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Greetings Sofia, The server used to test opendap requests has changed, and so the tests are failing. Try re-configuring netCDF using the flag: --disable-dap-remote-tests Then, run 'make clean', 'make', and 'make check' to see if the remaining tests pass. Cheers! Sean > To whom it may concern, > > I am trying to install NetCDF on a OS X 10.6.8 machine, but I got the > following error after running: > " > ./configure > make check > " > > > Error: NetCDF: Malformed or inaccessible DAP DDS > FAIL: test_vara > ================================================ > 1 of 5 tests failed > Please report to address@hidden > ================================================ > make[3]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1 > make[2]: *** [check-am] Error 2 > make[1]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1 > make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1 > > > Can you please help me? > > Regards, > Sofia Ferreira > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: XDT-119670 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Open