[netCDF #LSJ-357371]: Netcdf 4.2.1.1

Hi Mike,

--disable-netcdf-4 and --disable-dap are unnecessary when building the C++
interface. The interface layer just acts as a ‘pass-through’ for the
underlying libnetcdf library. As a result, cxx4 will have DAP if libnetcdf
has DAP, etc.. I guess an easier way to think of it is that these features
will be controlled when building netcdf-c, not the interfaces (C++,
Fortran, Python, etc).

Regarding the error you are getting; the C++ interface requires that the C
library be built with netcdf-4 functionality. This will require re-building
libnetcdf with the --disable-netcdf-4 flag excluded.

I hope this clarifies things; let me know if there’s anything else I can
help with!

-Ward

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 1:09 PM, address@hidden <
address@hidden> wrote:

New Client Reply: Netcdf 4.2.1.1
>
> Ward,
>
> New problems.
>
> I jumped into netcdf-cxx-4.2.1 and found a configure file but when I use
> the same configure command that I used for building in
> netcdf-4.2.1.1.tar.gz:
> ./configure --prefix=/u/Michael.Page/netcdf_c++/netcdf-cxx4-4.2.1
> --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-dap
>
> first I get a warning:
> > configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --disable-netcdf-4,
> --disable-dap
>
> and then an error:
> > checking for nc_use_parallel_enabled... no
> > configure: error: NetCDF must be built with netCDF-4 enabled.
>
> so I changed the configure command to:
> > ./configure --prefix=/u/Michael.Page/c++/netcdf-cxx4-4.2.1
> --enable-netCDF-4
> > configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --enable-netCDF-4
>
> I don’t understand what’s going on.
> Can you explain?
>
> Mike Page
> Theory and Practice, LLC
> www.linkedin.com/in/MikePageHPC
> address@hidden
> 303-944-8291
>
>
>
> > On Oct 22, 2015, at 10:08 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > Ward,
> >
> > Thanks for your response and the info included.
> >
> > I think I have taken a step forward with the problems that were tripping
> me up.
> >
> > On your NetCDF downloads page, I found the link to “Archived NetCDF
> source code”.
> > From that list I grabbed netcdf-4.2.1.1.tar.gz
> > It included a configure file and the build went well.
> > I also need to build Fortran and C++ libraries, etc so I grabbed
> > netcdf-fortran-netcdf-fortran-4.2.tar.gz and neycdf-cxx4-4.2.1.tar.gz
> from the respective links on the same NetCDF downloads page
> >
> > I am about to make the transfers to my host machine and start the builds.
> > I think I am moving in the right direction.
> >
> > PS. My user community insists on 4.2.1 and 3.6.3. When the dust settles
> I will probably install 4.3 as well.
> >
> > Mike Page
> > Theory and Practice, LLC
> > www.linkedin.com/in/MikePageHPC
> > address@hidden
> > 303-944-8291
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Oct 22, 2015, at 9:55 AM, Unidata netCDF Support <
> address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Mike,
> >>
> >> NetCDF-4.2.1.1 is an old version, that was backported to GitHub when we
> migrated ~ a year and a half ago.  As a result, these old releases (on
> GitHub) do not contain the configure/autotools files, as we would have to
> add them by hand and then they would show up as 'newer' releases in the
> release timeline.
> >>
> >> You can generate `configure` and dependent files by running `autoreconf
> -if` in the top-level directory.  As a developer, you might have these
> tools installed and if so, great.  If not, the easiest thing would be to
> use our latest release, netCDF-C 4.3.3.1, available from
> https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/releases/tag/v4.3.3.1.  This is the
> latest version, and contains all of the configuration files.
> >>
> >> I hope this helps, have a great day,
> >>
> >> -Ward
> >>
> >>> I just downloaded netcdf-c-netcdf-4.2.1.1 from
> https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/releases?after=netcdf-4.3.0
> >>>
> >>> The INSTALL file instructs on using ./configure as the first step in
> the build process but I can’t find the configure executable in my download.
> >>>
> >>> What am I missing?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>> Mike Page
> >>> Theory and Practice, LLC
> >>> www.linkedin.com/in/MikePageHPC
> >>> address@hidden
> >>> 303-944-8291
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> Ticket Details
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> >> Ticket ID: LSJ-357371
> >> Department: Support netCDF
> >> Priority: Normal
> >> Status: Closed
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>
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> Ticket ID: LSJ-357371
> Department: Support netCDF
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
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>
> ​



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: LSJ-357371
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Open