[netCDF #RPO-951644]: netcdf 4.1.3 build failure

Greetings!

> Hi Sean, thanks for the clarification. I do not need the remote
> capabilities as far as I know. Re: your comment about Fortran with regard
> to the upcoming release, I believe I also noticed comments on the website
> about C++ becoming unavailable in the main release.

Yes, C++ has been carved out as well:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/release-notes-cxx4-4.2.html

>  I do call netcdf from
> C++ code (although it might actually be through C interface functions, I'd
> have to dig around a bit more to figure this out). Is it true that C++ is
> also being separated out of the main release in addition to Fortran, and
> if so is it on the path to being completely dropped at some point in the
> future?

I am not sure of the future of the Fortran or C++ libraries. I will ask the 
lead developer about this and let you know (he is currently out of the office 
but I think he will be back next week).

Cheers,

Sean

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Roger
> 
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2012, Unidata netCDF Support wrote:
> 
> > Greetings Roger,
> >
> > Do you plan on using the remote capabilities of the netCDF package? If not, 
> > then you should be good to go. If so, then I'd recommend downloading the 
> > latest netCDF release candidate 
> > (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/netcdf-rc/index.jsp), as the 
> > test.opendap.org servers are no longer used and the remote tests should 
> > function correctly (plus other bug fixes, etc.). If you use FORTRAN, please 
> > note that the FORTRAN libs are no longer distributed with the C libs, so 
> > you will need to build and install the FORTRAN stuff after you've built the 
> > C stuff 
> > (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/release-notes-fortran-4.2.html).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Sean
> >
> >> Hi Sean,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the suggestion. The 'make check' now runs to completion with
> >> no other errors. Can I assume that my installation is safe to use at this
> >> point, i.e., are any of the tests from that server likely to
> >> be of any significance to me?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Roger
> >>
> >> On Tue, 7 Feb 2012, Unidata netCDF Support wrote:
> >>
> >>> Greetings Roger,
> >>>
> >>> The test is trying to contact the test.opendap.org dods server, which can 
> >>> be a unavailable sometimes; however, It's looks as though the dods server 
> >>> has been down for days. Until the dods test server returns, try using the 
> >>> --disable-dap-remote-tests flag when you run configure...this will skip 
> >>> the test causing the failure, but continue testing the rest of your 
> >>> install.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Sean
> >>>
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>>
> >>>> FYI, after my difficulties with the 4.1.3 'make check' I then tried to
> >>>> build 4.1.2 and 4.1.1. 4.1.2 failed the same test, and 4.1.1 failed
> >>>> several tests. Up until my recent netcdf upgrade attempt I had been using
> >>>> 4.0.1, which passes all 'make check' tests on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Roger
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sun, 5 Feb 2012, Unidata netCDF Support wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Roger Davis,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Your Ticket has been received, and a Unidata staff member will review 
> >>>>> it and reply accordingly. Listed below are details of this new Ticket. 
> >>>>> Please make sure the Ticket ID remains in the Subject: line on all 
> >>>>> correspondence related to this Ticket.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    Ticket ID: RPO-951644
> >>>>>    Subject: netcdf 4.1.3 build failure
> >>>>>    Department: Support netCDF
> >>>>>    Priority: Normal
> >>>>>    Status: Open
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you are having trouble building netCDF, please take a look at the
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ticket Details
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> >>> Ticket ID: RPO-951644
> >>> Department: Support netCDF
> >>> Priority: Normal
> >>> Status: Open
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
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> > Ticket ID: RPO-951644
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RPO-951644
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Open