[netCDF #BLM-996217]: Compatibility of NetCDF/4.2 compiled w/Cray compilers and HDF5/1.8.9 compiled w/gnu compilers

Hi Mike,

The netcdf-c library uses C code exclusively to interact with HDF5, so you 
should be clear.

I hope this helps!

-Ward

> Full Name: Mike Page
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: NOAA/NCEP
> Package Version: 4.2
> Operating System:
> Hardware: Cray XC40
> Description of problem:
> 
> Cray compilers do not implement the 'sizeof' function as completely
> as intel or pig or gnu. Therefore HDF5/1.8.9 will not build under the
> Cray compilers.
> 
> But I have been informed (by Cray folks) that linking CCE-compiled code
> to GNU-built libs with CCE but only if the code is C-based, Fortran
> modules and C++ won't work.
> 
> So the big question is:
> 
> Is the NetCDF interface to HDF5 done via C code exclusively or is there
> a mix?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BLM-996217
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed