Hi,
I just compiled NetCDF 3.4 with the most recent version of GNU Win32
(Beta 19) and EGCS-1.02. Binaries and a patch for building it
yourself are available. See "README" file below for details.
Why should you use this GNU Win32 port of NetCDF rather than the
one based on M$ Visual C++? Here are a few reasons:
1) GNU Win32 contains a Unix emulation layer which makes it
much easier to port Unix software to Win32 than using
Visual C++. The compiler is getting rather stable.
2) You can't beat the price.
Enjoy!
Arlindo.
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GNU Win32 NetCDF Libraries
Arlindo da Silva
Data Assimilation Office
NASA/GSFC
27 March 1998
This directory contains binary versions of Unidata's NetCDF package
compiled with Cygnus GNU Win32 C compiler (this is a port of gcc to
Windows 95/NT). The NetCDF v3.4 libraries includes C, C++ and FORTRAN
bindings (but no Perl interface).
TOOLS USED:
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C/C++ : Cygnus GNU Win32 v Beta 19 (*), with EGCS-1.02 binutils (**)
FORTRAN : GNU Fortran (g77) shiped with EGCS-1.02
NetCDF: v 3.4 sources available from Unidata
(http://www.unidata.ucar.edu)
(*) GNU Win32 site: http://www.cygnus.com/gnu-win32
(**) Win32 EGCS-1.02 site:
http://www.xraylith.wisc.edu/~khan/software/gnu-win32/
All these tools are FREE software.
AVAILABILITY:
------------
The pre-compiled NetCDF libraries can be obtained from:
ftp://niteroi.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/win32/unidata/netcdf/
Sources are available from http://www.unidata.ucar.edu. See below
for my gnuwin32 patches.
DIRECTORY STRUCTURE:
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bin/ ncdump, ncgen
lib/ libraries
include/ header files
man/ Unix manual pages
PATCHES FOR COMPILING NetCDF 3.4 under GNU Win32 Beta 19/EGCS-1.02
------------------------------------------------------------------
Netcdf 3.4 builds with just a few small glitches. Here is how to build
it:
1) Grab sources from Unidata (ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu)
2) Grab the patch file:
ftp://niteroi.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/win32/unidata/netcdf/patch01
3) Un-tar sources and apply the patch:
tar xvfz netcdf-3.4.tar.Z
patch -p0 < patch01
4) Then configure and make it (do this from bash):
cd netcdf-3.4/src
./configure
make CXX=g++
make CXX=g++ test
make CXX=g++ install
NOTE: Since Win32 is case insensitive, "CC" is the same as "cc"
and the configure script was not clever enough to choose
g++. Therefore, we specify CXX=g++ at the command line.
QUESTIONS:
---------
Notice that I DO NOT provide support for this software, but if
you have questions you may try to contact me at:
Arlindo da Silva
Data Assimilation Office
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
dasilva@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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