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diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt index 61487fd..0e66836 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows 2000/NT/98. +HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows 2000/XP. ---------------------------------------------------------- The instructions which follow assume that you will be using the -source code release 'zip' file (hdf5-1_4_3.zip). +source code release 'zip' file (hdf5-1_6_???.zip). ***************************WARNINGS**************************** Please read CAREFULLY about Preconditions before you go to the @@ -19,16 +19,23 @@ Preconditions c:\ (any drive) MyHDFstuff\ (any folder name) - 3. Run WinZip on hdf5-1_4_3.zip (the entire source tree) and - extract hdf5 package into c:\MyHDFstuff(or whatever drive - and folder name you would like to choose). This creates a - directory called 'hdf5xxx'under MyHDFstuff which contains - several files and directories. Rename the directory - "hdf5xxx" into "hdf5". + 4. HDF5 uses zlib for compression and zlib is NOT distributed + with hdf5 lib in 1.6.??? release. You have to install your own + zlib library or you may go to HDF web site + (ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF/gzip/) + to download the correponding zlib library by yourself. If you + want to build HDF5 library without using zlib, please read section V. - 4. HDF5 uses zlib for compression and zlib is distributed - with hdf5 lib. If you have your own version read section - VI about the zlib library. + 5. HDF4-related tools are not built and released with HDF5 library + packages any more. To obtain HDF4-related tools, please check + http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/h4toh5/ and ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/h4toh5/ + + 6. For .NET users, please go to section VI. + + 7. For DLL users, please do read and follow "DLL hints" at Section IV. + + 8. For users who would like to build, test and use HDF5 snapshot release, please + read Section VII. --------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -42,7 +49,10 @@ The following sections discuss installation procedures in detail: Section III: Building an application using the HDF5 library or DLL Section IV: Some more helpful pointers - Section V: ZLIB library - removing or changing the path + Section V: Disable gzip compression + Section VI: How to build in HDF5 in VS 7.0(.NET) + Section VII: Build and test HDF5 snapshot release + *************************************************************** @@ -65,9 +75,6 @@ What do we build and install? HDF5 tools: non-hdf4 related tools - for hdf4 related tools, please check http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/h4toh5/ - and ftp://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/h4toh5/ - HDF5 library testing programs: hdf5 library related comprehensive tests @@ -78,6 +85,10 @@ What do we build and install? HDF5 examples: simple HDF5 examples +NOTE: ** We use zlib 1.1.4 for both binary and source + release. + ** + ************************************************************** Section II: @@ -102,7 +113,26 @@ STEP 1: Building hdf5 libraries and non-hdf4 related tools Then open the c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\all\all.dsw workspace. - 3. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". + 3. Select project hdf5dll, right click mouse; choose settings, + find "Link", go to the Category box and choose "Input", + go to the box "Object/library modules" and go to the end of the line; + see whether the zlib dll library path is the same as C:\zlib114\dll + or the correct path where you install your dll export library. + If not, replace the old zlib dll library path with the correct path. + + You should do this for both Debug and release version. + + 4. Go to "Tools" and select "Options", find "Directories"; + 4.1 Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Include files", + If you cannot find your zlib header path(for example, C:\zlib114\include) + from the directory list, + add the header path(C:\zlib114\include) to the included directories. + 4.2 Find the box "Show directories for", choose "Library files", + If you cannot find your zlib library path(for example, C:\zlib114\lib) + from the directory list, + add the library path(C:\zlib114\lib) to the included directories. + + 5. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration". On Windows platform select as the active configuration @@ -287,11 +317,13 @@ please choose font less than 14 for better alignment of the text. hdf5timingtest debug dll >"Your output filename" - Use notepad or notetab light to check results. You should + Use notepad or wordpad to check results. You should not find any FAILED marks in your output files. - Note: big test is currently not working for windows, we are -still investigating this. + Note: big test is currently not working for windows because it needs +to allocate more space, however, HDF5 can support more than 4GB +file if you are using NTFS. We still investigate the possibility to support +this test. 2. hdf5 tools testing @@ -458,7 +490,7 @@ To use the DLL: debug version. 3. Place the DLL in a location that Windows will be able to locate - it. The search path and order for DLL's is + it. The searched path and order for DLL's is a) The directory where the executable module for the current process is located. @@ -468,6 +500,8 @@ To use the DLL: d) The Windows directory. The GetWindowsDirectory function retrieves the path of this directory. e) The directories listed in the PATH environment variable. + 4. To modify your own application settings, please DO FOLLOW th "DLL Hints" + at section IV "MORE HELPFUL POINTERS". Section IV: @@ -534,41 +568,60 @@ DLL... hints: Section V: -ZLIB LIBRARY- REMOVING OR CHANGING THE PATH + +Disable gzip compression ============================================ -If you would like to remove the zlib library from the hdf5 library or -use your own version of the zlib library then follow the steps below. +If you would like to remove gzip compression from the hdf5 library +follow the steps below. -Removing the zlib library completely: - Open the all.dsw workspace file in Microsoft Visual C++. Go to the - hdf5 project. Select the zlib.lib file from this project and - delete(press the 'delete' key) it. Next open the H5config.h and H5pubconf.h - files from the src directory. Remove the the following two lines: + 1) Open the H5pubconf.h file from the src directory and remove the + following four lines: + #define H5_HAVE_ZLIB_H 1 #define H5_HAVE_LIBZ 1 - #define H5_HAVE_COMPRESS2 + #define H5_HAVE_COMPRESS2 1 + #define H5_HAVE_COMPRESSION 1 then save the file. - Next go to the hdf5dll project. Remove the zlib.lib from this - project too. Open the project settings for the hdf5dll project. - Go to the C/C++ settings tab and under the preprocessor definitions - remove the ZLIB_DLL in both the debug and the release settings. - Recompile the all project and then save the workspace. - - -Replacing the zlib library: - - Open the all.dsw workspace and go to the hdf5 project. Delete the - zlib.lib file from the file listing. Then select the hdf5 project - and richt click to get a menu. Pick the "add files to project..." - option and find the version of the zlib that you would like to use. - Then click OK in the file chooser dialog. Repeat the steps for the - hdf5dll project. You may also want to replace the zlib.h and zconf.h - files which are in the src directory with your own versions of these - files. Then recompile the all project. + 2) run-compile HDF5 library according to the previous steps. + +Section VI: + +How to build HDF5 in VS 7.0(.NET) +============================================ +We just briefly introduce you how to build HDF5 in VS 7.0(.NET); + +1. Open the old dataspace file with the "Open solution" option, +.NET will automatically convert the data space file to solution file. +2. Then find "Build" and go to "Configuration Manager"; choose "release" +or "debug", then choose "build all". +3. If you want to change some project setting, select the project and right +click the button to choose Properties; find the similar menu there as in 6.0. +4. You need to specify the zlib include header files and libraries under +Tools->Options->Projects->VC++ Directories and choose Include and libraries under +the category of "show directories for" to add the corresponding path. + +Note: Currently we only build and test .NET on windows XP. +Section VII: + +Build and test HDF5 snapshot release + +Note: This section is only for users who would like to build and test HDF5 snapshot release. + +If you want to test and build HDF5 snapshot release, you need extra steps to automatically +generate H5Tinit.c before going to section II step 1(2). + +Previous step: section II, step 1(1). +Extra steps: +1) After extracting all.zip to the correct path, open the + c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\misc\typegen\typegen.dsw. +2) Build the project file. +3) Invoke command prompt and go to c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\src. +4) type H5Tinit.exe >H5Tinit.c +5) Go back to section II, continue with step 1(2). Please send email to hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu for further assistance. |