trying to recruit a developer who can help with a Windows 
port, so we're hoping the situation improves in the next six months ...

--Russ

Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: JBF-619008
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Urgent
Status: Closed