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authorBill Wendling <wendling@ncsa.uiuc.edu>2002-06-11 17:30:33 (GMT)
committerBill Wendling <wendling@ncsa.uiuc.edu>2002-06-11 17:30:33 (GMT)
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[svn-r5591] Purpose:
Update Description: Explained that, if the user uses the "make install prefix=NEW_DIR" option, they'll need to modify the installed h5cc file to reflect the change.
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$ make install prefix=NEW_DIR
- where NEW_DIR is the new directory you wish to install HDF5.
+ where NEW_DIR is the new directory you wish to install HDF5. If
+ you do this, you should also modify the installed "bin/h5cc"
+ script. Change the "prefix=..." line to reflect the value of
+ NEW_DIR.
The library can be used without installing it by pointing the
compiler at the `src' directory for both include files and