maximum size of the netcdf files

[Don Hooper]

In order for any NetCDF application to work with NetCDF files greater than
2 Gbytes in size, that application must be linked against a NetCDF library
of version 3.6.0p1 or later.  While it's possible that the pre-built versions
from COLA were built with such a recent version, it would surprise me some.
In any case, it's a necessary precondition for working with NetCDF files
over 2 Gbytes in size.

-Hoop
> From owner-gradsusr at LIST.CINECA.IT  Fri Jan 13 09:04:06 2006
>
> Hi Mihaela,
>
> Grads version 1.8sl11 has a file size limit of 2.1Gb.
>
> Grads version 1.9b4 has support for large files, or at least
> it can be built with large file support.  I had lots of trouble
> building grads, but I did get the LFS support.  The relevant
> output from the configure script is
>
>   checking for special C compiler options needed for large files... no
>   checking for _FILE_OFFSET_BITS value needed for large files... no
>   checking for _LARGE_FILES value needed for large files... no
>   checking for _LARGEFILE_SOURCE value needed for large files... 1
>   checking for fseeko... yes
>
> Of course, there may still be an upper limit, but I haven't hit
> it yet.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Eric
>
> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Mircea Mihaela wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > there is a maximum size of a netcdf file that can be read by grads?
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance for the answer.
> >
> > Mihaela
> >
>