Dear Mailinglist,
The constraints of the NetCDF Classic Format are documented in the
current netCDF documentation. E.g. here:
https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs/file_structure_and_performance.html#classic_file_parts
There are given contradictory numbers for the maximum records size in
classic netCDF files created with netCDF versions 3.5.1 and earlier:
The second sentence of the respective chapter reads:
"The maximum size of a record in the classic format in versions 3.5.1
and earlier is 2^32 - 4 bytes, or about 4 GiB. In versions 3.6.0 and
later, [...]"
Whereas the sentence between the two examples reads:
"If you use the unlimited dimension, record variables may exceed 2 GiB
in size, as long as the offset of the start of each record variable
within a record is less than 2 GiB - 4. For example, [...]"
Shouldn't it be "4 GiB - 4" in the last sentence? Otherwise, the example
below the sentence would not work.
Cheers,
Daniel
