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+HDF5 Build and Install Instructions for Windows 2000/XP (Short Version)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Note: This short instruction is written for users who want to quickly
+ build HDF5 library and tools from the HDF5 source code package
+ but do not want to know HDF5 building and installation details
+ on Windows 2000/XP.
+
+ For detailed HDF5 build and install information, or if you have
+ trouble following any steps in the instructions, please refer to
+ INSTALL_Windows.txt for further information.
+
+ For users who would like to build and test HDF5 package from the
+ command line, please refer to
+ INSATLL_Windows_From_Command_Line.txt.
+
+***************************WARNINGS*************************************
+Please read CAREFULLY about HDF5 build and install preconditions and
+notes in INSTALL_Windows.txt before starting below procedures.
+************************************************************************
+
+STEP 1: Building HDF5 Libraries and Tools
+
+1. Unpack all.zip
+
+ Unpack all.zip in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows into the
+ c:\MyHDFstuff directory.
+
+2. Open all.dsw workspace
+
+ Open the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\proj\all\all.dsw workspace.
+
+3. (Optional) Add C++ and/or FORTRAN related projects
+
+ 3.1 Add the following projects to project "all" dependencies
+ ONLY if you want to build HDF5 C++ libraries
+
+ dsets_cpp
+ dsets_cppdll
+ hdf5_cpp
+ hdf5_cppdll
+ testhdf5_cpp
+ testhdf5_cppdll
+
+ 3.2 Add the follwing projects to project "all" dependencies
+ ONLY if you want to build HDF5 FORTRAN libraries
+
+ flush1_fortran
+ flush1_fortrandll
+ flush2_fortran
+ flush2_fortrandll
+ hdf5_f90cstub
+ hdf5_f90cstubdll
+ hdf5_fortran
+ hdf5_fortrandll
+ libtest_cstubdll
+ libtest_fortran
+ libtest_fortrandll
+ testhdf5_fortran
+ testhdf5_fortrandll
+
+4. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration".
+
+ In "Project configurations", select the active configuration
+
+ "all -- Win32 Debug"
+
+ or
+
+ "all -- Win32 Release"
+
+ Then build project "all".
+
+
+STEP 2: Testing HDF5 Libraries and Tools
+
+HDF5 libraries and tools should be tested to make sure that they were
+built correctly.
+
+HDF5 libraries and tools can be tested with hdf5check.bat batch file
+in c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5 directory.
+
+hdf5check.bat has four options:
+
+ hdf5check test HDF5 C library and tools only
+
+ hdf5check enablecpp test HDF5 C/C++ libraries and tools
+
+ hdf5check enablefortran test HDF5 C/Fortran libraries
+ and tools
+
+ hdf5check enableall test HDF5 C/C++/Fortran libraries
+ and tools
+
+
+Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5check with appropriate
+options.
+
+Test results are saved in two files:
+
+ c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\tests_results.txt
+
+ c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\check_results.txt.
+
+In general, you only need to check tests_results.txt. If all the
+tests passed, then you do not have to check check_results.txt.
+If some tests failed, check check_results.txt can help you
+figure out what was wrong.
+
+If you want to test HDF5 libraries and tools one by one, please refer to
+section II, step 2 in INSTALL_Windows.txt.
+
+
+STEP 3: Installing HDF5 Libraries
+
+Run the batch file c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\installhdf5lib.bat to install
+all HDF5 libraries and tools into c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib directory.
+
+
+STEP 4: Building HDF5 Examples (Optional)
+
+Please read section II, step 4 in INSTALL_Windows.txt.
+
+