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[netCDF #ACB-881122]: Building NetCDF-4.2 Fortran libraries on Windows with MinGW

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  • Subject: [netCDF #ACB-881122]: Building NetCDF-4.2 Fortran libraries on Windows with MinGW
  • Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:07:05 -0700
> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Shortly after that, if we encounter no unanticipated problems, we'll be
> > releasing
> > a netcdf-fortran that also includes CMake build configurations, at least
> > for ifort
> > (we don't have the resources to test and support multiple Fortran
> > compilers on
> > Windows).
> 
> 
> That's good to hear. Intel's Fortran compiler would work for me as well; I
> was trying MinGW because I read that's what you used to make the current
> Windows DLL. I guess I'll pay attention to your news blog for a release
> announcement (or is there somewhere else I should be looking for the news?)
> Do you plan to have any release candidates before the final release?

Yes, we'll have a netcdf-4.3-beta1, or maybe netcdf-4.3-rc1, depending on our 
level of confidence with the release and local testing.

The current Windows DLL's we distribute are now actually based on our CMake 
build
with Visual Studio:

  http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/win_netcdf/

--Russ

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



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ACB-881122
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed