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20020620: netCDF 3.5.0 bug found and fixed: NC_check_name

Jianwei,

> To: <address@hidden>
> From: Jianwei Li <address@hidden>
> Subject: Bug found and fixed
> Organization: Northwestern University, ECE Dept.
> Keywords: 200206192037.g5JKbfa24245 netCDF 3.5.0 attr.c

The above message contained the following:

> Hello,
> 
> I found a small but important bug in netCDF 3.5.0 (C library).
> 
> In the library source file "src/libsrc/attr.c" [line 511]:
> 
>       status = NC_check_name(name)
> 
> should be changed to
> 
>       status = NC_check_name(newname)
> 
> This is important for a valid CDL syntax.
> 
> 
> Jianwei
> 
> Northwestern University, ECE Dept.
> (847)467-2299

You're absolutely right.  We've made the correction and it will be in
the next release.

Thanks for reporting this.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson   <http://www.unidata.ucar.edu>