Re: [netcdfgroup] what is status of netCDF3 vs netCDF4?

• To: Chris Barker <chris.barker@xxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [netcdfgroup] what is status of netCDF3 vs netCDF4?
• From: Nick Papior Andersen <nickpapior@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 19:10:06 +0000

Sure, it was more a pedantic outburst... :)
I just think supplying both is crucial. :)

2014-11-06 19:06 GMT+00:00 Chris Barker <chris.barker@xxxxxxxx>:

> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Nick Papior Andersen <
> nickpapior@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I think both are key! (you can similarly call fortran from C...)
>>
>
> You can, but the ABIs are not standardised, and Fortran compilers are
> harder to come by. i.e. I know of no system with a Fortran compiler and no
> C compiler, but plenty with C and not Fortran.
>
> Not that you should do only one, but if you have to choose, C is the lower
> common denominator.
>
> -Chris
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Kind regards Nick

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