The files here (the "MNC package") have an intentionally weak link to MITgcm. Since few FORTRAN common blocks are shared with the main MITgcm code, many of the MNC files could be compiled independently. Unlike the other MITgcm "packages", MNC includes a local Makefile and various testing files (*.t, *.T) that can be used to create stand- alone tests of parts of the MNC functionality. Useful make targets include: make make test make clean which can be used to compile, run a test program, and/or clean up the temporary files so that they will not conflict with normal MITgcm builds.