netCDF operators NCO version 3.1.9 are ready

[Charlie Zender]

The netCDF operators NCO version 3.1.9 are ready.

http://nco.sf.net (Homepage)
http://dust.ess.uci.edu/nco (Homepage "mirror")

Release 3.1.9 contains new ncea/ncecat features,
new ncap2 features, configure support for AIX, and RPMs with ncap2.

B. ncecat and ncea now allow files to differ in record dimension size
    iff the requested (with -d start.,end.) record hyperslab resolves
    to the same size for all files.
    This allows easier gluing/averaging of unequal length timeseries
    from an ensemble of simulations (e.g., the IPCC AR4 archive).

C. ncap2 (http://nco.sf.net/nco.html#ncap2) grows more powerful.
    ncap2 now accepts quoted variable names, e.g., 'HNO3-'
    Henry keeps adding features. See ~/nco/data/ncap2.in.
    Once threading and for loops are done we'll document it all.

D. The "configure" install method now works for ncap2 on AIX
    Thanks to Martin Schutz for encouraging us to finish this.

E. Pre-built, up-to-date, Debian Sid binary packages are available.
    Debian/Ubuntu users may get them from http://nco.sf.net#debian
    Soon "apt-get install nco" will retrieve these versions.

F. We have built and distributing RPM packages with ncap2
    http://nco.sf.net/src/nco-3.1.9-1.i386.rpm
    (Thanks to Harry Mangalam for installing an up-to-date Fedora
    system for us to build on).

F. We've recently presented two posters (AGU) and three talks (AMS and
    Opendap conf.) on NCO and the Server-side system now called SWAMP.
    NCO publications, extended abstracts, and posters are at:

    http://nco.sf.net#pub

Build/runtime changes:

1. Update to DAP for netCDF 3.6.2

2. Allow specification of ANTLR_INC to configure, improve AIX linkage

Enjoy,
Charlie
-- 
Charlie Zender, surname at uci.edu, Department of Earth System Science
3228 Croul Hall, UC Irvine, Irvine CA 92697-3100. (949) 824-2987 :)

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