[R-sig-Geo] 64-bit ncdf4 for Windows??

[Ista Zahn]

Hi John,

Looks like a PITA. I gave it a try without any success. All I can
suggest is that you very carefully document your build attempts, and
post only very specific questions, including exactly what you did and
the exact error messages.

Honestly if I were you I would just do this in Linux. You could run it
inside a VM on Windows if you like.

Best,
Ista

On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 12:03 PM, JohnG <John_gross at nps.gov> wrote:
> Ista,
>
> Sorry about lack of detail.  Here are a some additional specifics:
> - this is for Windows (only).  I'm aware the libraries exist for Linus,
> MacOX, etc  but we're a Windows shop.
> - R:  We've been struggling with this in ver 2.14 to the current (2.15.2).
> It's not a version issue.
>
> Two professional developers here have attempted to build the libraries.  The
> most recent is on vacation so I can't provide precise error messages, but I
> can get those details this Wed. or Thurs. if they'd be helpful.  My
> recollection is that the issue was the make file and library linking - maybe
> a library or function not found error.
>
> We followed the directions to the Unidata site and (both times) downloaded
> the most recent 64-bit files (yes, they exist).
>
> This is a known, difficult issue, and I suspect what I'm looking for is a
> very talented person that has successfully build the libraries.
>
> The best instructions I know of are at:
>
> http://cirrus.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncdf/how_to_build_on_windows.html
>
> and D. Pierce notes that he will not support others that attempt the build,
> presumably because of the mysterious issues and error messages, which may be
> system-specific.  These are noted on his web page.
>
> Unidata apparently has restricted public distribution of the compiled
> libraries, thus I'm thinking that a solution is most likely to come from
> someone that's built the libraries, but is not posting them to avoid
> licensing violation.  If (when?) we're successful, we'll be in a similar
> position - presumably we can respond to requests from individuals for the
> 64-bit package, but we won't be able post it to the RCRAN site.
>
>
>
>
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