Re: [netcdfgroup] netcdf-4.0-beta2 and netcdf-3.6.3-beta1 now available on Unidata web site...

• To: Ed Hartnett <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [netcdfgroup] netcdf-4.0-beta2 and netcdf-3.6.3-beta1 now available on Unidata web site...
• From: Roy Mendelssohn <Roy.Mendelssohn@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:22 -0700

Hi Ed:

-Roy

On May 8, 2008, at 7:50 AM, Ed Hartnett wrote:

Howdy all!

Two new beta releases of the netcdf C/Fortran/C++ libraries are
available on the netCDF web site:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/

It is not necessary to get both releases.

The 4.0-beta2 release is fully backward compatible and contains all
the functionality of the 3.6.3 release. It is a drop-in replacement
for the netCDF 3.6.2 release. Get the 4.0 beta if you want to keep
using netCDF classic format, and also want to try new netCDF-4
features. To access the netCDF-4 features, correct versions of HDF5
and zlib must be installed. Everything is explained in the netCDF-4
installation instructions:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/netcdf-4/newdocs/netcdf- install/Quick-Instructions.html

The 4.0-beta2 release is the final beta before release of 4.0 in
June. See the release notes for more information, and links to all the
necessary tarballs:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/release-notes-4.0- beta.html

The 3.6.3 release is provided as a maintenance release for those who
do not want to upgrade to netCDF-4 yet. The 3.6.3 release contains the
latest core library code, without the netCDF-4 enhancements. Get this
release only if you know you will not be getting the 4.0 release.

For more details about this release see the release notes:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/release-notes-3.6.3- beta1.html

These beta releases have been tested on a variety of platforms. See
the builds page for more information:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/builds/

Please let us know how these releases worked at
support-netcdf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Thanks!

Ed

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