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| author | James Laird <jlaird@hdfgroup.org> | 2005-05-25 19:29:13 (GMT) |
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| committer | James Laird <jlaird@hdfgroup.org> | 2005-05-25 19:29:13 (GMT) |
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[svn-r10798] Purpose:
Added documentation
Description:
Added "Automake Use Cases" document to Tech Notes.
This is intended as a reference or an introductory document; more
in-depth documentation is in progress.
Platforms tested:
Change only to documentation. Documentation is viewable on Windows.
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diff --git a/doc/html/TechNotes/Automake.html b/doc/html/TechNotes/Automake.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6dfc41 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/html/TechNotes/Automake.html @@ -0,0 +1,223 @@ +<html> + +<head> +<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> +<title>An Automake Primer for HDF5</title> +</head> + +<h2>An Automake Primer for HDF5</h2> +<h4>James Laird - May 2005</h4><br> + +<p><h2><u>How to:</u><h2></p> + +<p><h3>Change a Makefile</h3></p> + +<p><h3>Add a source file to an existing program or library</h3></p> + +<p><h3>Add a simple test</h3></p> + +<p><h3>Add a test with multiple sources</h3></p> + +<p><h3>Add a new directory</h3></p> + +<p><h3>Add a program that is only compiled in parallel</h3></p> + +<p><h3>Change a program's name when it is compiled in parallel</h3></p> + +<p><h3>Add a new library</h3></p> + +<p><h3>Change the library's API</h3></p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Changing a Makefile</h4></p> + +<p>Suppose you need to make a minor change to the Makefile in the test directory +(<code>hdf5/test/Makefile</code>). You have checked out hdf5 from the CVS repository into +<code>~/scratch/hdf5</code>. You want to build the library in a directory named +<code>~/scratch/build</code>.<br> +First, edit the Makefile.am in the source tree. You must make any changes in the Makefile.am, +not the Makefile, since the Makefile is automatically generated.</p> + +<p><code>cd ~/scratch/hdf5/test<br> +vi Makefile.am</code></p> + +<p>Now, go to the root of the source tree and run the reconfigure script, which updates the +source tree. It will create a new Makefile.in in the test directory with your changes.</p> + +<p><code>cd ~/scratch/hdf5<br> +./bin/reconfigure</code></p> + +<p>After running <code>bin/reconfigure</code>, you will want to test your change. Go to +<code>~/scratch/build</code> and run <code>configure</code>.</p> + +<p><code>cd ~/scratch/build<br> + +../hdf5/configure<br> + +make check</code></p> + +<p>Configure generates Makefiles from the Makefiles.in in the source tree. The dependencies are:</p> + +<p><code>Makefile.am -> (bin/reconfigure) -> Makefile.in -> (configure) -> Makefile</code></p> + +<p>Reconfigure should also be used when any change is made to configure.in.</p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Adding a source file to an existing program or library</h4></p> + +<p>Suppose you want to add the source file <code>h5testfoo.c</code> to the HDF5 test +library in the test directory. You open up <code>test/Makefile.am</code> in your +favorite text editor and scroll down until you see the line:</p> + +<p><code>libh5test_la_SOURCES=h5test.c testframe.c</code></p> + +<p>Just add <code>h5testfoo.c</code> to the list of sources. You're done!<br> +Now run <code>bin/reconfigure</code> to create a new Makefile.in from the Makefile.am you just +edited.</p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Adding a simple test</h4></p> + +<p>Suppose you want to create a new test executable named <code>newtest</code> with one +source file, <code>newtest.c</code>. You open up <code>test/Makefile.am</code> and find +the line</p> + +<p><code>TEST_PROG=testhdf5 lheap ohdr ...</code></p> + +<p>Just add <code>newtest</code> to the list of programs. That's it! Automake will by +default guess that your program <code>newtest</code> has one source file named +<code>newtest.c</code>.<br> +Now run <code>bin/reconfigure</code> to update the Makefile.in.</p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Adding a slightly more complicated test</h4></p> + +<p>Suppose you want to create a new test executable named <code>newertest</code> with +several source files. You open up <code>test/Makefile.am</code> as before and find the line</p> + +<p><code>TEST_PROG=testhdf5 lheap ohdr ...</code></p> + +<p>Add <code>newertest</code> to the list of programs.<br> +Now you need to tell Automake how to build newertest. Add a new line below +<code>TEST_PROG</code>:</p> + +<p><code>newtest_SOURCES = source1.c source2.c source3.c</code></p> + +<p>You don't need to mention header files, as these will be automatically detected.<br> +Now run <code>bin/reconfigure</code> to update the Makefile.in.</p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Adding a directory</h4></p> + +<p>To add the directory for a new tool, <code>h5merge</code>, go to the Makefile.am +in the tools directory (the parent directory of the directory you want to add). +Find the line that reads</p> + +<p><code>SUBDIRS=lib h5dump...</code></p> + +<p>Add <code>h5merge</code> to this list of subdirectories.<br> +Now you probably want to create a Makefile.am in the h5merge directory. A good starting +point for this Makefile.am might be the sample Makefile.am in the config directory +(<code>config/Makefile.am.blank</code>). Alternately, you could copy the Makefile.am +from another directory.<br> +Once you have your new Makefile.am in place, edit <code>configure.in</code> in the root +directory. Near the end of the file is a list of files generated by configure. +Add <code>tools/h5merge/Makefile.in</code> to this list.<br> +Now run <code>bin/reconfigure</code>. This will update configure and generate a Makefile.in in the +<code>tools/h5merge</code> directory. Don't forget to add both the Makefile.am and the Makefile.in to +CVS, and to update the manifest!.</p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Adding a program that is only compiled in parallel</h4></p> + +<p>Suppose you only want to compile a program when HDF5 is configured to run in +parallel--for example, a parallel version of h5repack called <code>h5prepack</code>. +Open up the h5repack Makefile.am<br> +The simple solution is:</p> + +<p><code>if BUILD_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL<br> + H5PREPACK=h5prepack<br> +endif</code></p> + +<p>Now the variable <code>$H5PREPACK</code> will be "h5prepack" if parallel is +enabled and "" if parallel is disabled. Add <code>$H5PREPACK</code> to the list of +programs to be built:</p> + +<p><code>bin_PROGRAMS=h5repack $(H5PREPACK)</code></p> + +<p>Add sources for this program as usual:</p> + +<p><code>h5prepack_SOURCES=...</code></p> + +<p>Don't forget to run <code>bin/reconfigure</code> when you're done!</p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Changing a program's name when it is compiled in parallel</h4></p> + +<p>Automake conditionals can be a very powerful tool. Suppose that instead of building +two versions of h5repack during a parallel build, you want to change the name of +the tool depending on whether or not HDF5 is configured to run in parallel--you +want to create either h5repack or h5prepack, but not both.<br> +Open up the h5repack Makefile.am and use an automake conditional:</p> + +<p><code>if BUILD_PARALLEL_CONDITIONAL<br> + H5REPACK_NAME=h5prepack<br> +else<br> + H5REPACK_NAME=h5repack<br> +endif<br> +bin_PROGRAMS=$(H5REPACK_NAME)</p> + +<p>Now you only build one program, but the name of that program changes. You still need +to define sources for both h5repack and h5prepack, but you needn't type them out twice if +they are the same:</p> + +<p><code>h5repack_SOURCES=...<br> +h5prepack_SOURCES=$(h5repack_SOURCES)</code></p> + +<p>Don't forget to run <code>bin/reconfigure</code> when you're done!</p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Adding a new library</h4></p> + +<p>Suppose you want to add a new library to the HDF5 build tree, libfoo. The procedure for +building libraries is very similar to that for building programs:</p> + +<p><code>lib_LTLIBRARIES=libfoo.la<br> +libfoo_la_SOURCES=sourcefoo.c sourcefootwo.c </code></p> + +<p>This library will be installed in the lib directory when a user types +"<code>make install</code>".<br> +You might instead be building a convenience library for testing purposes (like +<code>libh5test.la</code>) and not want it to be installed. If this is the case, you +would type</p> + +<p><code>check_LTLIBRARIES=libfoo.la</code><br> +instead of<br> +<code>lib_LTLIBRARIES=libfoo.la</code></p> + +<p>To make it easier for other directories to link to your library, +you might want to assign its path to a variable in all HDF5 Makefiles. You can +make changes to all Makefiles by editing <code>config/commence.am</code> and adding a line +like</p> + +<p><code>LIBFOO=$(top_builddir)/foo/src/libfoo.la</code></p> + +<p><code>config/commence.am</code> is textually included in all Makefiles.am when automake +processes them.<br> +As always, if you change a Makefile.am or <code>config/commence.am</code>, don't forget to run +<code>bin/reconfigure</code>.</p> +<br> + +<p><h4>Changing HDF5's API</h4></p> + +<p>If you have added or removed a function from HDF5, or if you have changed a function +signature, you must indicate this by updating the file <code>lt_vers.am</code> located in +the <code>config</code> directory.<br> +If you have changed the API at all, increment <code>LT_VERS_INTERFACE</code> and set +<code>LT_VERS_REVISION</code> to zero.<br> +If you have added functions but not altered or removed existing ones, also increment +<code>LT_VERS_AGE</code>.<br> +If instead you have altered or removed any functions, reset <code>LT_VERS_AGE</code> to +zero.</p> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/doc/html/TechNotes/ReservedFileSpace.html b/doc/html/TechNotes/ReservedFileSpace.html index 819e050..22e3614 100644 --- a/doc/html/TechNotes/ReservedFileSpace.html +++ b/doc/html/TechNotes/ReservedFileSpace.html @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ <ol> <li>This system does not take into accout deleted space. Deleted space can still be allocated as usual, but "reserved" space is always taken off the end of a file. This means that a file that was filled to capacity but then had a significant number of objects deleted will still throw errors if more data is written. This occurs because the file's free space is in the middle of the file, not at the end. A more complete space-reservation system would test if the reserved data can fit into the file's free list, but this would be significantly more complicated to implement.</li> - <li>HDF5 currently claims to support 16-byte addresses, but since the size of a long long is only 8 bytes, addresses of this size cannot be represented in memory. This solution does not attempt to address this issue.</li> + <li>HDF5 currently claims to support 16-byte addresses, but a number of platforms do not support 16-byte integers, so addresses of this size cannot be represented in memory. This solution does not attempt to address this issue.</li> </ol> </p> </body> |