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diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt index 0e60a21..51605f6 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt @@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ STEP 1: Building HDF5 libraries and tools You should find windows project files listed as "all files, big files etc." on the left. - 3. (Optional)HDF5 C++, Fortran libraries, HL-CPP, - HL-Fortran and Intel compiler + 3. (Optional)HDF5 C++, Fortran libraries, High level C++, + High level Fortran and Intel compiler 3.1 Skip this step if you do not want to build HDF5 C++ libraries @@ -2245,13 +2245,11 @@ by other compilers. Go back to Section II, Step I(2) to Build, test and install HDF5 libary and tools. ======================================================================== -Section XI: How to build HDF5 in Visual studio 2005 on windows 64-bit platform +Section XI: How to build HDF5 in Visual studio 2005 on windows 32-bit and 64-bit platform ======================================================================== - Currently we only support HDF5 as an 32-bit application on windows 64-bit -platform. - The building procedure is almost the same as building HDF5 on .Net 2003. - You may need to pay attention to the following reminders: + For 64-bit, currently we only support HDF5 as an 32-bit application and you may need to + pay attention to the following reminders: 1) To use zlib or szlib compression packages: Use zlib 1.2.2 DLL provided at ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/lib-external/zlib/1.2/bin/zlib122-windows.tar.gz @@ -2260,8 +2258,9 @@ platform. 2) Make sure that WIN32 macro is set at visual studio 2005. 3) You may use _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE to disable the warnings. Please refer to Section VI: How to build HDF5 in Visual Studio .Net 2003. - - + Please also note that the example workspace may not work properly. You may need to reset hdf5 + library path. + ======================================================================== Section XII: Misc. ======================================================================== @@ -2355,6 +2354,12 @@ using the Visual C++ Development Environment. General->Predefined Preprocess or Symbols, and add "HDF5F90_WINDOWS" to use HDF5 Fortran DLL. - +3. Backward compatibility with 1.6 + If you are going to use 1.6 APIs with 1.8 branch, you may do the following two things: + 3.1 Uncomment out /*#define H5_WANT_H5_V1_6_COMPAT 1*/ inside h5pubconf.h under windows\src. + 3.2 Set up an environment variable H5_WANT_H5_V1_6_COMPAT to 1, this will be used to test compatibility + of error APIs. + Remember to undo 1 and 2 after you test if you are not going to use 1.6 backward compatibility option. + ************************************************************************ - Please send email to hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu for further assistance. + Please send email to hdfhelp@hdfgroup.org for further assistance. |