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NetCDF 3.6.3 Release Notes

We are pleased to announce a new release of netCDF: version 3.6.3.

The source distribution for netCDF 3.6.3 is now available in compressed tar or gzipped tar form. Instructions for installation are available in the INSTALL file that accompanies the software or online.

Version 3.6.3 release includes support for UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters in names, several bug fixes, and portability enhancements. For a more detailed list of changes, see the RELEASE_NOTES which accompany the netCDF distribution.

This release has been tested on a wide variety of platforms; see the netcdf-3.6.3 test page. (Unidata site registration required).

Changes Since Version 3.6.2

• In ncdump and ncgen, added CDL support for UTF-8 encoding of characters in names and for escaped special characters in names.
• Handle IEEE NaNs and infinities in a platform-independent way in ncdump output.
• Added support for ARM representation of doubles (thanks to Warren Turkal).
• Fixed bug in C++ API creating 64-bit offset files and a bug for variables larger than 4 GiB.
• Updated the configure system to solve more portability problems in configure scripts and Makefiles.
• Fixed documentation in several places.
• Include missing Windows Visual Studio build files.
• Added more tests, tested on more systems.

Providing Feedback

Questions or suggestions about this release may be sent to <support-netcdf@unidata.ucar.edu>, mentioning the platform and version of the software.

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