Good evening Tim, No problem, I'm glad you were able to get the prebuilt versions working. When working in Windows, which compiler are you using, if I might ask? Also, are you working within a particular environment, such as Cygwin or MSYS/MinGW? The good news is that Visual Studio is likely unnecessary; while we currently provide instructions for building the C libraries with VS (as well as VS-compatible pre-compiled C library downloads), we do not yet have instructions for building the netCDF-Fortran libraries using Visual Studio/the Visual Studio-compatible C libraries. If you are working within Cygwin, you can use the 'setup.exe' package manager to install pre-built netCDF-C and netCDF-Fortran libraries. If you are working within MSYS/MinGW, you may build these libraries from source much the same way you would in a Unix environment; feel free to ask for specific instructions if this is unclear. If you are not using either of these environments, would you mind providing a little more information regarding your fortran compiler? Thanks; hopefully we should be able to get this sorted out for you as quickly as possible! Have a great evening, -Ward On 4/17/13 1:58 PM, Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) wrote: > New Client Reply: CMake problems > > Thanks a bunch Ward for your help! I was able to successfully install the > netCDF3 64-bit version prebuilt binary. Honestly however, I'm not sure what > to do at this point? If I can take a moment to back up and explain what I'm > trying to do and what my skill set is, hopefully you can help me reach my > goal. > > I work in windows and write relatively simple fortran code using a text > editor and a free fortran compiler. My programs typically read in some sort > of text file, perform some calculations, and write out a text file to be used > in a mapping or graphing software package. I'm competent with a computer but > I certainly do not have the skill set that you all at Unidata have. I've > never used Visual Studio although I have loaded a trial version on my machine > in my unsuccessful attempts to access netCDF data. > > What I would like to be able to do is read in a netCDF file for my fortran > programs. I would also be perfectly happy to use some of the netCDF > utilities (if I understand them correctly) to spit out a text file that I > could then use. > > Take home message: I'm looking for the barest of bones way to access data in > netCDF format. > > Thanks so much to you and Russ for your patience and help! > Tim > > ********************************************** > Timothy W. Hawkins > Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator > Department of Geography and Earth Science > Shippensburg University > 1871 Old Main Drive > Shippensburg, PA 17257 > > Email: address@hidden > Phone: (717) 477-1662 > Fax: (717) 477-4029 > Web: http://www.ship.edu/geo-ess/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata netCDF Support [mailto:address@hidden > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 1:00 PM > To: Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) > Cc: address@hidden; Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) > Subject: [netCDF #LCN-240709]: CMake problems > > Good morning Tim, > > Thank you for your patience in waiting for a response; sorry for the delay, I > was out of the office last week. > > There are a couple of different ways to specify the ZLIB library for CMake. > > You may specify a root directory which contains the zlib libraries via the > 'CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH' variable, e.g. > > "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=c:\Users\wfisher\share" > > If this were set, CMake would traverse the 'share' directory and all sub > directories when looking for zlib (as well as any other dependency > libraries). You may also specify the zlib library and include directory > directly, as follows: > > ZLIB_LIBRARY=c:\zlib\lib\zlib.lib > ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=c:\zlib_include_dir=c:\zlib\include\ > > In the top-right quadrant of the CMake GUI, there is a button marked 'Add > Entry'. If you select this, you will be able to specify a new variable > 'cache entry'. When doing this, you will have to select the variable type > from a drop-down control. The name and corresponding types would be as > follows: > > CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH > ZLIB_LIBRARY:FILEPATH > ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH > > Alternatively, if it is easier for you, we are providing the netCDF libraries > for Windows as pre-compiled binaries, complete with dependencies, at the > following site: > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs_rc/winbin.html > > I hope this helps; please let me know if you have any more questions! I am > still refining the CMake directions, and it is great to get feedback on > points that are unclear. > > Have a great day, > > -Ward > >> Thanks Russ. I'll look for his response next week. Have a good weekend. >> >> Tim >> >> ********************************************** >> Timothy W. Hawkins >> Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator Department of Geography and >> Earth Science Shippensburg University >> 1871 Old Main Drive >> Shippensburg, PA 17257 >> >> Email: address@hidden >> Phone: (717) 477-1662 >> Fax: (717) 477-4029 >> Web: http://www.ship.edu/geo-ess/ >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Unidata netCDF Support [mailto:address@hidden >> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 1:26 PM >> To: Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) >> Cc: address@hidden; Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) >> Subject: [netCDF #LCN-240709]: CMake problems >> >> Tim, >> >>> I've disabled all the HDF5 and netCDF4 options in the cmake GUI. Based on >>> a new configuration error message and some research, I disabled DAP. Does >>> this seem reasonable? >>> >>> I'm now getting the following configuration error. I'm not sure how to >>> "set them" as prompted by the message. There were not any check boxes that >>> were readily obvious in the GUI. Any thoughts? Thanks so much again. >> I'm not sure, being fairly new to CMake. Our CMake expert will be back in >> the office next week, and he should be able to answer your question. >> >> --Russ >> >>> CMake Summary: >>> >>> Build Type: DEBUG >>> Building Shared Libraries: ON >>> Building netCDF-4: OFF >>> Building DAP Support: OFF >>> Building Utilities: ON >>> Using pnetcdf: OFF, >>> Using Parallel IO: OFF >>> Linking against: ZLIB_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND >>> >>> CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are >>> set to NOTFOUND. >>> Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the CMake >>> files: >>> ZLIB_LIBRARY (ADVANCED) >>> linked by target "netcdf" in directory >>> C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.3.0-rc3/libli >>> b linked by target "ncgen" in directory >>> C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.3.0-rc3/ncgen >>> linked by target "nccopy" in directory >>> C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.3.0-rc3/ncdum >>> p linked by target "ncdump" in directory >>> C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.3.0-rc3/ncdum >>> p >>> >>> Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! >>> >>> ********************************************** >>> Timothy W. Hawkins >>> Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator Department of Geography >>> and Earth Science Shippensburg University >>> 1871 Old Main Drive >>> Shippensburg, PA 17257 >>> >>> Email: address@hidden >>> Phone: (717) 477-1662 >>> Fax: (717) 477-4029 >>> Web: http://www.ship.edu/geo-ess/ >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Unidata netCDF Support >>> [mailto:address@hidden >>> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 1:20 PM >>> To: Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) >>> Cc: address@hidden; Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) >>> Subject: [netCDF #LCN-240709]: RE: Fwd: RE: unidata summer workshops >>> >>> Hi Tim, >>> >>>> Thanks for this. I've been busy with other projects so I'm just getting >>>> back around to trying to get netCDF installed on my windows machine via >>>> the cmake GUI. A couple of questions based on my research: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Â What exactly is HDF5 and do I need it if Iâm just trying to >>>> access readily available netCDF files? >>> HDF5 is another format and library that netCDF-4 uses for its storage layer >>> to implement more performance features (e.g. compression, parallel I/O) as >>> well as an extended data model that has more primitive types and >>> user-defined types. >>> >>> Here's 2 FAQs that provide more details about the relationship among >>> netCDF-3, netCDF-4, and HDF5: >>> >>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/faq.html#fv4 >>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/faq.html#fv18 >>> >>> You don't netCDF-4 or HDF5 if the files you want to access use the >>> default netCDF-3 "classic" data model and format, or the 64-bit >>> offset format. Here's how you can >>> tell: >>> >>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs/faq.html#fv1_5 >>> >>>> Â If you think HDF5 worthwhile to have, it doesnât appear that >>>> it is part of the netCDF download you directed me to? Where would I find >>>> it and how do I instruct the cmake GUI to recognize it? >>> It's not part of netCDF, as it's developed, maintained, and supported by a >>> different organization. If you decide you need netCDF-4 and the HDF5 >>> library it depends on, you can download it from the HDF Group site: >>> >>> http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/ >>> >>> If you download it in binary form and install that, you won't need CMake to >>> build it from source. But the HDF5 Group provides instructions for building >>> and installing it with CMake, in case you have a need for that. >>> >>>> Â If you donât think HDF5 is necessary for my purposes, how do >>>> I instruct the cmake GUI to build without it? >>> You would provide the CMake option >>> >>> -D"ENABLE_NETCDF_4=OFF" >>> >>> as described in more detail here: >>> >>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/docs_rc/netCDF-CMake.html >>> >>>> Sorry for what are probably pretty simplistic questions. This is all new >>>> to me. Thanks for your help! >>> No problem, glad to help ... >>> >>> --Russ >>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ********************************************** >>>> >>>> Timothy W. Hawkins >>>> >>>> Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator >>>> >>>> Department of Geography and Earth Science >>>> >>>> Shippensburg University >>>> >>>> 1871 Old Main Drive >>>> >>>> Shippensburg, PA 17257 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Email: address@hidden >>>> >>>> Phone: (717) 477-1662 >>>> >>>> Fax: (717) 477-4029 >>>> >>>> Web: http://www.ship.edu/geo-ess/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Unidata netCDF Support >>>> [mailto:address@hidden >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:47 PM >>>> To: Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) >>>> Cc: address@hidden >>>> Subject: [netCDF #LCN-240709]: RE: Fwd: RE: unidata summer >>>> workshops >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Russ, >>>>> This was very helpful and I've made some progress now that I have CMake >>>>> supported version. In the configuration step from the CMake GUI I'm >>>>> getting the following error that I'm hopeful you can help me resolve. >>>>> Thanks again for all your help, >>>>> Tim >>>>> The C compiler identification is MSVC 17.0.50727.1 >>>>> Check for working C compiler using: Visual Studio 11 >>>>> Check for working C compiler using: Visual Studio 11 -- works >>>>> Detecting C compiler ABI info >>>>> Detecting C compiler ABI info - done >>>>> Could NOT find PkgConfig (missing: PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE) >>>> >>>> >>>> The failure to find pkg-config.exe on Windows is not a fatal error; the >>>> build should continue. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> HDF5_LIB-NOTFOUND, HDF5_HL_LIB-NOTFOUND, >>>>> HDF5_INCLUDE_DIR-NOTFOUND >>>>> Could NOT find ZLIB (missing: ZLIB_LIBRARY ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR) >>>> >>>> >>>> Here's an answer to a similar question from Ward Fisher, posted to the >>>> netcdfgroup mailing list: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/archives/netcdfgroup/201 >>>> 3/ >>>> ms >>>> g00161.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --Russ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:403 (MESSAGE): >>>>> HDF5 Support specified, cannot find ZLib. >>>>> CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they >>>>> are set to NOTFOUND. >>>>> Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the >>>>> CMake files: >>>>> HDF5_INCLUDE_DIR >>>>> used as include directory in directory >>>>> C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.3.0-rc3 >>>>> used as include directory in directory >>>>> C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.3.0-rc3 >>>>> used as include directory in directory >>>>> C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.3.0-rc3 >>>>> used as include directory in directory >>>>> C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.3.0-rc3 >>>>> ********************************************** >>>>> Timothy W. Hawkins >>>>> Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator >>>>> Department of Geography and Earth Science >>>>> Shippensburg University >>>>> 1871 Old Main Drive >>>>> Shippensburg, PA 17257 >>>>> Email: address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden> >>>>> Phone: (717) 477-1662 >>>>> Fax: (717) 477-4029 >>>>> Web: http://www.ship.edu/geo-ess/ >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Unidata netCDF Support >>>>> [mailto:address@hidden >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:24 AM >>>>> To: Hawkins, Timothy (Tim) >>>>> Cc: >>>>> address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden >>>>> ar >>>>> .e >>>>> du> >>>>> Subject: [netCDF #LCN-240709]: RE: Fwd: RE: unidata summer >>>>> workshops >>>>> Hi Tim, >>>>>> I've been fiddling with trying to install netCDF on windows using CMake >>>>>> as suggested in the link you sent me from last summer's workshop. I've >>>>>> pasted the CMake error below but it looks like I'm missing or am not >>>>>> properly pointing to the directory that contains the "CMakeLists.txt" >>>>>> file. Is this file a separate download? Is it included in my download >>>>>> of netCDF from unidata? Should I be pointing to a subdirectory? Any >>>>>> help is appreciated. >>>>>> CMake Error: The source directory >>>>>> "C:/Users/twhawk/Documents/downloaded_programs/netcdf-4.2.1.1" does not >>>>>> appear to contain CMakeLists.txt. >>>>> The netCDF version 4.2.1.1 release from last summer didn't contain the >>>>> CMake solution for building on Windows, which was only available at the >>>>> time from a separate web page with instructions for installing binary >>>>> releases built from CMake: >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/CompileCMake.html >>>>> However, the CMake support for building the netCDF C library on Windows >>>>> has now been integrated into a release candidate, netCDF-4.3-rc3, >>>>> available from: >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf/netcdf-rc >>>>> with instructions for building here: >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/docs_rc/winbin.html >>>>> I hope that helps ... >>>>> --Russ >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Russ Rew [mailto:address@hidden >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 4:13 PM >>>>>> To: support-netcdf >>>>>> Cc: >>>>>> address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden<mailto: >>>>>> address@hidden:address@hidden>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: Fwd: RE: unidata summer workshops >>>>>> Hi Tim, >>>>>>> ... Is there a crash course way I can learn netCDF. >>>>>>> I'm interested in using readily available netCDF files in my >>>>>>> own >>>>>>> research and teaching but don't really have any experience >>>>>>> with the >>>>>>> format. I've fiddled around with netCDF files a bit but I >>>>>>> was >>>>>>> hoping >>>>>>> for a user's course. >>>>>> Yes, I'd recommend at least the first day's worth of material from last >>>>>> year's netCDF workshop: >>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/netcdf/workshops/2012/ >>>>>> That would be the first 20 sessions, and it's OK to skip around, as some >>>>>> of the subjects are independent of earlier material, but session 3, 5, >>>>>> 6, 7, and 9 are pretty basic. Most of the material is short HTML pages >>>>>> and you can just use the icons in the upper or lower left of each page >>>>>> to navigate through the material, but some of the pages just link to >>>>>> PowerPoint presentations. >>>>>> --Russ >>>>> Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program >>>>> address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden:address@hidden>> >>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu >>>>> Ticket Details >>>>> =================== >>>>> Ticket ID: LCN-240709 >>>>> Department: Support netCDF >>>>> Priority: Normal >>>>> Status: Closed >>>> Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program >>>> >>>> address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden> >>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ticket Details >>>> >>>> =================== >>>> >>>> Ticket ID: LCN-240709 >>>> >>>> Department: Support netCDF >>>> >>>> Priority: Normal >>>> >>>> Status: Closed >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program >>> address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu >>> >>> >>> >>> Ticket Details >>> =================== >>> Ticket ID: LCN-240709 >>> Department: Support netCDF >>> Priority: Normal >>> Status: Closed >>> >>> >> Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program >> address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu >> >> >> >> Ticket Details >> =================== >> Ticket ID: LCN-240709 >> Department: Support netCDF >> Priority: Normal >> Status: Closed >> >> > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: LCN-240709 > Department: Support netCDF > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: LCN-240709 > Department: Support netCDF > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > Link: > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/esupport/staff/index.php?_m=tickets&_a=viewticket&ticketid=21767 Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: LCN-240709 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Normal Status: Open
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