64-bit ncdf4 for Windows??
Hi John, Looks like a PITA. I gave it a try without any success. All I can suggest is that you very carefully document your build attempts, and post only very specific questions, including exactly what you did and the exact error messages. Honestly if I were you I would just do this in Linux. You could run it inside a VM on Windows if you like. Best, Ista
On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 12:03 PM, JohnG <John_gross at nps.gov> wrote:
Ista, Sorry about lack of detail. Here are a some additional specifics: - this is for Windows (only). I'm aware the libraries exist for Linus, MacOX, etc but we're a Windows shop. - R: We've been struggling with this in ver 2.14 to the current (2.15.2). It's not a version issue. Two professional developers here have attempted to build the libraries. The most recent is on vacation so I can't provide precise error messages, but I can get those details this Wed. or Thurs. if they'd be helpful. My recollection is that the issue was the make file and library linking - maybe a library or function not found error. We followed the directions to the Unidata site and (both times) downloaded the most recent 64-bit files (yes, they exist). This is a known, difficult issue, and I suspect what I'm looking for is a very talented person that has successfully build the libraries. The best instructions I know of are at: http://cirrus.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncdf/how_to_build_on_windows.html and D. Pierce notes that he will not support others that attempt the build, presumably because of the mysterious issues and error messages, which may be system-specific. These are noted on his web page. Unidata apparently has restricted public distribution of the compiled libraries, thus I'm thinking that a solution is most likely to come from someone that's built the libraries, but is not posting them to avoid licensing violation. If (when?) we're successful, we'll be in a similar position - presumably we can respond to requests from individuals for the 64-bit package, but we won't be able post it to the RCRAN site. -- View this message in context: http://r-sig-geo.2731867.n2.nabble.com/64-bit-ncdf4-for-Windows-tp7582474p7582545.html Sent from the R-sig-geo mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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