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Hi Dan, > I am a systems administrator for CISL and I have a request to install > NetCDF. Can you point me to the instructions for general installs on a > Mac? Are there any special instructions for after building such as > adding something to the environment path? Installing the netCDF-C library works the same on OSX as any other platform. You can use either the configure script or cmake: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/getting_and_building_netcdf.html You have to install HDF5 first. Installing netCDF-Fortran on OSX is a little trickier, because the OSX developer tools don't come with a Fortran compiler, so you have to first install one comaptible with the C compiler you'll be using. If you use MacPorts, I think you can just use "port netcdf-fortran" and it will handle all the dependencies. Some people have also reported success with HomeBrew. For building netCDF-Fortran from source yourself, follow these instructions: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/building_netcdf_fortran.html They mention using DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH instead of LD_LIBRARY_PATH for OSX builds. --Russ > -- > Dan Rosen > Computational & Information Systems Laboratory - WSST > The National Center for Atmospheric Research > 303.497.2003 > > Schedule Spring 2014 > Monday: 8am-2pm > Wednesday: 8am -2pm > Friday: 8am - 5pm > > Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: TFE-190602 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed