> Jim-
> Unfortunately, ncgen has always treated
> the no flags case as being just a syntax
> check. I agree with your intent, but
> we are captives of history and back compatability.
I think ncgen could still treat no flags as a syntax check, but use of
-b or -o specifying an output file means a netCDF output should be
generated. In that case, I don't see the need for specifying a "-k"
when the type of output can be inferred from the CDL.
This request was actually entered a few months ago in Jira ticket
NCF-124:
https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/jira/browse/NCF-124
I don't think it would violate our backward compatibility commitment,
which is about APIs and data.
--Russ
> Jim Cowie wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I built netcdf-4.2-rc1 and I was not able to create a file using ncgen
> > unless I included the '-k kind' option. With this option omitted,
> > nothing happens.
> >
> > I hope this is not intentional because it would be a step in the wrong
> > direction. My goal is to *never* use the -k option, but rather to use
> > the _Format attribute within the CDL to define the output file type at
> > run-time. Based on earlier discussions I've had with Unidata, and some
> > documentation I've seen, this was the intent of the _Format attribute.
> > Using -k would override what is in the CDL. Now I'm not sure what to think.
> >
> > Thanks ...
> >
> > Jim Cowie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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