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+++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Cygwin.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Preconditions:
The following compilers are supported by HDF5 and included in the Cygwin
package system:
- gcc (4.7.3), which includes:
+ gcc (4.7.3 and 4.9.2), which includes:
gcc4-core : C compiler
gcc4-g++ : C++ compiler
gcc4-fortran : fortran compiler
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ Preconditions:
The latest supported public release of SZIP is available from
ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/lib-external/szip/2.1.
-
2.3 Additional Utilities
@@ -260,6 +259,11 @@ Build, Test and Install HDF5 on Cygwin
dt_arith tests may fail due to the use of fork. This is a known issue
with cygwin on Windows.
+ "make check" fails when building shared lib files is enabled. The default
+ on Cygwin has been changed to disable shared. It can be enabled with
+ the --enable-shared configure option but is likely to fail "make check"
+ with GCC compilers.
+
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