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diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt index 3563125..5826226 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows.txt @@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ Contents: Section VII : How to build HDF5 with INTEL Compiler Section VIII : How to build Multi-threaded version of HDF5 library Section IX : How to build and test HDF5 snapshot release - Section X : Misc. + Section X : How to build HDF5 with Thread-Safe Feature + Section XI : Misc. ======================================================================== @@ -2017,7 +2018,7 @@ by other compilers. build the project file. 4) Invoke command prompt and go to c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\src. - Type + Type H5fortran_detect_gen.exe > H5fortran_detect.f90 5) Open and build fortrantypegen.dsw with Compaq Visual Fortran @@ -2028,25 +2029,212 @@ by other compilers. build the project file. 6) Invoke command prompt and go to c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\src. - type + Type H5fortran_detect.exe > H5fort_type_defines.h 7) Open and build matchtypegen.dsw with Compaq Visual Fortran - Go to the following directory - c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\misc\matchtypegen - Open matchtypegen.dsw and build the project file. + Go to the following directory + c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\misc\matchtypegen + Open matchtypegen.dsw and build the project file. 8) Invoke command prompt and go to c:\myHDFstuff\hdf5\fortran\src. - type + Type H5match_types.exe - This step will generate H5f90i_gen.h and H5fortran_types.f90 automatically. + This step will generate H5f90i_gen.h and H5fortran_types.f90 + automatically. - 9) Go back to Section II, step 1(2) to build and test HDF5 Libraries and Tools + 9) Go back to Section II, step 1(2) to build and test HDF5 Libraries + and Tools ======================================================================== + Section X: How To Build And Test HDF5 With Thread-Safe Feature +======================================================================== + +Extra Preconditions and Notes: + + Notes: Extra means there are more preconditions for this section + except those preconditions under section + "Preconditions and Notes" the beginning of this document. + + Please read section "Preconditions and Notes" carefully before going + to the next part. + + p1. Pthread-Win32 Installed + + Posix Threads for Windows is a open source free software. Users can + download it from http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/. + + HDF5 release 1.8.0 supports Pthread-Win32 2.7.0 (2005-06-04) or + later. Since pthreadVC2.dll used by HDF5 1.8.0 is the release version + dll of pthread-win32, ONLY HDF5 1.8.0 release dll are supported and + tested on Windows XP. + + p2. Set Path for Pthread-Win32 header and library + + Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, go to Tools->Options->Directories. + + From the drop-down box under "Show directories for:", + + Choose "Include files", add in the path to Pthread-Win32 header + file(For example: C:\PTHREADS_WIN32\INCLUDE). + + Choose "Library files", add in the path to Pthread-Winew library + (For example: C:\PTHREADS_WIN32\LIB). + + p3. Enable HDF5 Thread-safe Feature on Windows + + Go to directory c:\MYHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\src, open H5pubconf.h and + find the following messages and remove those comment signs according + to the instruction given below: + + /*Users want to build and test hdf5 library with thread safe enabled, + Make the following block active + */ + + /* <----| + #if defined _DLL | + #define H5_HAVE_THREADSAFE 1 | + #define H5_HAVE_SYSTEM_SCOPE_THREADS 1 |---Lines should + #if defined TTSAFE_H | be removed + #define sleep Sleep | (/* and */) + #endif | + #endif | + */ <----| + + Save H5pubconf.h + + p4. Define Environment Variable(HDF5_EXT_PTHREAD) for PthreadVC2.lib + + To define this environment variable: + + Click "Start", click "Control Panel", and then double-click + "System". On the "Advanced" tab, click "Environment Variables". + + If you are logged on as administrator to the local computer AND + want to let all other users use these two environment variables, + click "New" under "System Variables" box; otherwise, click "New" + under "User Variables" box. + + In the New Variable window, set "Variable name" as + HDF5_EXT_PTHREAD and "Variable value" as pthreadVC2.lib, then + click OK. + + p5. Copy pthreadVC2.dll to System Directory + + Copy pthreadVC2.dll should be copied into the location that + applications can find. One suggestion is to use the + c:\WINDOWS\system. + + +1. Build HDF5 Release DLL with Thread-safe Feature + + 1.1 Run batch file copy_hdf.bat. + + Go to c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows and run copy_hdf.bat. This + process will copy all the necessary batch files,windows specific + source codes and text files saved under c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows + directory to the corresponding directories under hdf5. + + + 1.2 Invoke Microsoft Visual C++ compiler + + Invoke Microsoft Visual C++. From the main menu, go to "File" + and select the "Open Workspace" option. Then open the + c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.dsw workspace. + + 1.3 Add in Thread-safe Source Code for HDF5 Library + + Expand project "hdf5dll", right click on "source" and choose + "Add Files to Folder...", browse to add in file "H5TS.c" under + directory c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5\src. + + 1.4 Using pthreadVC2.lib inside HDF5 Release DLL + + Right click on project "hdf5dll", choose "Set as Active Project" + and set "hdf5dll" as the active project file. + + Go to Project->Setting + + On the left pane, choose "Win32 Release" to the right of + "Settings For:" + + On the right pane, choose "Link", choose "Input" from the + drop-down box to the right of "Category:" + + Under "Object/library modules:", add in "$(HDF5_EXT_PTHREAD)" + (No quotation marks). + + Click on "OK". + + 1.5 Set Project Active Configurations + + Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose "hdf5dll-Win32 Release" + under "Project configurations:", Click "OK". + + 1.6 Build HDF5 Release DLL with Thread-safe Feature + + Go to Build->Build hdf5dll.dll to build HDF5 Release DLL with + thread-safe feature. + + Warning messages can be ignored. But there should be no failures at + all. + +2. Test Thread-safe Feature of HDF5 Release DLL + + 2.1 Build Release Version of Project libtestD + + Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose + "libtestD-Win32 Release" under "Project configurations:", Click "OK". + + Go to Build->Build libtestD.dll to build release version of Project + libtestD. + + 2.2 Build Release Version of Project ttsafedll + + Go to Build->Set Active Configuration, choose + "ttsafedll-Win32 Release" under "Project configurations:", Click "OK". + + Go to Build->Build ttsafedll.exe to build release version of Project + ttsafedll.exe. + + 2.3 Install hdf5dll.dll + + Invoke a comand prompt, change directory to c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5, run + batch file install_dll.bat to copy + c:\MYHDFSTUFF\hdf5\proj\hdf5dll\release\hdf5dll.dll into system + directory. + + 2.4 Test Thread-safe Feature of HDF5 Release DLL + + Set project file ttsafedll.dsp as the active project file if it is + not. Go to Build->Execute ttsafedll.exe, the following is the + test messages users should get: + + For help use: ttsafedll.exe -help + Linked with hdf5 version 1.7 release 51 + Testing -- multi-dataset creation (dcreate) + Testing -- per-thread error stacks (error) + Testing -- thread cancellation safety test (cancel) + Testing -- multi-attribute creation (acreate) + + + All tests were successful. + + + Cleaning Up temp files... + + Users who got the same messages as above have successfully built the + release version of hdf5dll.dll. + +3. Build, Test and Install HDF5 Library and Tools + + Go back to Section II, Step I(2) to Build, test and install HDF5 + libary and tools. + +======================================================================== Section X: Misc. ======================================================================== |