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Hi Ben, It means there might be an issue, yes; can you provide the 'config.log' and 'ncdump/test-suite.log' files? Those will provide diagnostic information we can look at and try to determine what exactly is happening. Thanks! -Ward > To whom it may concern, > > i tried to install netCDF 4.3.2 and had the following issue: > > ============================================================================ > Testsuite summary for netCDF 4.3.2 > ============================================================================ > # TOTAL: 39 > # PASS: 37 > # SKIP: 0 > # XFAIL: 0 > # FAIL: 2 > # XPASS: 0 > # ERROR: 0 > ============================================================================ > See ncdump/test-suite.log > Please report to address@hidden > ============================================================================ > > the failures were as follows: > > FAIL: tst_h_scalar > FAIL: tst_h_scalar.sh > > is this a big problem? is there a way to correct these? does this mean that > netCDF will not work properly? I’m fairly new to the netCDF library and am > unsure what this means. I installed netCDF as instructed by an air quality > model, MEGAN (the model of emissions of gases and aerosols from nature). > > any assistance is appreciated. > > Ben Weinstein, > student at the University of British Columbia > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FLE-841916 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Closed