I posted previously (7/10/08) about my problems getting NetCDF
binaries to work with gfortran. Feedback led me to install Cygwin and
try to get NetCDF to work there. There are still problems. I have some
tentative ideas about why, and wonder if anyone has any comments.
1) There are no native Windows NetCDF binaries for Fortran 9x, like
gfortran;
2) There are no Cygwin NetCDF binaries for 32 bit systems, like my 5
year old Pentium 4.
My options, therefore, are:
a) Try to get a (free) f77 compiler (f2c?);
b) Build a 32 bit NetCDF under Cygwin myself (gulp);
c) Buy a new 64 bit computer (double gulp).
I have contacted Unidata (NetCDF), but have yet to hear back. I would
appreciate feedback,especially about the complexity of option b). I am a
Meteorologist, not a computer specialist...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:27:17 GMT, jrsyangl verizon.net>
wrote in <9Abhk.291$5Q.95@trnddc06>:

I don't know about NetCDF, but I've used cygwin for a long time.

cygwin contains the g77 compiler.

Shouldn't be difficult if the process is well documented and/or
there's a good makefile.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:43:11 +0000 (UTC), Dr Ivan D. Reid
brunel.ac.uk>
wrote in loki.brunel.ac.uk>:

jrsyangl wrote:

I want to thank Ivan, Alois, and Craig for their help and encouragement
in dealing with my NetCDF problem. I have been able to build NetCDF4 and
run the sample program on my system. There was a slight diversion when,
at Unidata's suggestion, I tried to build with the new HDF5 option,
which caused out of memory errors during the make. I do not need this
option, but I guess the price of "free" software is that you sometimes
have to test beta versions. In any event, things went fairly smoothly
after removing this option. Thanks again.

Lou Umscheid

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