[ncl-install] 5.2.1 binary on PowerPC?

[David Reusch]

  For the record, this information is absolutely right.  I already had 
libcurl and the new opendap-enabled NCL 5.2.1 works just fine with a PPC 
Mac at OS 10.5.8.

Cheers,
Dave

Mary Haley said the following on 10/13/10 9:37 AM:
> I believe all that's required is that you have libcurl on your system. The old requirements of nc-dap and dap libraries are no longer needed.
>
> --Mary
>
> On Oct 12, 2010, at 3:33 PM, David Reusch wrote:
>
>> Hi Mary,
>>
>> I don't use opendap at all (currently) but as long as there aren't any other install steps (e.g., extra libraries), an enabled version would be fine.  A non-opendap version would be great if it's not too much time.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>>
>> Mary Haley said the following on 10/12/10 3:25 PM:
>>> Hi Dave,
>>>
>>> We do have a PPC binary for Mac OS 10.5 on the ESG. Would that work for you?
>>>
>>> The file is called:
>>>
>>> 	ncl_ncarg-5.2.1.MacOS_10.5_ppc_gcc401.tar.gz
>>>
>>> It's under the NCL 5.2.1 link on the ESG, and under the "opendap-enabled" binaries.  We don't
>>> have a non-opendap version, although I could probably provide one if you need it.
>>>
>>> --Mary
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 12, 2010, at 10:08 AM, David Reusch wrote:
>>>
>>>>   I know I'm in a rapidly shrinking population, but I didn't see a
>>>> binary for PowerPC Macs at earthsystemgrid.org for v5.2.x.  We're still
>>>> supported OS-wise (in that we can run Leopard...) so, in that respect,
>>>> it'd be nice to have the option out there.  Is there any chance of a PPC
>>>> binary being made available?  I know there's a source option, I'm just
>>>> not sure I have time for that effort right now (and you might not either).
>>>>
>>>> I know you can't support everything so this might just be the nudge I
>>>> need to get onto Intel and Snow Leopard!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dave
>>>>
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>>>> Dept of Earth&    Environmental Science
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>>>> Socorro, NM 87801
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>>
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