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Greetings Sofia, Yes, it will still apply - the dap test server is remote, so it doesn't have anything to do with your local machine. I had to do it on my Mac as well :-) Cheers! Sean > Dear Sean, > > I am using a Mac. Would that still apply? > > Cheers > ________________________________________ > From: Unidata netCDF Support [address@hidden] > Sent: 20 August 2012 13:51 > To: Ana Sofia Ferreira > Cc: address@hidden > Subject: [netCDF #XDT-119670]: NetCDf on OS X > > 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 > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: XDT-119670 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Open