[netCDF #YRU-816329]: Two questions

Hi Si,

> 1) We will wait for your release when you finish all necessary test.

OK, great.

> 2) I believe I can compile udunit separately without problem. Then how
> can I build netcdf with
> udunit features if there is no '--with-udunits' option in configure.
> Should I just add it in the C/C++
> or Fortran flags?

Nothing in the netCDF software calls any udunits functions.  They are completely
independent libraries.  So the only reason you would need to add it to the load
or include flags is if you are calling udunits functions.

--Russ

> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:23:49 -0600
> "Unidata netCDF Support" <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> I have two quick questions.
> >>
> >> 1) Do you have a time table when you plan to officially release the
> >> next version of netcdf(4.2.1)?
> >> We will probably make it the default version on our new NWSC
> >>machine.
> >
> > Yes, I hope to release and announce it tomorrow, pending tests
> >tonight.
> > I've actually created the 4.2.1 distribution, but don't want to
> >announce
> > it until we've completed some additional manual steps involving the
> > online documentation.  But it's available on our FTP site, if you
> >want
> > to get a head-start testing it on the NWSC machine.
> >
> >> 2) I noticed that there is no '--with-udunits' when configuring the
> >> new netcdf(4.2).
> >> I can not remember what happened here. Is udunits already part of
> >> netcdf in the new version?
> >> If so, have you documented it some where?
> >
> > The udunits library is no longer installed as part of the netCDF C
> > distribution.  It wasn't installed with netCDF-4.2 either.  I
> >actually
> > wasn't aware it had been deactivated in that distribution, but since
> >no
> > one complained, we decided to leave it as a separate software
> > distribution for now, from
> >
> >  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/udunits/
> >
> > --Russ
> >
> >
> > Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata
> >Program
> > address@hidden
> >                     http://www.unidata.ucar.edu
> >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
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> > Ticket ID: YRU-816329
> > Department: Support netCDF
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> 
> Si Liu
> Consulting Services Group
> NCAR Computational & Information Services Laboratory
> Knowledge Management Chair of SEA
> Office: Mesa Lab, Room 51A
> Phone: (303) 497-2430
> 
> 

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: YRU-816329
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed