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[netCDF #MEI-162758]: NetCDF static library for Windows

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  • Subject: [netCDF #MEI-162758]: NetCDF static library for Windows
  • Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:44:08 -0700
Hello Charles,

Currently, we only provide the shared libraries (.dll), as you have observed.  
To get static versions of the library, you would need to recompile at least 
netCDF; you would also need to recompile the dependencies as well, depending on 
what capabilities you want the netcdf library to possess.  If you wanted a 
bare-bones netCDF3 library, there aren't actually any dependencies you need to 
worry about.  If you wanted a full blown netCDF4 library, you would need to 
recompile zlib, hdf5 and libcurl to get netCDF4 and DAP support.  

This can be a bit cumbersome; if you are interested, I can provide you a script 
that I use for re-building the dependencies on Windows.  It uses cmake to 
generate Visual Studio projects and then cmake again as a VS-frontend to 
compile everything on the command line.  The script would purely be for 
reference; it's not an 'official' Unidata tool/product, but it sounds like it 
might be helpful.

I'm sorry I can't provide a more immediately helpful response!

-Ward

> Hello,
> 
> I downloaded the NetCDF binaries for Windows and used it with success.
> However I would like to use a static version of the library, not the dll.
> I read the instructions at
> 
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/winbin.html
> 
> and it seems that the dll are mandatory.
> 
> How can I get a fully static version of NetCDF for Windows? Do I have to
> re-compile everything by myself in static mode, or are the static binary
> also available somewhere?
> 
> Any advice will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks a lot !
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Charles Verron
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MEI-162758
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed