Howdy Ward,
I hope to finally meet you in person tomorrow afternoon.
I agree about using cmake if feasible, so that changes to the build can be
captured.
Thanks for your support for the idea!
Ed
On Sep 29, 2015 8:51 AM, "Ward Fisher" <wfisher@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I just wanted to jump in real quick re: netCDF on mobile platforms. In
> regardfs to netCDF3, at least, it is possible to leverage the `cmake` build
> system to create an iOS version of libnetcdf. I experimented with this
> during the original integration of cmake into the netCDF build system, and
> it should still hold true. If it doesn't, we are always open to pull
> requests, and/or I'd be happy to help bring the code/build in line so that
> there isn't a roadblock on our end for mobile development.
>
> A quick google search suggests that there is a method by which you can use
> cmake to generate Android projects, but I have no experience with that.
>
> I hope this is helpful; without having to focus on the build system,
> developers can ideally focus on writing the apps that will use libnetcdf to
> do interesting things on these new platforms!
>
> Thanks all,
>
> -Ward
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Ed Hartnett <edwardjameshartnett@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Howdy Antonio!
>>
>> Thanks for asking, because it caused me to realize that the same is true
>> for iOS. So I will rephrase my question and ask:
>>
>> Who else is interested in netCDF on mobile devices?
>>
>> Mobile devices are penetrating markets rapidly, growing in power and
>> screen size, and decreasing cost. For many programmers in the 21st Century,
>> an inexpensive Android device may be both first computer and first
>> development platform.
>>
>> Mobile apps have already transformed many industries, bringing new
>> capabilities and efficiency. Science data processing will also benefit from
>> mobile devices. Scientists will be able to see and interact with their data
>> in new ways.
>>
>> But the mobile programming world is quite distinct from the desktop
>> world. What seems trivial to a desktop programmer may be unknown to a
>> mobile programmer, or vastly changed by the unique requirements of the
>> mobile platform.
>>
>> I would like to gather mobile efforts a little to ensure that the
>> libraries are well-supported in the mobile sphere, and also continue to
>> remain free and open software. I would also like to start porting some
>> programs, to help demonstrate how mobile software might benefit the science
>> community.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Ed
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Antonio Rodriges <antonio.rrz@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ed,
>>>
>>> What are the use cases for "AndroCDF"?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Antonio
>>>
>>
>>
