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Mary, > Thanks for the update Russ. > > If we revert back to NetCDF 4.0.1, what version of HDF5 do you > recommend we use? > > --Mary We tested netCDF-4.0.1 with HDF5-1.8.2, but I think it should also work with HDF5-1.8.3, though there may be memory leak issues with those combinations. To be certain, we'll have to do some additional testing. --Russ > > On Feb 22, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Russ Rew wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > We have just been informed of a bug in HDF5-1.8.4 that causes a > > problem > > in files written using netCDF-4.1. The symptom is that if a > > variable or > > group is created with more than 8 attributes, the resulting file > > becomes > > non-portable between little-endian and big-endian platforms. > > > > The HDF5 developers have a fix and are testing it now. We are also > > about to test a prerelease snapshot of the fix. > > > > This note is to inform the netCDF community about this problem and the > > upcoming fix, which we expect to be officially announced sometime next > > week. > > > > In the meantime, we recommend that you not use netCDF-4 linked with > > HDF5-1.8.4 to write netCDF-4 or netCDF-4 classic model files that have > > more than 8 attributes for any data object, including more than 8 > > global > > attributes. We will add a test to the netCDF-4 version 4.1.1 release > > that would have uncovered this bug, test the HDF5 fix to make sure it > > creates portable netCDF-4 files, and keep you informed of progress on > > this issue. > > > > We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. > > > > --Russ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > netcdfgroup mailing list > > netcdfgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list information or to unsubscribe, visit: http:// > > www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/
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