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Building NetCDF with CMake
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This document describes how to use CMake to configure and build the
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NetCDF-C libraries across different platforms.
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Introduction
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We have recently introduced CMake support into the NetCDF trunk. Using
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CMake, it is possible to build the NetCDF libraries natively on
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Windows using Visual Studio. CMake also provides an alternative build
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system to autotools. CMake works on Unix, Linux and Windows system,
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and will generate files for a variety of build systems.
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- Operating System: Any/All: Unix Makefiles, CodeBlocks, Eclipse CDT
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- Windows: Borland Makefiles, MSYS Makefiles, MinGW Makefiles, Visual
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- Studio Projects (Versions 6+) Linux: Ninja, KDevelop3 OSX: Xcode
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Requirements for building with CMake
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1. NetCDF (4.2.x) with CMake support:
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a) Subversion: svn co
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http://svn.unidata.ucar.edu/repos/netcdf/trunk netcdf
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2. CMake 2.8.8+ for your platform of choice. http://www.cmake.org
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Using CMake
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Out-of-source Builds
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The CMake build system discourages 'in-source' builds. Instead, a
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build directory is created and used to contain the output of the build
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process. From the command line, this may be achieved as follows:
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developer@dummy-machine:/netcdf$ mkdir build_dir
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developer@dummy-machine:/netcdf$ cd build_dir
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developer@dummy-machine:/netcdf/build_dir$ cmake ..
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Compiling and Testing the NetCDF Libraries and Utilities
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CMake provides different 'Generators'; these define the build system
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which will be used to build the NetCDF libraries. On Unix/Linux, the
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default generator is 'Unix Makefiles':
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developer@dummy-machine:/netcdf/build_dir$ cmake ..
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developer@dummy-machine:/netcdf/build_dir$ make
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developer@dummy-machine:/netcdf/build_dir$ make test
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On windows, the default generator is for Visual Studio based
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builds. CMake is invoked the same way: C:\netcdf\build_dir>cmake ..
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The resulting project files can be opened in Visual Studio, or you
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can compile from the command line using CMake as an intermediary:
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C:\netcdf\build_dir>cmake --build .
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Note: If you want to use a different generator than the default, you
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would specify it with the '-G' flag.
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Common NetCDF Options
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- ENABLE_NETCDF_4 (On by Default)
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- ENABLE_DAP (On by Default)
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- BUILD_SHARED_LIBS (Off by Default for Windows,
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On by Default for Unix/Linux)
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- ENABLE_DLL (Windows Only, Off by Default)
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This is just a partial list of options available. To see a full list
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of options, run 'cmake -L' from the command line, or use a CMake GUI.
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To specify an option with CMake, you would use the following syntax:
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developer@dummy-machine:/netcdf/build_dir$ cmake .. -D"ENABLE_NETCDF_4=ON"
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-D"BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" -D"USE_HDF5=OFF"
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Additional References
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CMake is a very robust build system. For additional syntax and
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options, see the CMake website, FAQ and Wiki available at
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<http://www.cmake.org>.
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