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NetCDF 3.6.3-beta1 Release Notes

We are pleased to announce a new beta release of netCDF: version 3.6.3-beta1.

The source distribution for netCDF 3.6.3-beta1 is now available in compressed tar, gzipped tar form. Instructions for installation are available in the INSTALL file that accompanies the software or online.

Version 3.6.3-beta1 is a a pre-release beta for the upcomming 3.6.3 maintainence release. This release includes support for UTF8 characters in CDL, 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; the the netcdf-3.6.3-beta1 test page.

Changes Since Version 3.6.2

• In ncdump and ncgen, added CDL support for UTF8 encoding of characters in names and for escaped special chars 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 GB.
• Changed the configure.ac to build either 3.6.x or 4.x build from the same configure.ac. Upgraded to automake 1.10, autoconf 2.62, and libtool 2.2.2.
• Documentation has been fixed in several places.
• Includes 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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