PDL::NetCDF, version 4.01 Allows reading and writing of NetCDF files into and out of PDL objects using a simple object-oriented interface. NetCDF is a flexible, binary, portable file standard for storing gridded data. One can access netCDF files through interface libraries in FORTRAN, C/C++ and perl. Numerous utilities also exist for manipulating these files. The following are required for installation: -- PDL v2.0.3+ (MUST have PDL::Char module to work!) If you want to use the old version of pdl (pdl 1.11), please use PDL::NetCDF version 0.34, also available on CPAN. -- perl 5.004 (or later) -- NetCDF version 3, NetCDF version 4 The first two are available on CPAN. The third is available from UCAR UNIDATA at http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/index.html INSTALLATION: Installation should be the normal: perl Makefile.PL make make test (as root) make install For building against the NetCDF4 library with hdf5 data-support: NETCDF_EXTRALIBS='-L/disk1/heiko/local/hdf5_1.8/lib -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5 -lz' perl Makefile.PL make make test (as root) make install If you have problems, see the PROBLEMS file. Best of luck! Doug Hunt dhunt@ucar.edu Software Engineer III UCAR - GPS/MET