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diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL b/release_docs/INSTALL index d61422e..d9db28c 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL @@ -351,15 +351,18 @@ CONTENTS so it can be debugged with gdb, dbx, ddd, etc., or it can be compiled with various optimizations. To compile for symbolic debugging (the default for snapshots), say - `--enable-build-mode=production'; to compile with optimizations + `--enable-build-mode=debug'; to compile with optimizations (the default for supported public releases), - say `--enable-build-mode=production'. On some systems the + say `--enable-build-mode=production'. For a 'clean slate' configuration + with optimization disabled and nothing turned on, + say `--enable-build-mode=clean'. On some systems the library can also be compiled for profiling with gprof by saying - `--enable-production=profile'. + `--enable-profiling'. $ ./configure --enable-build-mode=debug #symbolic debugging $ ./configure --enable-build-mode=production #optimized code - $ ./configure --enable-production=profile #for use with gprof + $ ./configure --enable-build-mode=clean #'clean slate' + $ ./configure --enable-profiling #for use with gprof Regardless of whether support for symbolic debugging is enabled, the library can also perform runtime debugging of certain packages @@ -445,6 +448,19 @@ CONTENTS $ make -j -l6 +4.4. Building doxygen + One can optionally build the doxygen files for the HDF5 C library. + By default, this option is disabled. To build the html files, specify + '--enable-doxygen'. + + $ ./configure --enable-doxygen + + Configuration will halt if the required applications are not available. + To build: + + $ make doxygen + + 4.5. Testing HDF5 comes with various test suites, all of which can be run by specifying: |