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[netCDF #BNN-143450]: Bug in netCDF library.

Hi Lynton,

Thanks so much for the patch; I'll take a look at it!

-Ward

> Dear netCDF support,
> 
> Last recently I updated my ubuntu installation to the latest version,
> 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS.
> This ports with  netCDF version 4.4.0.
> 
> I have discovered that there is a bug in the library that affects
> nc_inq_type.
> 
> I have attached a small example programe to demonstrate the problem.
> 
> The problem appears to be due to a bug on line 1590  in libdispatch/dfile.c
> 
> Version 4.4.0  has the line         if(xtype <= ATOMICTYPEMAX3) {
> Version 4.4.1  has the line         if(xtype <= ATOMICTYPEMAX5) {
> 
> In fact  the correct value is
> Version 4.4.0  has the line         if(xtype <= ATOMICTYPEMAX4) {
> 
> The example code shows that it functions correctly if I modify this line
> accordingly.
> 
> with kind regards
> 
> Lynton
> 
> 
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BNN-143450
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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