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[netCDF #FCN-467433]: Question about NetCDF Packages

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  • Subject: [netCDF #FCN-467433]: Question about NetCDF Packages
  • Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:12:41 -0700
Hello David,

Yes, you have the right idea.  If you are writing in Fortran, you will most 
likely want the fortran interface; the same for C, python, etc.  You will also 
need the netCDF-C library, because the other libraries (with the exception of 
netCDF-Java) have dependencies on netCDF-C.

-Ward

> Dear Staff Member,
> 
> I see on the download page there are a couple options for downloading
> NetCDF: netCDF-Java, netCDF-C, netCDF-Fortran, etc. How do I figure out
> which one I need? Does it depend on the source code I'm writing - i.e. if
> my source code is in Fortran90, should I use the netCDF-Fortran package?
> 
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FCN-467433
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed