[netcdfgroup] netcdf-4.0-beta2 and netcdf-3.6.3-beta1 now available on Unidata web site...

[Jeff Whitaker]

Ed Hartnett wrote:
> Howdy all!
>
> Two new beta releases of the netcdf C/Fortran/C++ libraries are
> available on the netCDF web site:
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/
>
> It is not necessary to get both releases. 
>
> The 4.0-beta2 release is fully backward compatible and contains all
> the functionality of the 3.6.3 release. It is a drop-in replacement
> for the netCDF 3.6.2 release. Get the 4.0 beta if you want to keep
> using netCDF classic format, and also want to try new netCDF-4
> features. To access the netCDF-4 features, correct versions of HDF5
> and zlib must be installed. Everything is explained in the netCDF-4
> installation instructions:
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/netcdf-4/newdocs/netcdf-install/Quick-Instructions.html
>
> The 4.0-beta2 release is the final beta before release of 4.0 in
> June. See the release notes for more information, and links to all the
> necessary tarballs:
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/release-notes-4.0-beta.html
>
> The 3.6.3 release is provided as a maintenance release for those who
> do not want to upgrade to netCDF-4 yet. The 3.6.3 release contains the
> latest core library code, without the netCDF-4 enhancements. Get this
> release only if you know you will not be getting the 4.0 release.
>
> For more details about this release see the release notes:
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/release-notes-3.6.3-beta1.html
>
> These beta releases have been tested on a variety of platforms. See
> the builds page for more information:
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/builds/
>
> Please let us know how these releases worked at
> support-netcdf at unidata.ucar.edu.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ed
>
>   
Ed:  The web page says netcdf-4.0-beta2 requires 1.8.0-snap5, but it 
appears to work fine with 1.8.0.  Is it really necessary to have snap5 
or can the released version of hdf5 1.8.0 be used?

-Jeff

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