[netCDF #EXY-936604]: patch netCDF for CDF-5 format

I am not being clear, sorry.
The issue is not adding or changing the API as such.

If you look at all the currently supported file type
as defined by the dispatch tables, you will see that
each dispatch table implement exactly the netcdf-3 API
in full or it implements the netcdf-4 API in full.

Your proposed change will create a dispatch table that
implements the netcdf-3 API plus a part of the netcdf-4
API (it won't implement groups, for example).

For unidata, this is IMO a big change. I am not necessarily
opposed to it, but it needs some consideration.
=Dennis Heimbigner
  Unidata


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EXY-936604
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed