add note that parallel make cannot be used for make check

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dmh 2015-07-20 16:53:34 -06:00
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## 4.4.0 Released TBD
* Added a note to the install directions pointing out that parallel make
cannot be used for 'make check'.
### 4.4.0-RC2 Released 2015-07-09
* Minor bug fixes and cleanup of issues reported with first release candidate.

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@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ installation location specified with the <CODE>--prefix</CODE> option
must be different from the source directory where the software is
being built.
WARNING: you should be able to use parallel 'make all'. But 'make check'
will probably fail if you use parallel make. This is because historically,
there are inter-dependencies between test programs. It is unlikely
that this will be fixed any time soon, if ever.
Building netCDF with Classic Library Only {#build_classic}
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