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diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_MinGW.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_MinGW.txt
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+************************************************************************
+ HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for MinGW
+************************************************************************
+
+NOTE:
+We are no longer actively supporting MinGW as of 1.8.5.
+------ 1.8.9 notes ------
+Autotools configure failed to correctly generate the *config.h files.
+CMake 2.8.6 can configure and build the library, however fortran programs did
+ not execute correctly. Some tests may fail. Used the "MSYS Makefiles"
+ generator for the "-G" parameter. Follow the CMake.txt document.
+
+Below are the old instructions from the 1.8.4 release.
+
+************************************************************************
+************************************************************************
+************************************************************************
+
+Preconditions:
+--------------
+
+1. Installed MinGW (5.1.6 or higher) and MSYS (1.0.11 or higher)
+
+ To install the MinGW net release, go to http://www.mingw.org and
+ follow the instructions for a manual installation.
+
+2. Compilers Installed
+
+ 2.1 C/C++ Compilers HDF5-1.8.4 Supported
+
+ gcc-4.4.0 is included in MinGW, which includes:
+ gcc : GNU C compiler
+ gcc-g++: GNU C++ compiler
+ gfortran: GNU Fortran compiler
+
+ 2.2 Using Compilers Not Supported
+
+ The compilers in 2.1 are supported and tested by The HDF
+ Group. Any other compilers may still work but they are not
+ guaranteed by HDF group.
+
+ If users want to use other compilers except those in 2.1,
+ try to set the following variables to override the default
+ choices.
+
+ CC : C compiler command
+ CXX : C++ compiler command
+ FC : Fortran compiler command
+
+3. HDF5 Dependencies
+
+ 3.1 Zlib
+
+ zlib-1.2.2 or later is supported and tested on MinGW.
+
+ 3.2 Szip
+ The HDF5 library has a predefined compression filter that uses
+ the extended-Rice lossless compression algorithm for chunked
+ datatsets. For more information about Szip compression and
+ license terms see
+ http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc_resource/SZIP/index.html.
+
+ Szip is currently not supported on MinGW, although we plan to add
+ support in the future.
+
+
+Build HDF5 on MinGW
+----------------------
+
+1. Get HDF5 source code package
+ Users can download HDF5 source code package from HDF website
+ (http://hdfgroup.org).
+
+2. Unpacking the distribution
+
+ The HDF5 source code is distributed in a variety of formats which
+ can be unpacked with the following commands, each of which creates
+ an `hdf5-1.8.4' directory.
+
+ 2.1 Non-compressed tar archive (*.tar)
+
+ $ tar xf hdf5-1.8.4.tar
+
+ 2.2 Gzip'd tar archive (*.tar.gz)
+
+ $ gunzip < hdf5-1.8.4.tar.gz | tar xf -
+
+ 2.3 Bzip'd tar archive (*.tar.bz2)
+
+ $ bunzip2 < hdf5-1.8.4.tar.bz2 | tar xf -
+
+3. Setup Environment
+
+ Building HDF5 1.8.4 requires an explicit link to libws2_32.a
+ to handle Windows Sockets. To do this, issue the command:
+
+ $ export LIBS=-lws2_32
+
+ Also, the default search path can cause trouble using ./configure in HDF5
+ 1.8.4. Check that non-MinGW or non-msys directories are not added to the
+ PATH. You can do this by:
+
+ $ echo $PATH
+
+ If there are spurious entries, specifically those related to other Windows
+ compilers or tools, remove them by setting a new PATH without them. For
+ example,
+
+ $ export PATH=.:/usr/local/bin:/mingw/bin:/bin
+
+
+4. Remove Unsupported Source
+
+ There are some projects which are built by default to test performance on
+ POSIX systems. They are irrelevent on MinGW, and can cause compiler errors.
+
+ To remove these projects from the build script, open ./perform/Makefile.in
+ Find all instances of "h5perf_serial", and remove them (along with their
+ respective extension or targets, if they exist). Then save the file.
+
+
+5. Remove Tests
+
+ When building with MinGW, many tests must be removed from the
+ test suite run with "make check". This is because of the way
+ MinGW and Windows handles certain parsing. For example, MinGW
+ treats any command parameter starting with '/' as a path, and
+ replaces it with it's root directory on Windows, such as
+ 'C:\msys\1.0\'.
+
+ To remove the tests, open the given 'Makefile.in' and edit the
+ line begining with "TEST_SCRIPT = " to remove the test script.
+ For example, to remove the "testerror.sh" from ./test/Makefile.in:
+
+ 1) Open ./test/Makefile.in
+
+ 2) Find the line "TEST_SCRIPT = $(top_srcdir)/test/testerror.sh"
+
+ 3) Change it to simply read "TEST_SCRIPT =", and save.
+
+ Do this for the following Makefiles and tests:
+
+ - ./test/Makefile.in: "testerror.sh testlibinfo.sh testcheckinfo.sh"
+
+ - ./tools/h5diff/Makefile.in: "testh5diff.sh"
+
+ - ./tools/h5ls/Makefile.in: "testh5ls.sh"
+
+ - ./tools/misc/Makefile.in: "testh5mkgrp.sh"
+
+ - ./tools/h5copy/Makefile.in: "testh5copy.sh"
+
+ - ./tools/h5stat/Makefile.in: "testh5stat.sh"
+
+ - ./tools/h5dump/Makefile.in: "testh5dump.sh" and "testh5dumpxml.sh"
+
+
+6. Configuring
+
+ Notes:
+ 1) Note: MinGW is c++ package is missing the libstdc++.dll.a file
+ and c++ linking fails. Do not enable c++ option in configure.
+
+ 2) See detailed information in hdf5/release_docs/INSTALL,
+ part 5. Full installation instructions for source
+ distributions
+
+ In short,
+
+ To configure HDF5 with C Library, use
+
+ $ ./configure
+
+ If you would like to build the C++ library, add the parameter:
+
+ --enable-cxx (12-11-2009 MinGW C++ package is missing a file)
+
+ If you would like to build without the Zlib library, add the parameter:
+
+ --without-zlib
+
+ If you would like to specify the the Zlib library, there are two ways:
+
+ Using
+
+ --with-zlib=INCDIR,LIBDIR
+
+ For example, if the zlib library is installed in
+ /usr, which is the parent directory of directories
+ "include" and "lib",
+
+ --with-zlib=/usr/include,/usr/lib
+
+ Through the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS Variables
+
+ For example, if zlib was installed in the directory
+ /c/usr then using the following command to configure
+ HDF5 with zib
+
+ $ export CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/include
+ $ export LDFLAGS=-L/usr/lib
+
+ If you would like to specify the install directory, add the parameter:
+
+ --prefix="path for installation"
+
+ By default, HDF5 library, header files, examples, and
+ support programs will be installed in /usr/local/lib,
+ /usr/local/include, /usr/local/doc/hdf5/examples, and
+ /usr/local/bin. To use a path other than /usr/local specify
+ the path with the `--prefix=PATH' switch as in the above
+ command.
+
+ Combination of Switches
+
+ All of the above switches can be combined together. For
+ example, if users want to configure HDF5 C/Fortran
+ library, with zlib library at /c/usr/, and
+ install HDF5 into directory /c/hdf5 using
+ gcc/gfortran as C/Fortran compiler:
+
+ $ ./configure
+ --with-zlib=/usr/include,/usr/lib
+ --prefix=/c/hdf5
+ --enable-fortran
+ <"If no more switches, then hit Enter">
+
+ Notes: The command format above is for readilibity. In practice,
+ please type in the command above with at least one
+ space between each line, No "Enter" until users finish
+ the switches and want to run the configure.
+
+
+ or do it through CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS variables:
+
+ $ CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/include \
+ $ LDFLAGS=-L/usr/lib \
+
+ $ ./configure
+ --prefix=/c/hdf5
+ --enable-fortran
+ <"If no more switches, then hit Enter">
+
+7. Make and Make Check
+
+ After configuration is done successfully, run the following series of
+ commands to build, test and install HDF5
+
+ $ make > "output file name"
+ $ make check > "output file name"
+
+ Before run "make install", check output file for "make check", there
+ should be no failures at all.
+
+8. Make Install
+
+ $ make install > "output file name"
+
+
+9. Check installed HDF5 library
+
+ After step 8, go to your installation directory, there should be
+ three subdirectories: "bin" "include" and "lib".
+
+ $ make installcheck > "output file name"
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Need Further assistance, email help@hdfgroup.org
diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt
index e7184d4..967675f 100644
--- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt
+++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt
@@ -1,1754 +1,16 @@
***********************************************************************
-* HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows XP/VISTA *
+* HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows *
* (Full Version) *
***********************************************************************
-The following instructions assume that the HDF5 source code package from
-HDF website (http://hdfgroup.org) is used.
+We now recommend that users build, test and install HDF5 using CMake.
-Warnings:
-Please read CAREFULLY about the following preconditions and notes first.
+Instructions for building and testing HDF5 using CMake can be found in
+the CMake.txt file found in this folder.
-Contents:
+The old solutions and projects found in the windows\ folder will be
+maintained for legacy users until HDF5 1.10.
- Section : Preconditions and Notes
- Section I : What do we build and install
- Section II : How to build and test HDF5 libraries and tools
- Section III : How to build examples (optional)
- Section IV : How to build an application using the HDF5 library or DLL
- Section V : How to disable Gzip(Zlib)/Szip compression
- Section VI : How to build HDF5 with Fortran Support
- Section VII : How to build Multi-threaded version of HDF5 library
- Section VIII : How to build HDF5 with Thread-Safe Feature
- Section IX : How to build HDF5 for 64-bit Windows
- Section X : How to build HDF5 on Windows Vista
- Section XI : How to build HDF5 using Visual Studio 2008
- Section XII : Backwards Compatibility with HDF5 1.6
- Section XIII : Misc.
-
-
-========================================================================
- Preconditions and Notes
-========================================================================
-
-Preconditions:
-
- 1. Installed Microsoft Visual Studio. This document is written for Visual
- Studio 2008. We no longer support building HDF5 using Microsoft Visual
- Studio .NET 2003 or 2005. Express Editions may work with the project files
- but not from the command line. We do not support the Express Editions.
-
- 2. (Optional) Installed Intel Compiler 10.1 or 11.1 if you want to build HDF5
- Fortran libraries. We no longer support Intel Fortran Compiler 9.1.
-
- 3. Install Winzip or 7-zip for extracting source tarball.
-
- Note: 1. 7zip is an open-source alternative to WinZip. Some of the
- advanced functionality is disabled in WinZip unless you buy the
- software. With 7zip, most of this functionality is included for
- free.
-
- 2. By default, WinZip will convert the Unix end of line format when
- extracting .tar file. This conversion will cause "false" failure
- in some HDF5 tools testings.
-
- Please uncheck the "TAR file smart CR/LF conversion" option in your
- WinZip to prevent the conversion when extracting .tar file. To
- uncheck the "TAR file smart CR/LF conversion" option:
-
- Invoke WinZip, go to "Options", select "Configuration..."
-
- Click the "Miscellaneous" tab and uncheck "TAR file smart CR/LF
- conversion" option, then click OK.
-
- 4. CMake is available for this release. CMake 2.8.2 can be downloaded from
- the KitWare website at http://www.kitware.com.
-
- Note: We have attempted to mirror our Autoconf configuration files for
- maintainence reasons. We are still working to synchronize the
- configuration files.
- Also, if you are using a VS Express version or do not want to enable
- the packaging components, set HDF5_NO_PACKAGES to ON (on the command
- line add -DHDF5_NO_PACKAGES:BOOL=ON)
-
- 5. Set up a directory structure to unpack the library. For example:
-
- c:\ (any drive)
- MyHDFstuff\ (any folder name)
-
- 6. Download the hdf5-1.9.x source code package and use 7zip or WinZip to
- extract the HDF5 package into c:\MyHDFstuff. This creates a directory
- called 'hdf5-1.9.x' under MyHDFstuff which contains several files and
- directories. Rename "hdf5-1.9.x" to "hdf5".
-
- 7. HDF5 provide options to do in-memory compression within HDF5 library.
- Currently, two external compression libraries Zlib and Szip can be used
- with HDF5.
-
- 7.1 HDF5 uses Zlib version 1.2.5 for compression and Zlib is NOT
- distributed with HDF5 library in 1.9.x release. To use Zlib library,
- you have to install your own Zlib DLL library or go to
- http://www.zlib.net/ to download the Zlib library.
-
- 7.2 HDF5 uses Szip version 2.1 for compression and Szip compression
- software is provided with HDF5 products in 1.9.x release. To use
- Szip 2.1 library, you can download Szip source codes and binaries from
- ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/szip/2.1/bin/windows
-
- Please note that Szip is not a totally open-source free software.
- For licensing issue of Szip, please check "Licensing terms" at
- http://hdfgroup.org/doc_resource/SZIP/index.html.
-
- Szip compression feature inside HDF5 is optional.
-
- 8. Define the following environment variables:
-
- HDF5_EXT_ZLIB
- HDF5_EXT_SZIP
-
- In this section, Zlib and Szip compression packages are assumed to be
- used. Please read Section V as well as this section if you do not want
- to use compression feature inside HDF5.
-
- To define these environment variables:
-
- Click "Start", click "Control Panel", and then double-click "System".
- On the "Advanced" tab, click "Environment Variables".
-
- If you are logged on as administrator to the local computer AND want to
- let all other users use these two environment variables, click "New"
- under "System Variables" box; otherwise, click "New" under "User
- Variables" box.
-
- In the New Variable window, set "Variable name" as HDF5_EXT_ZLIB and
- "Variable value" as zlib1.lib, then click OK.
-
- Similarly, you can set:
-
- HDF5_EXT_SZIP environment variable as szip.lib
-
- Notes:
-
- a. You will have to close and reopen running programs for the new
- environment variable settings to take effect.
-
- b. c:\zlib\zlib1.dll and c:\szip\szip.dll should be copied
- into a location that the application can find.
-
- 9. Set up path for external libraries and headers
-
- Skip this part if you don't want to use ANY compression features provided
- by HDF5. Please do read Section V.
-
- You have to read this part even if you want to only use Zlib or Szip.
- You also need to read Section V.
-
- Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio and go to "Tools" and select "Options",
- find "Projects", and then "VC++ Directories".
-
- 9.1 If you are building on 64-bit Windows, find the "Platform" dropdown
- and select "x64".
-
- 9.2 Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Include files", if you
- can not find your Zlib and Szip header path (for example,
- c:\zlib\include, c:\szip\include) from the directory list, add the
- header path (c:\zlib\include, c:\szip\include) to the included
- directories.
-
- 9.3 Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Library files". If you
- cannot find your Zlib and Szip library path (for example,
- c:\zlib\dll, c:\szip\dll) from the directory list, add the library
- path (c:\zlib\dll, c:\szip\dll) to the library directories.
-
- 9.4 If building Fortran libraries, you will also need to setup the path
- for the Intel Fortran compiler. Please see Section VI.
-
-Notes:
-
- 1. Users should go to hdf5/windows directory, run copy_hdf.bat first and then
- open all.sln under hdf5/windows/proj/all to start building process.
-
- 2. Visual Studio 6.0 is no longer supported in HDF5 1.8 or later releases.
- Visual Studio .NET is no longer support in HDF5 1.8.4 or later releases.
- Visual Studio 2005 is no longer support in HDF5 1.8.5 or later releases.
- Intel Fortran 9.1 is no longer support in HDF5 1.8.5 or later releases.
-
- 3. For users who want to quickly build HDF5 library or do not want to know
- HDF5 building and installation details, please read the
- INSTALL_Windows_Short_2008.txt relating to your compiler.
-
- 4. For users who would like to build and test HDF5 package from the command
- line, please read INSTALL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt.
-
- 5. For users who would like to build and test HDF5 package using CMake,
- please read CMake.txt.
-
- 6. HDF4-related tools are not built and released with HDF5 library packages
- any more. To obtain HDF4 related tools, please check
- http://hdfgroup.org/h4toh5/ and ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/h4toh5
-
- 7. For Fortran users, Intel Fortran Compiler 10.1 is currently supported
- -- please see Section VI. Intel Compiler verion 7.x, 8.x and 9.x are
- no longer supported. Intel Compiler 11.1 can be used but the project files
- must be upgraded within the Visual Studio IDE.
-
- 8. Visual Studio now only builds muti-threaded versions of HDF5 library,
- please read Section VII.
-
-
-========================================================================
- Section I: What do we build and install?
-========================================================================
-
- 1. Build and Install
-
- HDF5 static library:
- debug and release version
-
- HDF5 Dynamic Link Library(DLL):
- debug and release version as well as export libraries for DLL
-
- HDF5 High-Level Library (Optional):
- HDF5 C++ Library
- HDF5 HL-Fortran Library
-
- HDF5 tools:
- HDF5 tools
-
- 2. Build Only (Not included in the binary distribution)
-
- HDF5 tool library:
- debug and release version
-
- HDF5 tool export library for DLL:
- debug and release version
-
- HDF5 library testing programs:
- HDF5 library comprehensive tests
-
- HDF5 related tools testing programs:
- HDF5 tools comprehensive tests
-
- 3. Examples (Not included in the binary distribution)
-
- HDF5 examples:
- Simple HDF5 C/C++/Fortran and High level C/Fortran examples
-
-========================================================================
- Section II: How to build and test HDF5 libraries and tools
-========================================================================
-
-Note:
- To build and test HDF5 with Fortran support, please read over Section VI.
-
-
-STEP 1: Building HDF5 Libraries and Tools
-
-
- 1. Run batch file copy_hdf.bat
-
- Go to c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows and run copy_hdf.bat. This process will
- copy all the necessary batch files, Windows-specific source code and
- text files saved under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows directory to the
- corresponding directories under hdf5.
-
- 2. Open the HDF5 library project in Visual Studio
-
- Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio. From the main menu, go to "File" and
- select the "Open Solution" option. Then open the
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.sln solution.
-
- You should find Windows project files listed as "all", "big", etc. on the
- left.
-
- 3. (Optional) Disable HDF5 C++ and High level C++
-
- In HDF5 1.9, C++ and HL C++ libraries are built by default. To opt-out,
- you must explicitly disable them.
-
- 3.1 Skip this step if you do want to build HDF5 High-Level C++ libraries
-
- Go to "Project" and select "Project Dependencies". Select "all", and
- disable all of the following projects:
-
- hdf5_hl_cpp
- hdf5_hl_cppdll
- hl_test_table_cpp
- hl_test_table_cppdll
-
- 3.2 Skip this step if you do want to build HDF5 High-Level libraries
-
- Go to "Project" and select "Project Dependencies". Select "all", and
- disable all of the project files listed in the previous step, as well
- as the following projects:
-
- hdf5_hl
- hdf5_hldll
- hl_test_image
- hl_test_imagedll
- hl_test_lite
- hl_test_litedll
- hl_test_table
- hl_test_tabledll
- hl_test_ds
- hl_test_dsdll
- hl_test_packet
- hl_test_packetdll
-
- Note: Disabling some projects will likely produce false errors in the
- testing script. Check the output carefully to ensure that the
- errors are related to the disabled projects, and then safely
- ignore them.
-
-
- 4. Select "Build", then Select "Configuration Manager".
-
- 4.1 To build debug static libraries, debug multithreaded DLLs, and tests:
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Debug". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build debug
- version of project "all".
-
- 4.2 To build release static libraries, multithreaded DLLs and tests:
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Release". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build release
- version of project "all".
-
- Release version must be built for testing, debug version is optional.
-
- Warning messages can be ignored.
-
- When the debug or release build is done the directories
- listed below will contain the following files:
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5\debug -
-
- hdf5d.lib- the hdf5 static library
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5\release -
-
- hdf5.lib- the hdf5 static library
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\debug -
-
- hdf5ddll.dll- DLL
- hdf5ddll.lib- the DLL export library
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\release -
-
- hdf5dll.dll- DLL
- hdf5dll.lib- the DLL export library
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\libtest\debug -
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\libtest\release -
-
- libtest.lib - the internal library for test
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\libtestdll\debug -
-
- libtestddll.dll - the internal DLL for test
- libtestddll.lib - the internal DLL export library for test
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\test\libtestdll\release -
-
- libtestdll.dll - the internal DLL for test
- libtestdll.lib - the internal DLL export library for test
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\toolslib\debug -
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\toolslib\release -
-
- toolslib.lib- the internal tools library
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\toolslibD\debug -
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\toolslibD\release -
-
- toolslibD.dll- DLL
- toolslibD.lib- the internal DLL export library for tools
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tools\"tools directory"-
- where tools are located
-
- The directories listed below will contain the following files
- ONLY when you choose to build HDF5 C++ libraries:
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_cpp\debug -
-
- hdf5_cppd.lib- the HDF5 C++ API static library
-
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_cpp\release -
-
- hdf5_cpp.lib- the HDF5 C++ API static library
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_cppdll\debug -
-
- hdf5_cppddll.dll- the HDF5 C++ API DLL
- hdf5_cppddll.lib - the C++ API export library
-
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_cppdll\release -
-
- hdf5_cppdll.dll- the HDF5 C++ API DLL
- hdf5_cppdll.lib- the C++ API DLL export library
-
-
- The directories listed below will contain the following files
- ONLY when you choose to build HDF5 High Level libraries:
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl\Release -
- hdf5_hl.lib - HDF5 High Level static Library
-
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl\Debug -
-
- hdf5_hld.lib - HDF5 High Level Static Library
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hldll\Release -
- hdf5_hldll.dll - HDF5 High Level DLL
- hdf5_hldll.lib - HDF5 High Level export Library
-
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hldll\Debug -
-
- hdf5_hlddll.dll - HDF5 High Level DLL
- hdf5_hlddll.lib - HDF5 High Level export Library
-
- The directories listed below will contain the following files
- ONLY when you choose to build HDF5 High Level C++ libraries:
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cpp\Release -
-
- hdf5_hl_cpp.lib - HDF5 High Level C++ Static Library
-
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cpp\Debug -
-
- hdf5_hl_cppd.lib - HDF5 High Level C++ Static Library
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cppdll\Release -
- and c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\hdf5_hl_cppdll\Debug -
-
- hdf5_hl_cppddll.dll - HDF5 High Level C++ DLL
- hdf5_hl_cppddll.lib - HDF5 High Level C++ export Library
-
-
-STEP 2: Testing HDF5 Libraries and Tools
-
-HDF5 libraries and tools should be tested to make sure that they were built
-correctly.
-
-Note: The complete testing suite can take a long time to run on even fast
- machines. Some of the longer tests can be automatically shortened by
- defining an environment variable HDF5TestExpress. Set HDF5TestExpress
- to 3 for fastest, or 0 for slowest. For example:
-
- set HDF5TestExpress=3
-
- If the variable is unset, it takes on the value 1. Note that when
- HDF5TestExpress is set to 2 or 3, some features may not be thoroughly
- tested. For most users, we recommend not setting this variable.
-
-
-We provide 2 options for users to test HDF5 libraries and tools.
-
- Option 1: Automatic testings
-
- HDF5 comes with various test suites, all of which can be tested with
- hdf5check.bat batch file in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory.
-
- hdf5check batch file can be run with one of the following four options:
-
- hdf5check Test HDF5 C library and tools only.
-
- hdf5check enablecpp Test HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools. To use
- this option, HDF5 C++ libraries must have been
- built in step I.
-
- hdf5check enablefortran Test HDF5 C/Fortran libraries and tools. To
- use this option, HDF5 Fortran libraries must
- have been built in Section VI.
-
- hdf5check enableall Test HDF5 C/C++/Fortran libraries and tools.
- To use this option, HDF5 C++ and Fortran
- libraries must have been built.
-
- nodebug -- can be added to any of the above to
- not test debug versions
-
- Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5check with appropriate option.
- Users are encouraged to pipe the test output into a file. You should find
- no "*FAILED*" marks.
-
- Option 2: Step-by-step HDF5 libraries and tools testings
-
- You can also test HDF5 libraries and tools one by one. There are possibly
- four versions of HDF5 libraries and tools testings.
-
- They are:
-
- release
- release dll
- debug
- debug dll
-
- We strongly suggest you to redirect your testing results into an output file
- so that you can easily check the testing results.
-
- HDF5 DLLs should be placed into the Windows system directory. A batch file
- named install_dll.bat is included in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory. Run this
- batch file and all neccessary HDF5 DLLS will be placed in the system
- directory.
-
-
- 1. HDF5 library testing
-
- Open a command prompt in the hdf5\test directory
-
- (1) Basic tests
-
- a) Release Static, type:
- checktests release >"Your output filename"
-
- b) Release DLL, type:
- checktests release dll >"Your output filename"
-
- c) Debug Static, type:
- checktests debug >"Your output filename"
-
- d) Debug DLL, type:
- checktests debug dll >"Your output filename"
-
- Use a text editor to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks
- in your output files.
-
- 2. HDF5 performance testing
-
- Open a command prompt in the hdf5\perform directory
-
- a) Release Static, type:
- checkperformtests release >"Your output filename"
-
- b) Release DLL, type:
- checkperformtests release dll >"Your output filename"
-
- c) Debug Static, type:
- checkperformtests debug >"Your output filename"
-
- d) Debug DLL, type:
- checkperformtests debug dll >"Your output filename"
-
- Use a text editor to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks
- in your output files.
-
- 3. HDF5 tools testing
-
- Open a command prompt in the hdf5\tools directory
-
- a) Release Static, type:
- checktools release >"Your output filename"
-
- b) Release DLL, type:
- checktools release dll >"Your output filename"
-
- c) Debug Static, type:
- checktools debug >"Your output filename"
-
- d) Debug DLL, type:
- checktools debug dll >"Your output filename"
-
- Use a text editor to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks
- in your output files.
-
- 4. HDF5 C++ library test
-
- Skip this step UNLESS you have built HDF5 C++ libraries and want to test
- them.
-
- Open a command prompt in the hdf5\c++\test directory
-
- a) Release Static, type:
- checkcpptests release >"Your output filename"
-
- b) Release DLL, type:
- checkcpptests release dll >"Your output filename"
-
- c) Debug Static, type:
- checkcpptests debug >"Your output filename"
-
- d) Debug DLL, type:
- checkcpptests debug dll >"Your output filename"
-
- Use a text editor to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks
- in your output files.
-
- 4. HDF5 High-Level library test
-
- Skip this step UNLESS you have built HDF5 High-Level libraries and want to
- test them.
-
- Open a command prompt in the hdf5\hl\test directory
-
- a) Release Static, type:
- checkhltests release >"Your output filename"
-
- b) Release DLL, type:
- checkhltests release dll >"Your output filename"
-
- c) Debug Static, type:
- checkhltests debug >"Your output filename"
-
- d) Debug DLL, type:
- checkhltests debug dll >"Your output filename"
-
- Use a text editor to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks
- in your output files.
-
- 5. HDF5 High-Level C++ library test
-
- Skip this step UNLESS you have built HDF5 High-Level C++ libraries and want
- to test them.
-
- Open a command prompt in the hdf5\hl\c++\test directory
-
- a) Release Static, type:
- checkhlcpptests release >"Your output filename"
-
- b) Release DLL, type:
- checkhlcpptests release dll >"Your output filename"
-
- c) Debug Static, type:
- checkhlcpptests debug >"Your output filename"
-
- d) Debug DLL, type:
- checkhlcpptests debug dll >"Your output filename"
-
- Use a text editor to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks
- in your output files.
-
- Note: See Section VI for instructions on testing Fortran libraries.
-
- STEP 3: Installing HDF5 Libraries
-
-We provide a batch file for users to relocate all HDF5 libraries in one folder
-(C++ and Fortran libraries will also be copied into this folder if they have
-been built in step I or Section VI, respectively). The file is called
-installhdf5lib.bat under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory. Run the batch file, you
-may see a folder called hdf5lib under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5.
-
-The <release> layout of <hdf5lib> should be:
-
- release\include -- HDF5 header files
- release\bin -- HDF5 static tool executables
- release\bindll -- HDF5 DLL tool executables
- release\lib -- HDF5 static libraries
- release\dll -- HDF5 DLLs
-
-You may also find the similar layout for the <debug>.
-
-========================================================================
- Section III: How To Build Examples (Optional)
-========================================================================
-
-Simple examples have been provided for users to test HDF5 C/C++/Fortran and
-High level C/Fortran library and tools.
-
-Note:
- 1) To build HDF5 C++ examples, HDF5 C++ library must have been built in
- Step I.
-
- 2) To build HDF5 Fortran or HL Fortran examples, please see Section VI,
- Step 3.
-
- 3) To build HDF5 High Level C examples, HDF5 High level library must have
- been built in step I.
-
- 4) By default, the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/HL examples are linked
- with the debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/HL libraries and DLLs. The
- debug versions of HDF5 C/C++/HL examples will fail if they are linked
- with HDF5 binary distribution, which only includes the release
- versions of HDF5 C/C++ libraries and DLLs.
-
-To build and test HDF5 C examples:
-----------------------------------
- 1. Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio, go to "File" and select the "Open
- Solution" option.
-
- Then open the solution
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\examples\allexamples\allexamples.sln.
-
- 2. Select "Build", and "Configuration Manager".
-
- 2.1 To build debug versions of C examples:
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Debug". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- debug version of project "allexamples".
-
- 2.2 To build release versions of C examples.
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Release". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- release version of project "allexamples".
-
- When the debug and release build is done, there should be the following
- subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples\
-
- attributetest
- attributetestdll
- chunkread
- chunkreaddll
- compoundtest
- compoundtestdll
- extendwritetest
- extendwritetestdll
- grouptest
- grouptestdll
- readtest
- readtestdll
- selectest
- selectestdll
- writetest
- writetestdll
-
- 3. Invoke a command prompt window and run the batch file InstallExamples.bat
- which resides in the top level directory (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5). This file
- creates 4 new directories, examplesREL, examplesRELDLL, examplesDBG, and
- examplesDBGDLL, in the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples directory and places
- all the executables in it. Both the release and debug versions of the
- examples should be built before this step is done.
-
- 4. We provide a batch file named testExamples.bat and an expected examples
- tests output file named testExamples_exp_output.txt in
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples directory for you to test HDF5 C examples.
-
- testExamples.bat batch file has 4 options:
-
- testExamples release -- for release version
-
- testExamples release dll -- for release DLL version
-
- testExamples debug -- for debug version
-
- testExamples debug dll -- for debug DLL version
-
- Invoke a command prompt and run testExamples.bat with appropriate options.
- You should get "All HDF5 C examples tests passed." when the C examples are
- built successfully. Otherwise, the difference between the expected
- outputs and actual outputs will be given.
-
-To build and test HDF5 C++ examples:
-------------------------------------
-
- 1. Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio, go to "File" and select the "Open
- Solution" option.
-
- Then open the solution
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\examples\allexamples\allcppexamples.sln.
-
- 2. Select "Build", and "Configuration Manager".
-
- 2.1 To build debug versions of C examples:
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Debug". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- debug version of project "allcppexamples".
-
- 2.2 To build release versions of C examples.
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Release". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- release version of project "allcppexamples".
-
- When the debug build or release build is done, there should be the following
- subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\c++\examples\
-
- chunks
- chunksdll
- compound
- compounddll
- create
- createdll
- extend_ds
- extend_dsll
- h5group
- h5groupdll
- readdata
- readdatadll
- writedata
- writedatadll
-
- 3. Invoke a command prompt window and run the batch file
- InstallcppExamples.bat which resides in the top level directory
- (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5). This file creates 4 new directories,
- cppexamplesREL, cppexamplesRELDLL, cppexamplesDBG, and cppexamplesDBGDLL,
- in the c:\MyHDFstuff\c++\examples directory and places all the executables
- in it. Both the release and debug versions of the examples should be
- built before this step is done.
-
- 4. We provide a batch file named testcppExamples.bat in
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\c++\examples directory for you to test HDF5 C++
- examples.
-
- testcppExamples.bat batch file has 4 options:
-
- testcppExamples release -- for release version
-
- testcppExamples release dll -- for release DLL version
-
- testcppExamples debug -- for debug version
-
- testcppExamples debug dll -- for debug DLL version
-
- Invoke a command prompt and run testcppExamples.bat with appropriate
- options. You should get "All HDF5 C++ examples tests passed." when the
- C++ examples are built successfully. Otherwise, the difference between
- the expected outputs and actual outputs will be given.
-
-
-To build and test HDF5 High Level C examples:
----------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio, go to "File" and select the "Open
- Solution" option.
-
- Then open the solution
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\hl\examples\allhlcexamples\allhlcexamples.sln
-
- 2. Select "Build", and "Configuration Manager".
-
- 2.1 To build debug versions of C examples:
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Debug". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- debug version of project "allhlcexamples".
-
- 2.2 To build release versions of C examples.
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Release". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- release version of project "allhlcexamples".
-
- When the debug and release build is done, binaries will be built in the
- following subdirectories of c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\examples\
-
- ex_image[1-2](dll)
- ex_lite1(dll)
- ex_table[01-12](dll)
- ex_ds1(dll)
- ptExample[FL+VL](dll)
-
- 3. Invoke a command prompt and run the batch file Install_hlcexamples.bat
- which resides in the top level directory (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5). This file
- creates 4 new directories, HLCexamplesRELEASE, HLCexamplesRELEASEDLL,
- HLCexamplesDEBUG, and HLCexamplesDEBUGDLL, in the
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\examples directory and places all the executables in
- it. Both the release and debug versions of the examples should be built
- before this step is done.
-
- 4. We provide a batch file named test_hl_cexamples.bat in
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\examples directory for you to test HDF5 high level C
- examples.
-
- test_hl_cexamples.bat batch file has 4 options:
-
- Options purpose
-
- test_hl_cexamples release -- for release version
-
- test_hl_cexamples release dll -- for release DLL version
-
- test_hl_cexamples debug -- for debug version
-
- test_hl_cexamples debug dll -- for debug DLL version
-
- Invoke a command prompt window and run test_hl_cexamples with
- appropriate options.
-
- Invoke a command prompt and run testExamples.bat with appropriate options.
- You should get "All of the HL C Examples Passed!" when the HL C examples
- are built successfully. Otherwise, the difference between the expected
- outputs and actual outputs will be given.
-
-
-========================================================================
- Section IV: Building an application using the HDF5 library or DLL
-========================================================================
-
-Waring: The instructions below will only describe how to build an application
- using the release version of the HDF5 library or DLL. To use the debug
- version of the HDF5 library or DLL, you need to substitute the release
- version of the HDF5 library or DLL with the debug version.
-
-
-To build an application that uses the HDF5 static library the following
-locations will need to be specified for locating header files and linking with
-the HDF static library, for example:
-
-c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include
-c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\lib
-
-We assume that you will use Zlib and Szip compression with HDF5 library.
-
-1. Specifying Include Directories
-
-To specify the include directories in the settings for your Visual Studio
-project, you may choose one of the following two methods.
-
- Method One: Project-wide Settings
-
- 1. Open your project in Microsoft Visual Studio and make sure it is the
- active project.
-
- 2. Go to the Project menu and chose the "Properties" option.
-
- 3. Choose the build configuration you would like to modify in the drop
- down menu labeled "Configuration:"
-
- 4. Choose the "C/C++" tab, and select "General".
-
- 5. In a text-area labeled with "Additional Include Directories:", add
- HDF5, Zlib, and Szip header files directories. For example:
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include
- c:\zlib\include
- c:\szip\include
-
- Then click OK.
-
- 6. (Optional) To use HDF5 Fortran static library, the location of
- Fortran module files should be specified by following Project->
- Settings->Fortran->Preprocessor, and in the text-area labeled
- "Additional Include Directories", add HDF5 Fortran module files
- directories. For example:
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include
-
- Method Two: Visual Studio Settings
-
- 1. In Visual STudio, go to Tools->Options->Projects->
- VC++ Directories. Under "Show Directories For", select "Include files"
-
- 2. Insert the correct HDF5, Zlib, Szip paths for headers(include). For
- example,
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\include
- c:\zlib\include
- c:\szip\include
-
-
-2. Specifying Library Directories
-
-To specify the library directories in the settings for your Visual Studio
-project, you may choose one of the following two methods.
-
- Method One: Project-wide Settings
-
- 1. Open your project in Microsoft Visual Studio and make sure it is the
- active project.
-
- 2. Go to the Project menu and chose the "Properties" option.
-
- 3. Choose the build configuration you would like to modify in the drop
- down menu labeled "Configuration:"
-
- 4. Choose the "Linker" tab, and select "General".
-
- 5. In a text-area labeled with "Additional Library Directories:", add
- HDF5, Zlib, and Szip library files directories. For example:
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\lib
- c:\zlib\dll
- c:\szip\dll
-
- Note: To link with HDF5 DLLs rathern that static libraries, simply
- specify the "dll" directory rather than "lib", and link with the
- corresponding DLL link library below.
-
- Then click OK.
-
-
- Method Two: Visual Studio Settings
-
- 1. In Visual STudio, go to Tools->Options->Projects->
- VC++ Directories. Under "Show Directories For", select "Library files"
-
- 2. Insert the correct HDF5, Zlib, Szip paths for link libraries. For
- example,
-
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib\release\lib
- c:\zlib\dll
- c:\szip\dll
-
- Note: To link with HDF5 DLLs rathern that static libraries, simply
- specify the "dll" directory rather than "lib", and link with the
- corresponding DLL link library below.
-
-
-3. Specifying Libraries to Link
-
- To link the HDF5 static library with your application:
-
- 1. In Visual Studio, go to the Project menu and choose "Properties".
-
- 2. Find the "Link" option and "Input" category. In the "Additional
- Dependencies" field, insert "zlib.lib, libszip.lib, hdf5.lib".
-
- 3. (Optional) Also insert "hdf5_cpp.lib" if you want to use HDF5 C++
- static library.
-
- 4. (Optional) Also insert "hdf5_fortran.lib" if you want to use HDF5
- Fortran static library.
-
- 5. (Optional) Also insert "hdf5_hl.lib" if you want to use HDF5 high
- level static library.
-
- 6. (Optional) Also insert "hdf5_hl_cpp.lib" if you want to use HDF5 High
- Level C++ static library.
-
- 7. (Optional) Also insert "hdf5_hl_fortran.lib" if you want to use HDF5
- High Level Fortran static library.
-
-
- To link the HDF5 DLL library with your application:
-
- 1. Follow the steps for linking the HDF5 static library as shown above,
- except now link the export library that is created with the DLL.
-
- The export library is called hdf5dll.lib for HDF5 C libray,
- hdf5_cppdll.lib for HDF5 C++ library, and hdf5_fortrandll.lib
- for HDF5 Fortran library.
-
- 2. In the Project Properties dialog, go to the C/C++ > Preprocessor
- subsection. In the "Preprocessor Definitions" box, add "_HDF5USEDLL_"
- to the list.
-
- 3. (Optional) Also add HDF5CPP_USEDLL to use HDF5 C++ DLL.
-
- 4. (Optional) Also add _HDF5USEHLDLL_ to use HDF5 high level DLL.
-
- 5. (Optional) Also add HDF5USE_HLCPPDLL use HDF5 high level C++ DLL.
-
- 6. (Optional) Follow Project->Settings->Fortran->Category->General->
- Predefined Preprocess or Symbols, and add "HDF5F90_WINDOWS" to use HDF5
- Fortran DLL.
-
- 7. Place the DLLs in a location that Windows will be able to locate. The
- searched path and order for DLL's is
-
- a) The directory where the executable module for the current
- process is located.
- b) The current directory.
- c} The Windows system directory. The GetSystemDirectory function
- retrieves the path of this directory.
- d) The Windows directory. The GetWindowsDirectory function
- retrieves the path of this directory.
- e) The directories listed in the PATH environment variable.
-
-========================================================================
- Section V: How to disable Gzip(Zlib)/Szip compression
-========================================================================
-
-Warning: When you modify the H5pubconf.h file as described below, DO NOT just
- change the values of these macros from 1 to 0. Please DO remove (or
- comment out) appropriate lines.
-
- Notes:
-
- To disable Gzip and Szip at the same time, just make the appropriate
- modifications to H5pubconf.h and the environmental variables all together,
- and then Run-compile.
-
- These instructions assume that copy_hdf.bat has already been run in Section
- II. If you can't find H5pubconf.h file in the specified directory, please
- verify that this script has been run.
-
- 1. Disable Gzip (Zlib) Compression
-
- If you would like to remove Gzip compression from the HDF5 library, follow
- the steps below.
-
- 1.1 Open the H5pubconf.h file from the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\src directory
- and remove (or comment out) the following two lines:
-
- #define H5_HAVE_ZLIB_H 1
- #define H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE 1
-
- Then save the file.
-
- 1.2 Delete HDF5_EXT_ZLIB environment variable if you have set it in
- preconditions.
-
- 1.3 Run-compile HDF5 library according to Section II.
-
- When you disable Gzip, you may get the following message when building
- HDF5 libraries: "The following environment variables were not found:
- $(HDF5_EXT_ZLIB)". This message can be ignored.
-
- 2. Disable Szip Compression (both encoder and decoder)
-
- If you would like to remove Szip compression from the HDF5 library, follow
- the steps below.
-
- 2.1 Open the H5pubconf.h file from the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\src directory
- and remove (or comment out) the following two lines:
-
- #define H5_HAVE_SZLIB_H 1
- #define H5_HAVE_FILTER_SZIP 1
-
- Then save the file.
-
- 2.2 Delete HDF5_EXT_SZIP environment variable if you have set it in
- preconditions.
-
- 2.3 Run-compile HDF5 library according to Section II.
-
- When you disable Szip, you may get the following message when building
- HDF5 libraries: "The following environment variables were not found:
- $(HDF5_EXT_SZIP)". This message can be ignored.
-
- 3. Disable Szip Encoder
-
- If you would like to just disable Szip encoder from the HDF5
- library while keeping Szip decoder enabled, follow the steps
- below.
-
- 3.1 Download Szip library without encoder
-
- Szip library is different if you want to disable Szip encoder.
- Download szip-noenc binaries from
- ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/szip/2.1/bin/windows. The Szip
- library and header path should also be set up accordingly (refer to
- precondition 6).
-
- 3.2 Run-compile HDF5 library according to Section II. The encoding
- functionality is detected dynamically.
-
-========================================================================
- Section VI: How to build HDF5 with Fortran Support
-========================================================================
-
-Notes: 1. For Intel Compiler users, Intel fortran Compiler10.1 is
- currently supported. Intel Compiler verion 7.x, 8.x and
- 9.x are no longer supported. Intel Compiler 11.1 can be used, however
- the fortran project files must be upgraded from within the IDE.
-
- 2. The Compaq Fortran Compiler is no longer supported for HDF5 1.8.
-
- 3. Visual Studio 2008 is supported only with Intel Fortran 10.1 and 11.1.
-
- 4. Parallel builds should be disabled. To do so: Go to Tools >
- Options > Projects and Solutions > Build and Run. Set "Maximum Number
- of Parallel Project Builds" to 1.
-
-
- Preconditions:
-
- a. Setup Szip Library for Intel Compiler.
-
- Szip source codes or binaries for Windows compilers can be downloaded
- from the following address:
-
- ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/szip/2.1/bin/windows.
-
- b. Set up path for external libraries and headers
-
- Skip this part if you don't want to use ANY compression features
- provided by HDF5. Instead, read Section V.
-
- You have to read this part even if you want to use only Zlib
- or Szip. You also need to read Section V.
-
- 1) Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio.
-
- 2) From the main menu, Go to Tools > Options > Intel(R) Fortran. In the
- right panel, make sure your "Selected Compiler" is Intel Fortran.
-
- 3) Select the right-most box for "Libraries", and add Zlib and Szip
- library paths (c:\zlib\dll, c:\szip\dll for example).
-
- 4) Select right-most box for "Includes", and add Zlib and Szip header
- paths (c:\zlib\include c:\szip\include, for example).
-
- 5) Then click "OK".
-
-
-1. Build with Intel Fortran Compiler 11.1 under Visual Studio 2008
-
- Note: This step will build HDF5 Static and DLL C and C++ Library using
- Visual Studio compiler as well as HDF5 Static and High Level
- Fortran Library using Intel Fortran 11.1 Compiler.
-
- 1.1 Open all_fortran.sln
-
- Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio. From the main menu,
- go to "File" and select "Open Solution". Choose "all_fortran.sln"
- under the directory c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all_fortran.
-
-
- 1.2 Build as Normal
-
- Follow steps as in Section II to build all HDF5 library files, including
- Fortran and HL Fortran libraries.
-
-
-2. Test HDF5 Static and High Level Fortran Library
-
- We provide 2 options for users to test HDF5 libraries and tools.
-
- Option 1: Automatic testings
-
- HDF5 comes with various test suites, all of which can be tested with
- hdf5check.bat batch file in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory.
-
- hdf5check batch file can used to test HDF libraries with Fortran with
- the following options:
-
- hdf5check enablefortran Test HDF5 C/Fortran libraries and tools
-
-
- hdf5check enableall Test HDF5 C/C++/Fortran libraries and tools
- To use this option, HDF5 C++ and Fortran
- libraries must have been built.
-
- Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5check with appropriate option.
- Users are encouraged to redirect their ouput into a file. There should
- be no "*FAILED*" marks.
-
- Option 2: Step-by-step HDF5 libraries and tools testings
-
- Note: This section provides step-by-step instructions for testing the
- Fortran librariy and tools only. To test the rest of the HDF5 library
- and tools, please see Section II, Step 2.
-
-
- a. Test HDF5 Static Fortran Library
-
- Open a command prompt in the hdf5\fortran\test directory
-
- a) Release Static, type:
- checkfortrantests release >"Your output filename"
-
- b) Release DLL, type:
- checkfortrantests release dll >"Your output filename"
-
- c) Debug Static, type:
- checkfortrantests debug >"Your output filename"
-
- d) Debug DLL, type:
- checkfortrantests debug dll >"Your output filename"
-
- Use a text editor to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks
- in your output files.
-
- b. Test HDF5 High Level Fortran Library
-
- Open a command prompt in the hdf5\hl\fortran\test directory
-
- a) Release Static, type:
- checkhlfortrantests release >"Your output filename"
-
- b) Release DLL, type:
- checkhlfortrantests release dll >"Your output filename"
-
- c) Debug Static, type:
- checkhlfortrantests debug >"Your output filename"
-
- d) Debug DLL, type:
- checkhlfortrantests debug dll >"Your output filename"
-
- Use a text editor to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks
- in your output files.
-
-
-3. (Optional) Build HDF5 Fortan and HL Fortran Examples
-
- Note: This section only covers building Fortran and HL Fortran examples.
- For other examples, please see Section III.
-
- To build and test HDF5 Fortran example:
- ---------------------------------------
-
- 1. Open allf90examples.sln
-
- Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio. From the main menu,
- go to "File" and select "Open Solution". Choose "allf90examples.sln"
- under the directory
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\fortran\examples\allf90examples.
-
- 2. Select "Build", then Select "Configuration Manager".
-
- 2.1 To build debug versions of Fortran examples.
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Debug". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- debug version of project "allf90examples".
-
- 2.2 To build release versions of Fortran examples.
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Release". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- release version of project "allf90examples".
-
- When the debug build or release build is done, there should be the
- following subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\examples\
-
- attreexampletest
- attreexampletestdll
- compoundtest
- compoundtestdll
- dsetexampletest
- dsetexampletestdll
- fileexampletest
- fileexampletestdll
- groupexampletest
- groupexampletestdll
- grpdsetexampletest
- grpdsetexampletestdll
- grpittest
- grpittestdll
- grpsexampletest
- grpsexampletestdll
- hyperslabtest
- hyperslabtestdll
- mountexampletest
- mountexampletest
- refobjexampletest
- refobjexampletestdll
- refregexampletest
- refregexampletestdll
- rwdsetexampletest
- rwdsetexampletestdll
- selecteletest
- selecteletestdll
-
- 3. Invoke a command prompt and run the batch file Installf90Examples.bat
- which resides in the top level directory (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5). This
- file creates 4 new directories, f90examplesREL, f90examplesRELDLL,
- f90examplesDBG, and f90examplesDBGDLL, in the
- c:\MyHDFstuff\fortran\examples directory and places all the
- executables in it. Both the release and debug versions of the
- examples should be built before this step is done.
-
-
- To build and test HDF5 High Level Fortran examples:
- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Open allhlf90examples.sln
-
- Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio. From the main menu,
- go to "File" and select "Open Solution". Choose
- "allhlf90examples.sln" under the directory
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\hl\fortran\examples\allhlf90examples.
-
- 2. Select "Build", then Select "Configuration Manager".
-
- 2.1 To build debug versions of Fortran examples.
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Debug". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- debug version of project "allhlf90examples".
-
- 2.2 To build release versions of Fortran examples.
-
- In "Active Solution Configuration", select "Release". Select "Close".
- Select "Build" -> "Build Solution" or "Rebuild Solution" to build
- release version of project "allhlf90examples".
-
- When the debug build or release build is done, there should be the
- following subdirectories in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\fortran\examples
-
- ex_lite
- ex_litedll
-
- 3. Invoke a command prompt and run the batch file
- Install_hlf90examples.bat which resides in the top level directory
- (c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5). This file creates 4 new directories,
- HLf90examplesRELEASE, HLf90examplesRELEASEDLL, HLf90examplesDEBUG,
- and HLf90examplesDEBUGDLL, in the
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\fortran\examples directory and places all
- the executables in it. Both the release and debug versions of the
- examples should be built before this step is done.
-
- 4. We provide a batch file named test_hl_f90examples.bat in
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hl\fortran\examples directory for you to test
- HDF5 high level fortran examples.
-
- test_hl_f90examples.bat batch file has 4 options:
-
- Options purpose
-
- test_hl_f90examples release -- for release version
-
- test_hl_f90examples release dll -- for release DLL version
-
- test_hl_f90examples debug -- for debug version
-
- test_hl_f90examples debug dll -- for debug DLL version
-
- Invoke a command prompt and run test_hl_f90examples with
- appropriate options.
-
- When you run "test_hl_f90examples release", the output will look
- like:
-
- release version of High Level Fortran examples PASSED
-
- Similar messages should be generated with another three options
- If the high level Fortran examples are built successfully.
-
-========================================================================
- Section VII : How to build Multi-threaded version of HDF5 library
-========================================================================
-
-Notes: In Visual Studio 2008, the Single-threaded runtime libraries have been
- depreciated, and Multi-threaded is built by default. Therefore, no extra
- work needs to be done to build Multi-threaded libraries in Visual Studio
- 2008.
-
-
-========================================================================
- Section VIII: How To Build And Test HDF5 With Thread-Safe Feature
-========================================================================
-
- All of the preconditions in "Preconditions" Section at the beginning of this
- document also apply to this section. There are some extra preconditions for
- this section only as following.
-
- Pre1. Pthread-Win32 Installed
-
- Posix Threads for Windows is a open source free software. Users can download
- it from http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/.
-
- HDF5 release 1.8 supports Pthread-Win32 2.7.0 (2005-06-04) or later. Since
- pthreadVC2.dll used by HDF5 1.8 is the release version dll of
- pthread-win32, ONLY HDF5 1.8 release dll are supported and tested on
- Windows XP.
-
- Pre2. Set Path for Pthread-Win32 header and library
-
- Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio, go to Tools->Options->Projects->VC++
- Directories.
-
- From the drop-down box under "Show directories for:",
-
- Choose "Include files", add in the path to Pthread-Win32 header file (For
- example: C:\PTHREADS_WIN32\INCLUDE).
-
- Choose "Library files", add in the path to Pthread-Winew library (For
- example: C:\PTHREADS_WIN32\LIB).
-
- Pre3. Enable HDF5 Thread-safe Feature on Windows
-
- Go to directory c:\MYHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\src, open H5pubconf.h and find the
- following messages and remove those comment signs referred to by those two
- arrows and save H5pubconf.h
-
-
- /*Users want to build and test hdf5 library with thread safe enabled,
- Make the following block active
- */
-
- /* <----
- #if defined _DLL
- #define H5_HAVE_THREADSAFE
- #define H5_HAVE_SYSTEM_SCOPE_THREADS 1
- #if defined TTSAFE_H
- #define sleep Sleep
- #endif
- #endif
- */ <----
-
-
- Pre4. Define Environment Variable(HDF5_EXT_PTHREAD) for PthreadVC2.lib
-
- To define this environment variable:
-
- Click "Start" -> "Control Panel" -> "System" -> "Advanced" ->
- "Environment Variables".
-
- If you are logged on as administrator to the local computer AND want to
- let all other users use these two environment variables, click "New" under
- "System Variables" box; otherwise, click "New" under "User Variables" box.
-
- In the New Variable window, set
- "Variable name" as HDF5_EXT_PTHREAD
- "Variable value" as pthreadVC2.lib
-
- Click OK.
-
- pre5. Copy pthreadVC2.dll to System Directory
-
- pthreadVC2.dll should be copied into the location that applications can
- find. One suggestion is to use the c:\WINDOWS\system.
-
-
-1. Build HDF5 Release DLL with Thread-safe Feature
-
- 1.1 Run batch file copy_hdf.bat.
-
- Go to c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows and run copy_hdf.bat. This process will
- copy all the necessary batch files, Windows-specific source code and text
- files saved under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows directory to the corresponding
- directories under hdf5.
-
-
- 1.2 Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio
-
- Invoke Microsoft Visual Studio. From the main menu, go to "File" and select
- the "Open Solution" option. Then open the
- c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.sln workspace.
-
- 1.3 Add in Thread-safe Source Code for HDF5 Library
-
- Expand project "hdf5dll", right click on "source" and choose "Add Files to
- Folder...", browse to add in file "H5TS.c" under directory
- c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5\src.
-
- 1.4 Link to pthreadVC2.lib
-
- Right click on project "hdf5dll", choose "Set as Active Project".
-
- Go to Project->Properties
-
- On the left pane, choose "Release" to the right of "Configuration:"
-
- Choose "Linker", choose "Input" from the left pane.
-
- Under "Additional Dependencies", add in "$(HDF5_EXT_PTHREAD)" (No
- quotation marks).
-
- Click on "OK".
-
- 1.5 Set Project Active Configurations
-
- Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose "Release" under "Project
- Configurations:", Click "OK".
-
- 1.6 Build HDF5 Release DLL with Thread-safe Feature
-
- Right-click on project hdf5dll and click "Build" to build HDF5 Release DLL
- with thread-safe feature.
-
- Warning messages can be ignored. But there should be no failures at all.
-
-2. Test Thread-safe Feature of HDF5 Release DLL
-
- 2.1 Build Release Version of Project libtestdll
-
- Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose
- "libtestdll-Win32 Release" under "Project configurations:", Click "OK".
-
- Go to Build->Build libtestdll.dll to build release version of Project
- libtestdll.
-
- 2.2 Build Release Version of Project ttsafedll
-
- Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose "Release" under "Project
- Configurations:", Click "OK".
-
- Right-click on project ttsafedll and click "Build" to build release version
- of Project ttsafedll.exe.
-
- 2.3 Install hdf5dll.dll
-
- Invoke a comand prompt, change directory to c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5, run batch
- file install_dll.bat to copy
- c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\release\hdf5dll.dll into system directory.
-
- 2.4 Test Thread-safe Feature of HDF5 Release DLL
-
- Set project ttsafedll as the active project file if it is not. Go to
- Build->Execute ttsafedll.exe, the following is the test messages users
- should get:
-
- For help use: ttsafedll.exe -help
- Linked with hdf5 version 1.8 release 0
- Testing -- multi-dataset creation (dcreate)
- Testing -- per-thread error stacks (error)
- Testing -- thread cancellation safety test (cancel)
- Testing -- multi-attribute creation (acreate)
-
-
- All tests were successful.
-
-
- Cleaning Up temp files...
-
- Users who got the same messages as above have successfully built the release
- version of hdf5dll.dll.
-
-3. Build, Test and Install HDF5 Library and Tools
-
- Go back to Section II, Step I(2) to Build, test and install HDF5 libary and
- tools.
-
-========================================================================
- Section IX: How to build HDF5 for 64-bit Windows
-========================================================================
-
-HDF5 can be built for 64-bit Windows in Visual Studio 2008.
-
-Notes:
-
- 1. Building 64-bit HDF5 from a 32-bit machine is also unsupported. Because
- we generate source file H5tinit.c from a generated 64-bit executable,
- this must be done on a 64-bit machine.
-
-
-Prerequisites:
-
- 1. A 64-bit Windows machine.
-
- 2. Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 installed with x64 Extensions.
-
-
-Building:
-
- Building 64-bit Windows binaries is very similar to the process for 32-bit.
- Therefore, you may follow the instructions in Section II with the following
- modifications.
-
- 1. The x64 platform must be selected in the build configuration for
- debug and release versions. Before building, go to "Build",
- "Configuration Manager". In the "Active solution platform" box,
- select "x64", and press "Close".
-
- 2. 64-bit HDF5 must be built with 64-bit external libraries, unless
- external library support is disabled. You must add the include and
- library paths for x64 configurations as you have in the
- "Prerequisites" section. This is also true for Intel Fortran if
- Fortran libraries are to be built. If you do not wish to use
- external libraries, please read Section V about disabling them.
-
-Testing:
-
- We provide a test suite to verify all libraries and tools were built
- successfully. This test suite should work identically on 32- and 64-bit
- builds. Therefore, you may follow the instructions in Section II about
- testing. Note that because 64-bit binaries were built, these tests must
- run on a 64-bit machine.
-
-Installing:
-
- We provide a script that will install all headers, libraries, and tools
- into one folder, hdf5lib. This script should work identically on 32- and
- 64-bit builds. Therefore, you may follow the instructions in Section II
- about installing.
-
-========================================================================
- Section X: How to build HDF5 on Windows Vista
-========================================================================
-Building on Windows Vista is very similar to building on Windows XP, with
-some minor changes. Therefore, follow the build instructions above, with the
-following considerations:
-
- 1. Only Visual Studio 2008 is currently supported on Windows Vista.
-
- 2. Elevated security permissions are required to test the HDF5 libraries.
- This is because DLLs are installed in the system directory. To enable
- elevated security:
-
- 1. In the Start menu, search for "Command Prompt". Right click on
- the "Command Prompt" program, and select "Run as administrator."
-
- 2. A security dialog will pop up. Make sure you select "Continue."
-
- 3. Test HDF5 libraries and tools as usual using "hdf5check.bat"
- script.
-
-
-========================================================================
- Section XI: How to build HDF5 using Visual Studio 2010
-========================================================================
-Building with Visual Studio 2010 is very similar to building with Visual Studio
-2008, with some minor changes. Therefore, follow the build instructions above,
-with the following considerations:
-
- 1. Visual Studio 2010 uses a new format for project files, but Visual Studio
- 2008 project files can be easily converted. The HDF5 project files
- will need to be converted on first use. To do so:
-
- 1.1. Open the HDF5 Visual Studio 2008 solution file as in Section II
- (either all.sln or all_fortran.sln if building Fortran.)
-
- 1.2. You will be prompted with an automatic conversion wizard. Click
- through, accepting the default values. You may choose to create
- backups of the project files, although it isn't necessary.
-
- 1.3. When it is finished, it should state that all projects were
- converted successfully with no errors. Warnings can be ignored.
-
- 2. Once the project files have been converted, build and test normally.
- Note that the converted project files aren't backwards compatible with
- previous versions of Visual Studio.
-
-
-========================================================================
- Section XII: Backwards Compatibility with HDF5 1.6
-========================================================================
-
-Several basic HDF5 functions have changed over the years as requirements on
-the library and data format have evolved. To enable existing applications to
-run properly, all versions of these functions have been retained; for
-flexibility and ease-of-use, macros have been created that can be mapped
-either globally to broad sets of function versions or on a
-function-by-function basis to specific versions. For example, an overall
-approach can be determined by means global setting; function-level settings
-can then be used to override the global setting then for specific functions.
-
-To enable 1.6 API symbols in your application:
-
- 1. Build and test HDF5 normally (see Section II).
-
- 2. Open your application in Visual Studio. Right click on the
- project file, and select properties.
-
- 3. Select the C/C++ > Preprocessor pane on the left. In the list of
- "Preprocessor Definitions", add "H5_USE_16_API". (Note: macros in
- the list are separated by a semi-colon.)
-
- 4. Repeat this for each project and project configuration that uses
- HDF5 libraries.
-
- 5. Continue to build and test your application normally.
-
-
-========================================================================
- Section XIII: Misc.
-========================================================================
-
-1. Helpful Pointers
-
-Here are some helpful notes if you are not familiar with
-using the Visual C++ Development Environment.
-
- 1.1 Project name and location issues:
-
- It is recommended that you use the given directory structure for building
- HDF5. However, it is possible to create your own structure. If you must
- install all.sln and all.vcproj in another directory, relative to hdf5
- directory, you will be asked to locate the sub-project files, when you open
- the project all.sln.
-
- If you want to rename "all" (the entire project), you will need to modify
- two files all.sln and all.vcproj as text (contrary to the explicit warnings
- in the files).
-
-
- 1.2 Settings... details:
-
- If you create your own project, the necessary settings can be read
- from the all.vcproj file (as text), or from the Project Settings in the
- Visual Studio project settings dialog.
-
- 1.3 FAQ
-
- Many other common questions and hints are located online and being updated
- in the HDF5 FAQ. For Windows-specific questions, please see:
-
- http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/windows/faq.html
-
- For all other general questions, you can look in the general FAQ:
-
- http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5-FAQ.html
-
-
-************************************************************************
- Please send email to help@hdfgroup.org for further assistance.
+The old INSTALL_Windows documentation can be found in the
+obsolete_windows_docs\ folder located with this document.
diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt
index 7557441..bbb7762 100644
--- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt
+++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Note: This instruction is written for users who would like to build HDF5
For all other Windows development tools, HDF5 should be built in
the development environment. Please refer to INSTALL_Windows.txt
for detailed HDF5 building and installation information, or
- INSTALL_Windows_Short.txt for quick HDF5 building and installation
+ INSTALL_Windows_Short_VS2008.txt for quick HDF5 building and installation
instructions.
WARNINGS:
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ notes in INSTALL_Windows.txt before starting below procedures.
/vs9 Build HDF5 using Visual Studio 2008
/fort Build and test HDF5 with Fortran libraries
/ivf101 Build HDF5 Fortran using Intel Visual Fortran 10.1
- /ivf111 Build HDF5 Fortran using Intel Visual Fortran 11.1
/useenv Build HDF5 using compiler settings defined
in the environment, rather than the IDE.
/? Help information
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ notes in INSTALL_Windows.txt before starting below procedures.
/vs9 Build HDF5 using Visual Studio 2008
/fort Build HDF5 with Fortran libraries
/ivf101 Build HDF5 Fortran using Intel Visual Fortran 10.1
- /ivf111 Build HDF5 Fortran using Intel Visual Fortran 11.1
/nodebug Build HDF5 release versions only
Note: Default is to build debug and release versions
/useenv Build HDF5 using compiler settings defined
diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_Short_VS2008.TXT b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_Short_VS2008.TXT
index 8ff8866..4ec79ed 100644
--- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_Short_VS2008.TXT
+++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_Short_VS2008.TXT
@@ -56,9 +56,18 @@ notes in INSTALL_Windows.txt before starting below procedures.
find your Zlib and Szip library path (for example, c:\zlib125\dll,
c:\szip\dll) from the directory list, add the library path
(c:\zlib125\dll, c:\szip\dll) to the library directories.
+
+ NOTE:
+ If you are using VS2010, the path settings will need to be in project
+ property sheets per project. Go to "Project" and select "Properties", find
+ "Configuration Properties", and then "VC++ Directories".
+
+ Add the header path to the "Include Directories" setting.
+
+ Add the library path to the "Library Directories" setting.
========================================================================
- Building HDF5 C/C++ Libraries with Visual Studio 2005
+ Building HDF5 C/C++ Libraries with Visual Studio 2008
========================================================================
1. Run batch file copy_hdf.bat
diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_parallel b/release_docs/INSTALL_parallel
index d771c0b..b2e1eec 100644
--- a/release_docs/INSTALL_parallel
+++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_parallel
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
-----------
This file contains instructions for the installation of parallel HDF5 (PHDF5).
It is assumed that you are familiar with the general installation steps as
-described in the INSATLL file. Get familiar with that file before trying
+described in the INSTALL file. Get familiar with that file before trying
the parallel HDF5 installation.
The remaining of this section explains the requirements to run PHDF5.
diff --git a/release_docs/Using_CMake.txt b/release_docs/USING_CMake.txt
index 71f2fcf..71f2fcf 100644
--- a/release_docs/Using_CMake.txt
+++ b/release_docs/USING_CMake.txt
diff --git a/release_docs/USING_Windows.txt b/release_docs/USING_Windows.txt
index 410a759..9afbeb1 100644
--- a/release_docs/USING_Windows.txt
+++ b/release_docs/USING_Windows.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
***********************************************************************
-* HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows XP/VISTA *
+* HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows *
* (Full Version) *
***********************************************************************
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ using the Visual C++ Development Environment.
Many other common questions and hints are located online and being updated
in the HDF5 FAQ. For Windows-specific questions, please see:
- http://www.hdfgroup.uiuc.edu/windows/faq.html
+ http://www.hdfgroup.org/windows/faq.html
For all other general questions, you can look in the general FAQ: