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@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +To build/install HDF5 on Unix systems from the root of the +distribution directory: + + * Build the ./src/H5config.h file and Makefiles by saying: + + ./configure + + You can say `./configure --help' to see a list of options. On + common option is to specify the prefix directory where the + libraries, header files, and programs are installed. The default + is to install them in /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/include, and + /usr/local/bin, but you can specify some other path instead of + /usr/local by saying: + + ./configure --prefix=/usr + + You can also override detection of certain things with + environment variables: + + CC Name of the C compiler to use. + CFLAGS Alternate C compiler flags. + CPPFLAGS Alternate C preprocessor flags. + MAKE Name of the make(1) program. + + For instance (assuming /bin/sh), it is common to say: + + CPPFLAGS=-DNDEBUG CC=gcc CFLAGS=-O3 ./configure + + + * Build library targets by saying: + + make + + If you ran configure like (assuming /bin/sh): + + MAKE=gmake ./configure + + then you'll want to be sure to use `gmake' also when you build + the library. If you're re-building the library after changing + some files and you're not using GNU make and gcc, then you should + say `make clean' from the top directory between each build + attempt. + + * Install the library, header files, and programs by saying: + + make install + + This step will fail unless you have permission to write to the + installation directories. + +To build/install HDF5 on non-Unix systems from the root of the +distribution directory: + + * To be written later. |