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

Hi Roger,

>                         ... 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. 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?

There are no plans to drop either Fortran or C++ support, and there are 
short-term
plans to improve both in the next few months, with Fortran to C interfaces based
on the Fortran 2003 standard and C++ support for netCDF-4, including compression
and tiling.  The netCDF-4 C++ API is changed from the one for netCDF-3, but we
have no plans to drop the netCDF-3 C++ API.

Separating them out removes dependencies that hold up the C, Fortran, and C++
releases and makes building with shared libraries more complex, both for us and
for users.  Making the netCDF libraries more modular allows them to be 
maintained
and released independently and makes testing and porting simpler.

--Russ

> 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
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The NetCDF libraries are developed at the Unidata Program Center/UCAR,
> >>>>> in Boulder, Colorado; we are funded primarily by the U.S. National
> >>>>> Science Foundation.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> All support requests are handled by the development team; no
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> >>>>>
> >>>>> It is in the nature of support requests that the same question is
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> >>>>> material relating to your support inquiry:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/search.jsp?support&netcdf
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you are having trouble building netCDF, please take a look at the
> >>>>> "Build Troubleshooter" section of the netCDF home page:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Windows users should see the FAQ list:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/faq.html#windows_netcdf4
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Complete documentation (including a tutorial, and sample programs in
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> Best regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Unidata User Support
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ticket Details
> >>> ===================
> >>> Ticket ID: RPO-951644
> >>> Department: Support netCDF
> >>> Priority: Normal
> >>> Status: Open
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: RPO-951644
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> 
> 

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RPO-951644
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed