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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a95286f..e8fb3a2 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
used to configure, build, test, and install the HDF5 library,
header files, and support programs.
- $ gunzip <hdf5-1.2.0.tar.gz |tar xf -
+ $ gunzip < hdf5-1.2.0.tar.gz | tar xf -
$ cd hdf5-1.2.0
$ make check
$ make install
@@ -345,7 +345,10 @@
saying `--disable-static' or `--disable-shared'.
$ ./configure --disable-shared
-
+
+ The C++ and Fortran libraries are currently only available in the
+ static format.
+
To build only statically linked executables on platforms which
support shared libraries, use the `--enable-static-exec' flag.