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diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL b/release_docs/INSTALL index 812d7ec..f84ddc2 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL @@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ Instructions for the Installation of HDF5 Software ================================================== This file provides instructions for installing the HDF5 software. -If you have any problems with the installation, please see The HDF Group's -support page at the following location: - http://www.hdfgroup.org/services/support.html +For help with installing, questions can be posted to the HDF Forum or sent to the HDF Helpdesk: + + HDF Forum: https://forum.hdfgroup.org/ + HDF Helpdesk: https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/support/The+HDF+Help+Desk CONTENTS -------- 1. Obtaining HDF5 2. Quick installation - 2.1. UNIX platforms - 2.2. Windows and Cygwin + 2.1. Windows and Cygwin 3. HDF5 dependencies 3.1. Make @@ -46,23 +46,17 @@ CONTENTS 5. Using the Library - 6. Support - - A. Building and testing with other compilers - A.1. Building and testing with Intel compilers - A.2. Building and testing with PGI compilers ***************************************************************************** 1. Obtaining HDF5 The latest supported public release of HDF5 is available from - https://support.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/release/obtain5.html. For Unix and - UNIX-like platforms, it is available in tar format compressed with gzip. + https://www.hdfgroup.org/downloads/hdf5/. For Unix and UNIX-like + platforms, it is available in tar format compressed with gzip. For Microsoft Windows, it is in ZIP format. 2. Quick installation -2.1. UNIX platforms For those who don't like to read ;-) the following steps can be used to configure, build, test, and install the HDF5 Library, header files, and support programs. For example, to install HDF5 version X.Y.Z at @@ -98,7 +92,7 @@ CONTENTS In this case, PATH_TO_SZIP would be replaced with the path to the installed location of the SZIP library. -2.2. Windows and Cygwin +2.1. Windows and Cygwin Users of Microsoft Windows should see the INSTALL_Windows files for detailed instructions. INSTALL_Cygwin also exists for those platforms. @@ -119,17 +113,19 @@ CONTENTS 3.3. Szip (optional) The HDF5 Library includes a predefined compression filter that uses the extended-Rice lossless compression algorithm for chunked - datasets. For more information about Szip compression and license - terms, see http://hdfgroup.org/doc_resource/SZIP/. + datasets. For information on Szip compression, license terms, + and obtaining the Szip source code, see: - The Szip source code can be obtained from the HDF5 Download page - http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/release/obtain5.html#extlibs. Building - instructions are available with the Szip source code. + https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDF5/Szip+Compression+in+HDF+Products + + Building instructions are available with the Szip source code. The HDF Group does not distribute separate Szip precompiled libraries, - but the HDF5 binaries available from - http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/release/obtain5.html include - the Szip encoder enabled binary for the corresponding platform. + but the HDF5 pre-built binaries provided on The HDF Group download page + include the Szip library with the encoder enabled. These can be found + here: + + https://www.hdfgroup.org/downloads/hdf5/ To configure the HDF5 Library with the Szip compression filter, use the '--with-szlib=/PATH_TO_SZIP' flag. For more information, see @@ -165,16 +161,12 @@ CONTENTS $ gunzip < hdf5-X.Y.Z.tar.gz | tar xf - Or $ tar zxf hdf5-X.Y.Z.tar.gz - Or - $ tar xf hdf5-X.Y.Z.tar.gz 4.1.3. Bzip'd tar archive (*.tar.bz2) $ bunzip2 < hdf5-X.Y.Z.tar.bz2 | tar xf - Or $ tar jxf hdf5-X.Y.Z.tar.bz2 - Or - $ tar xf hdf5-X.Y.Z.tar.bz2 4.2. Source versus build directories @@ -237,11 +229,13 @@ CONTENTS $ CC=cc ./configure - A parallel version of HDF5 can be built by specifying `mpicc' as - the C compiler. Using the `mpicc' compiler will insure that the - correct MPI and MPI-IO header files and libraries are used. + A parallel version of HDF5 can be built by specifying `mpicc' + as the C compiler. (The `--enable-parallel' flag documented + below is optional in this case.) Using the `mpicc' compiler + will insure that the correct MPI and MPI-IO header files and + libraries are used. - $ CC=/usr/local/mpi/bin/mpicc ./configure --enable-parallel + $ CC=/usr/local/mpi/bin/mpicc ./configure 4.3.3. Configuring for 64 or 32 bit support Some machine architectures support 32-bit or 64-bit binaries. @@ -294,7 +288,7 @@ CONTENTS fort lf95 g95 ifc efc gfc. To use an alternate compiler specify it with the FC variable: - $ FC=/usr/local/bin/gfortran ./configure --enable-fortran --enable-fortran2003 + $ FC=/usr/local/bin/g95 ./configure --enable-fortran --enable-fortran2003 Note: The Fortran and C++ interfaces are not supported on all the platforms the main HDF5 Library supports. Also, the Fortran @@ -399,10 +393,7 @@ CONTENTS (such as type conversion execution times and extensive invariant condition checking). To enable this debugging, supply a comma-separated list of package names to to the `--enable-debug' - switch. See "Debugging HDF5 Applications" for a list of package - names: - - http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/H5.user/Debugging.html + switch. Debugging can be disabled by saying `--disable-debug'. The default debugging level for snapshots is a subset of the @@ -418,22 +409,21 @@ CONTENTS arguments, and the return values. To enable or disable the ability to trace the API say `--enable-trace' (the default for snapshots) or `--disable-trace' (the default for public releases). - The tracing must also be enabled at runtime to see any output - (see "Debugging HDF5 Applications," reference above). + The tracing must also be enabled at runtime to see any output. 4.3.10. Parallel versus serial library The HDF5 Library can be configured to use MPI and MPI-IO for parallelism on a distributed multi-processor system. Read the - file INSTALL_parallel for detailed explanations. + file INSTALL_parallel for detailed information. 4.3.11. Threadsafe capability The HDF5 Library can be configured to be thread-safe (on a very large scale) with the `--enable-threadsafe' flag to the configure script. Some platforms may also require the '-with-pthread=INC,LIB' (or '--with-pthread=DIR') flag to the configure script. - For further details, see "HDF5 Thread Safe Library": + For further information, see: - http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/TechNotes/ThreadSafeLibrary.html + https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/knowledge/Questions+about+thread-safety+and+concurrent+access 4.3.12. Backward compatibility The 1.8 version of the HDF5 Library can be configured to operate @@ -441,14 +431,14 @@ CONTENTS --with-default-api-version=v16 configure flag. This allows existing code to be compiled with the v1.8 library without requiring immediate changes to the application - source code. For addtional configuration options and other details, - see "API Compatibility Macros in HDF5": + source code. For additional configuration options and other details, + see "API Compatibility Macros": - http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/APICompatMacros.html + https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDF5/API+Compatibility+Macros 4.4. Building The library, confidence tests, and programs can be built by - saying just: + specifying: $ make @@ -465,7 +455,7 @@ CONTENTS 4.5. Testing HDF5 comes with various test suites, all of which can be run by - saying + specifying $ make check @@ -494,12 +484,13 @@ CONTENTS longer test, set HDF5TestExpress to 0. 1 is the default. 4.6. Installing HDF5 - The HDF5 Library, include files, and support programs can be - installed in a (semi-)public place by saying `make install'. The - files are installed under the directory specified with `--prefix=DIR' - (default is 'hdf5' in the build directory) in directories named `lib', - `include', and `bin'. The directories, if not existing, will be created - automatically, provided the mkdir command supports the -p option. + The HDF5 library, include files, and support programs can be + installed by specifying `make install'. The files are installed under the + directory specified with `--prefix=DIR' (or if not specified, in 'hdf5' + in the top directory of the HDF5 source code). They will be + placed in directories named `lib', `include', and `bin'. The directories, + if not existing, will be created automatically, provided the mkdir command + supports the -p option. If `make install' fails because the install command at your site somehow fails, you may use the install-sh that comes with the @@ -544,78 +535,35 @@ CONTENTS The configuration information: ./src/H5pubconf.h - The support programs that are useful are: - ./tools/h5ls/h5ls (list file contents) - ./tools/h5dump/h5dump (dump file contents) - ./tools/misc/h5repart (repartition file families) - ./tools/misc/h5debug (low-level file debugging) - ./tools/h5import/h5import (imports data to HDF5 file) - ./tools/h5diff/h5diff (compares two HDF5 files) - ./tools/gifconv/h52gif (HDF5 to GIF converter) - ./tools/gifconv/gif2h5 (GIF to HDF5 converter) + Useful support programs installed in bin and built in + subdirectories of tools/: + h5ls/h5ls (list file contents) + h5dump/h5dump (dump file contents) + h5copy/h5copy (copy objects to another file) + h5repack/h5repack (copy file changing compression/chunking) + h5jam/h5jam (add user block to front of HDF5 file) + h5jam/h5unjam (splits user block to separate file) + misc/h5repart (repartition file families) + misc/h5debug (low-level file debugging) + misc/h5mkgrp (create a new HDF5 group in a file) + h5import/h5import (imports data to HDF5 file) + h5diff/h5diff (compares two HDF5 files) + h5stat/h5stat (reports HDF5 file and object statistics) + gifconv/h52gif (HDF5 to GIF converter) + gifconv/gif2h5 (GIF to HDF5 converter) + misc/h5redeploy (update HDF5 compiler tools after + installing HDF5 in a new location) + 5. Using the Library - Please see the "HDF5 User's Guide" and the "HDF5 Reference Manual": - - http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/ - - Most programs will include <hdf5.h> and link with -lhdf5. - Additional libraries may also be necessary depending on whether - support for compression, etc., was compiled into the HDF5 Library. - - A summary of the HDF5 installation can be found in the - libhdf5.settings file in the same directory as the static and/or - shared HDF5 Libraries. - - -6. Support - Support is described in the README file. - - -***************************************************************************** - APPENDICES -***************************************************************************** - -A. Building and testing with other compilers -A.1. Building and testing with Intel compilers - When Intel compilers are used (icc or ecc), you will need to modify - the generated "libtool" program after configuration is finished. - On or around line 104 of the libtool file, there are lines which - look like: - - # How to pass a linker flag through the compiler. - wl="" - - Change these lines to this: - - # How to pass a linker flag through the compiler. - wl="-Wl," - - UPDATE: This is now done automatically by the configure script. - However, if you still experience a problem, you may want to check this - line in the libtool file and make sure that it has the correct value. - -A.2. Building and testing with PGI compilers - When PGI C and C++ compilers are used (pgcc or pgCC), you will need to - modify the generated "libtool" program after configuration is finished. - On or around line 104 of the libtool file, there are lines which - look like this: - - # How to pass a linker flag through the compiler. - wl="" - - Change these lines to this: - # How to pass a linker flag through the compiler. - wl="-Wl," + For information on using HDF5 see the documentation, tutorials and examples + found here: - UPDATE: This is now done automatically by the configure script. However, - if you still experience a problem, you may want to check this line in - the libtool file and make sure that it has the correct value. + https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDF5/HDF5 - To build the HDF5 C++ Library with pgCC (version 4.0 and later), set - the environment variable CXX to "pgCC -tlocal" - setenv CXX "pgCC -tlocal" - before running the configure script. + A summary of the features included in the built HDF5 installation can be found + in the libhdf5.settings file in the same directory as the static and/or + shared HDF5 libraries. |