PDL::NetCDF 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. See Makefile.PL for for minimum versions of Perl libraries needed, including PDL. NetCDF 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