[ncl-install] Re: 64-bit NCL Library for Mac Intel

[Mary Haley]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2008, Ted Mansell wrote:

> I have compiled the ncarg libraries, at least, in 64-bit on OS X (10.5 with 
> gcc and the fce ifort).  You need to fix the blockdata problem, though, or it 
> won't work with ifort (32 or 64 bit).  I have not gone back to try to get ncl 
> compiled in 64-bit -- there were some issues with C/Fortran, which I think I 
> know how to fix now -- but it probably will work, too.  The 64-bit libs do 
> work, at least under OS 10.5.

Hi Ted,

Did you get HDF4 compiled by any chance, or did you answer "no" to
the HDF4 support question in NCAR Graphics?

> Mary, I know the fix for blockdata on Mac was put into your internal code, 
> but has that been released?

No, not officially, but I'm happy to give people the code if they need it.

We hope to have a release by end of November.

--Mary

> Best,
>
> -- Ted
>
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 9:41 AM, Mary Haley wrote:
>
>> 
>> Hi Jocelyn,
>> 
>> We have attempted a 64-bit build a couple of times on the Mac, but
>> not all software was available in 64-bit, in particular, the X11
>> development libraries. Do you know if this has been remedied?
>> 
>> --Mary
>> 
>> On Wed, 15 Oct 2008, Jocelyn Rodgers wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello -
>>> 
>>> I've installed the binary for the NCL library for Mac Intel.  I'm
>>> trying to run the ngmath library in code using other libraries I have
>>> compiled with ifort and gcc using the -m64 flag (64 bit compilation).
>>> As best I can tell, my compilation is not working because the NCL
>>> binaries for Mac OS X Intel have been compiled as 32-bit.  Is this
>>> correct -- is it a 32-bit compilation (the default for gcc)?  And any
>>> plans for releasing a 64-bit binary for OS X?
>>> 
>>> Thanks very much,
>>> Jocelyn Rodgers
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