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@@ -92,11 +92,13 @@ Step 2. Configure. with `--with-zlib=INCDIR,LIBDIR' for the include file and/or library. To prevent detection of zlib use `--without-zlib'. - * The HDF5-to-HDF4 conversion tool requires the HDF4 library and - header files which are auto-detected by configure. If they are - in a non-standard place then absolute path names can be specified - with `--with-hdf4=INCDIR,LIBDIR' for the include file and/or - library. To prevent detection of hdf4 use `--without-hdf4'. + * The HDF5-to-HDF4 conversion tool requires the HDF4 library and header + files which are auto-detected by configure. If they are in a + non-standard place then absolute path names can be specified with + `--with-hdf4=INCDIR,LIBDIR' for the include file and/or library. To + prevent detection of hdf4 use `--without-hdf4'. Beware of the GNU zlib + that comes with hdf4 -- it's too old to use with hdf5 (hdf4 tools can be + linked with the newer versions of zlib). * Old versions of gcc (<2.8.0) may experience register allocation problems on some architectures. If this happens then the |