Hi Mike,
There's a build of libnetcdf for WASM/emscripten available through
pyodide's packaging:
https://github.com/pyodide/pyodide-recipes/tree/main/packages/libnetcdf
If nothing else, a good place to start.
Cheers,
Ryan
On Thu, Mar 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM Mike Zuranski <
[email protected]> wrote:
> I want to join the others here in showing appreciation for Daryl's efforts
> in maintaining Gempak. Even now it continues to serve us well, and I still
> don't see a day where Gempak will fully go away. You're absolutely one of
> the sharper tools in the shed and seriously, thank you for all you do!
>
> I've tried to pitch in on Gempak's github as time allowed but that's been
> tough for me this past year. I'm still watching the issues and chime in
> when/how I can, and agree with Daryl that all are welcome to contribute.
>
> Something I've been kicking the tires on lately is to create a Gempak
> expert AI agent. So far it's just been to supplement the Gempak docs &
> core code to local LLMs such that they can be referenced during chats
> (RAG). I want to try fine-tuning/training local models on those docs, the
> code base, and even gembud & gempak support exchanges and github issues.
> There is a wealth of intel there, and I've seen encouraging signs that we
> can create domain experts for tools like Gempak that could help us not only
> use it, but possibly modernize it as Daryl suggests. I haven't gotten far
> on this side-project yet but I am encouraged.
>
> Best,
> -Mike
>
> P.S. Speaking of netcdf, this is a _little_ off topic for Gembud but I
> don't care... Is anyone working on a WASM build of netcdf? This is
> another project I'm trying to devote time to, building browser-native
> utilities for our data, and I'd be interested to hear if others are working
> on something similar.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2026 at 11:38 AM Tyle, Kevin R <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Amen to that, Robert!! Daryl, your ongoing work to ensure GEMPAK never
>> "gp"ends is hugely appreciated!
>>
>> Now, given your entreaty to invite more community participation via
>> GitHub, who wants to be the first to add "GEMPAK needs an Apple Silicon
>> build" as an Issue? (this is not a rhetorical question, but maybe it is) .
>>
>> Speaking of issues, I'm sure myself and the rest of the community would
>> strongly take issue with your self-descripton of you being "one of the
>> least-sharp tools in the shed"!
>>
>> Thanks again!!
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
