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[netCDF #KQB-994701]: Old libnetcdf.a Library File

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  • Subject: [netCDF #KQB-994701]: Old libnetcdf.a Library File
  • Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:45:03 -0700
Hello Jim,

So it sounds like the version of netCDF you were using is old enough that it 
contained both the C and fortran interfaces combined.  Starting with netCDF 
4.2, the C and Fortran interfaces were split into separate libraries.  You 
should be able to download the C and Fortran source code from 
https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/releases and 
https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran/releases and compile/install them.  
You will need to install the C library first, as the fortran interface depends 
upon it.  If you intend to use netCDF-4 functionality, you will also need to 
install the HDF5 library, but this isn't required unless you specifically need 
the extended data model and file format.

I hope this helps!

-Ward

> Full Name: Jim Secan
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: NWRA
> Package Version:
> Operating System: macOS
> Hardware: iMac
> Description of problem:
> 
> I have a number of netCDF files built from 1999 through 2013 using the old
> Fortran netCDF interface based on the libnetcdf.a file.  These were all
> done on 32-bit Linux system.  I am trying to access these data, and the
> associated processing codes, but since I am now on more modern systems
> the old library file will not work with current compilers.  I am trying
> to avoid a multi-step process of using something like the ncks utility
> to reformat the netCDF into ASCII column files, and I am hoping that
> there may be a way to get a 64-bit version of the libnetcdf.a library
> which I can use with the gfortran compiler on a macOS-based machine.
> Is there some way I can get this library?
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: KQB-994701
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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