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diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL b/release_docs/INSTALL index 3b84354..7b350e0 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL @@ -370,14 +370,12 @@ CONTENTS LDFLAGS=-L/home/robb/lib \ ./configure - HDF5 uses the zlib library for two purposes: it provides support - for the HDF5 deflate data compression filter, and it is used by - the h5toh4 converter and the h4toh5 converter in support of - HDF4. Configure searches the standard places (plus those specified - above with the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS variables) for the zlib - headers and library. The search can be disabled by specifying - `--without-zlib' or alternate directories can be specified with - `--with-zlib=INCDIR,LIBDIR' or through the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS + HDF5 uses the zlib library to support the HDF5 deflate + data compression filter. Configure searches the standard places + (plus those specified above with the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS variables) + for the zlib headers and library. The search can be disabled by + specifying `--without-zlib' or alternate directories can be specified + with `--with-zlib=INCDIR,LIBDIR' or through the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS variables: $ ./configure --with-zlib=/usr/unsup/include,/usr/unsup/lib @@ -386,14 +384,6 @@ CONTENTS LDFLAGS=-L/usr/unsup/lib \ ./configure - The HDF5-to-HDF4 and HDF4-to-HDF5 conversion tool requires the - HDF4 library and header files, which are detected the same way as - zlib. The switch to give to configure is `--with-hdf4'. Note - that HDF5 requires a newer version of zlib than the one shipped - with some versions of HDF4. Also, unless you have the "correct" - version of HDF4, the confidence testing will fail in the tools - directory. - HDF5 includes Szip as a predefined compression method (see 3.2). To enable Szip compression, the HDF5 Library must be configured and built using the Szip Library: |